Duck - Crossword Clue

Q: What's the best solution for Duck?

The most likely answer for the crossword clue Duck is AVOID. Other possible answers include DODGE, DRAKE, ELUDE, EVADE, MALLARD, SIDESTEP.

Q: How many solutions are there for Duck?

We have found 7 possible answers for the crossword clue Duck.

Q: Which crosswords feature clues like Duck?

Clues like Duck often appear in daily crosswords from publications such as Sunday Mirror, The Sunday Times, Daily Mail Cryptic, Daily Star, The Observer Speedy, among others.

Crossword Clue Last Updated: 11/06/2026

Below are possible answers for the crossword clue Duck.

5 letter answer(s) to duck

AVOID

declare invalid; "The contract was annulled"; "void a plea"
prevent the occurrence of; prevent from happening; "Let's avoid a confrontation"; "head off a confrontation"; "avert a strike"
refrain from certain foods or beverages; "I keep off drugs"; "During Ramadan, Muslims avoid tobacco during the day"
refrain from doing something; "She refrains from calling her therapist too often"; "He should avoid publishing his wife's memories"
stay clear from; keep away from; keep out of the way of someone or something; "Her former friends now avoid her"

DODGE

7. (Music, other) bell-ringing (intr) to make a bell change places with its neighbour when sounding in successive changes
a quick evasive movement
a statement that evades the question by cleverness or trickery
an elaborate or deceitful scheme contrived to deceive or evade; "his testimony was just a contrivance to throw us off the track"
Avoid
avoid or try to avoid fulfilling, answering, or performing (duties, questions, or issues); "He dodged the issue"; "she skirted the problem"; "They tend to evade their responsibilities"; "he evaded the questions skillfully"
make a sudden movement in a new direction so as to avoid; "The child dodged the teacher's blow"
move to and fro or from place to place usually in an irregular course; "the pickpocket dodged through the crowd"

DRAKE

adult male of a wild or domestic duck
English explorer and admiral who was the first Englishman to circumnavigate the globe and who helped to defeat the Spanish Armada (1540-1596)

ELUDE

avoid or try to avoid fulfilling, answering, or performing (duties, questions, or issues); "He dodged the issue"; "she skirted the problem"; "They tend to evade their responsibilities"; "he evaded the questions skillfully"
be incomprehensible to; escape understanding by; "What you are seeing in him eludes me"
Escape notice by
escape, either physically or mentally; "The thief eluded the police"; "This difficult idea seems to evade her"; "The event evades explanation"

EVADE

avoid or try to avoid fulfilling, answering, or performing (duties, questions, or issues); "He dodged the issue"; "she skirted the problem"; "They tend to evade their responsibilities"; "he evaded the questions skillfully"
Dodges
escape, either physically or mentally; "The thief eluded the police"; "This difficult idea seems to evade her"; "The event evades explanation"
practice evasion; "This man always hesitates and evades"
use cunning or deceit to escape or avoid; "The con man always evades"

7 letter answer(s) to duck

MALLARD

wild dabbling duck from which domestic ducks are descended; widely distributed

8 letter answer(s) to duck

SIDESTEP

a step to one side (as in boxing or dancing)
avoid or try to avoid fulfilling, answering, or performing (duties, questions, or issues); "He dodged the issue"; "she skirted the problem"; "They tend to evade their responsibilities"; "he evaded the questions skillfully"

Frequently asked questions about ‘Duck’

What's the best solution for Duck?

The most likely answer for the crossword clue Duck is AVOID. Other possible answers include DODGE, DRAKE, ELUDE, EVADE, MALLARD, SIDESTEP.

How many solutions are there for Duck?

We have found 7 possible answers for the crossword clue Duck.

Which crosswords feature clues like Duck?

Clues like Duck often appear in daily crosswords from publications such as Sunday Mirror, The Sunday Times, Daily Mail Cryptic, Daily Star, The Observer Speedy, among others.

Clue	Answers
See 1 Across	24
See 4	24
Shake	10
Escape	9
Throw off	8
Avoid	7
Bypass	7
Dodge	7
Get by	7
Go around	6
Evade	5
Get around	5
Shake off	5
Sidestep	5
Skirt	5
Circumvent	4
Pond denizen	4
Steer clear of	4
Elude	3
Fend off	3
Give the slip to	3
Not touch	3
Parry	3
Avoid dealing with	2
Get out of	2
Give the slip	2
Keep away from	2
Keep one's distance from	2
Kind of duck	2
Male bird	2
Male duck	2
Poor writers	2
Shirk	2
Shun	2
Type of duck	2
"Gunsmoke" setting, infor	1
A ruse to avoid	1
Admiral’s daughter pursued by libertine	1
American city, say, Sir Ken almost roused	1
Artfully dodge	1
Automobile seen in Kansas City	1
Avoid (capture)	1
Avoid answering	1
Avoid answering Bill if the First Lady’s about	1
Avoid capsizing in English Channel	1
Avoid capture	1
Avoid commercial during day before festival	1
Avoid cunningly	1
Avoid date in Rome blocking advance?	1
Avoid duel, moving east	1

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