Head off Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue Head off (5) featured in Guardian Quick puzzle on October 3, 2025. We have found 40 possible answers for this clue in our database. Among them, one solution stands out with a 98% match which has a length of 5 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is AVERT.

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11 Potential Answers:

AnswerLengthSourceDate
AVERT Head off (5) (5) The Guardian Quick Oct 3, 2025
INTERCEPT Head off (9) (9) Puzzler Aug 28, 2025
DEPART Head off (6) New York Times Jan 14, 2025
FORESTALL Head off (9) (9) The Guardian Quick Jul 26, 2024
FEND Head (off) (4) Wall Street Journal Jun 9, 2021
DECAPITATE Head off? (10)
PREEMPT Head off (7)
INTERDICT Head off (9)
STEM Head off (4)
QUELL Head off (5)

29 Similar Clues:

RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
35% LEAVING Heading off (7) Thomas Joseph Jul 5, 2025
33% PREVENTS Heads off (8) USA Today Aug 12, 2020
33% AVERTS Heads off (6) Wall Street Journal Apr 15, 2020
33% DETERS Heads off (6) USA Today Mar 15, 2020
33% WENT Headed off (4) Wall Street Journal May 24, 2016
33% SHOVES Heads (off) (6)
33% BEGAN Headed off on (5)
33% TURNSBACK Heads off. (9)
29% OIL Boil heads off in (3)
29% FORESTALLED Prevented, headed off (11) The Times Concise May 26, 2023

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