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Pussyfoot Crossword Clue

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We've checked our database and believe the answer is HEMANDHAW which was last seen in the New York Times crossword.
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We think the answer to this crossword clue is: HEMANDHAW

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verb

• utter `hems' and `haws'; indicated hesitation

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noun

• a fence formed by a row of closely planted shrubs or bushes

• any technique designed to reduce or eliminate financial risk; for example, taking two positions that will offset each other if prices change

• an intentionally noncommittal or ambiguous statement

verb

• avoid or try to avoid fulfilling, answering, or performing (duties, questions, or issues)

• hinder or restrict with or as if with a hedge

• enclose or bound in with or as it with a hedge or hedges

• minimize loss or risk

95%5Exact Match!
verb

• avoid or try to avoid fulfilling, answering, or performing (duties, questions, or issues)

• escape, either physically or mentally

• practice evasion

• use cunning or deceit to escape or avoid

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Source #Number Answer
New York Times17 Jan 1996 Across 56
New York Times29 May 1988 Down 11
New York Times22 Jan 1984 Across 98
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