| Answer | Crossword Clue |
|---|---|
| SETTLED | Avoided a trial |
| HEDGED | Avoided a commitment |
| PARRED | Avoided a bogey |
| HIDOUT | Avoided a dragnet |
| SKIRTEDTHEISSUE | Avoided a problem |
| SLID | Avoided a tag, maybe |
| ATE | Avoided a hunger strike |
| DUCKEDTHEISSUE | Avoided a controversial topic |
| SWERVED | Avoided a pothole, perhaps |
| RAN | Avoided bloodshed, in a way |
| DEEPEND | Pool area avoided by a nonswimmer |
| SWERVED | Avoided an accident, in a way |
| RETAILPRICE | Something avoided in a factory outlet |
| WADED | Avoided wet hair in a pool |
| PLAN | Something avoided by a person with teleophobia |
