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Veers Away Crossword Clue

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We've checked our database and believe the answer is YAWS which was last seen in the New York Times crossword.
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199%4Exact Match!
295%8Exact Match!
336%11Veers away from the topic

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We think the answer is "YAWS" which means:

    noun
  • • An infectious tropical disease resembling syphilis in its early stages; marked by red skin eruptions and ulcerating lesions
  • verb
  • • To turn about the vertical axis while maintaining course.
  • • To swerve off course to port or starboard.
  • • To steer badly, zigzagging back and forth across the intended course of a boat; to go out of the line of course.
  • • To rise in blisters, breaking in white froth, as cane juice in the clarifiers in sugar works.

An example sentence would be:

  • • "The world health organization has launched a campaign to eliminate yaws by 2030."
  • • "The primary symptoms of yaws include skin lesions and bone deformities."

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New York Times26 Feb 1989 Down 67
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