Tries to avoid hitting an animal, perhaps Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue Tries to avoid hitting an animal, perhaps featured in Washington Post Mini puzzle on September 3, 2026. 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 VEERS.

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% VEERS Tries to avoid hitting an animal, perhaps (5) The Washington Post Mini Sep 3, 2026
7% SWUNG Tried to hit a baseball (5) New York Times Jul 9, 2026
6% SHUN Avoid (4) Eugene Sheffer Aug 27, 2026
6% SKIRTS Avoids (6) The Telegraph Quick Aug 11, 2026
5% ADD Hit "+" (3) New York Times Midi Sep 1, 2026
5% REDOS Second tries (5) New York Times Aug 30, 2026
5% SNAG Hit a ___ (4) New York Times Aug 30, 2026
5% ATBAR Currently being tried (5) New York Times Aug 27, 2026
5% MISS Hit or __ (4) Commuter Aug 24, 2026
5% COVERUPS Scandal-avoiding ploys (8) Wall Street Journal Aug 24, 2026

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