Answer:

skirted

Answer	Crossword Clue
SKIRTED	Evaded, as an issue
SKIRTED	Lay on the edge of
SKIRTED	Sidestepped

SKIRTED	Got around
SKIRTED	... the issue (hemmed and hawed)
SKIRTED	Avoided
SKIRTED	By-passed.
SKIRTED	Circumvented
SKIRTED	Took the long way round
SKIRTED	Edged along
SKIRTED	Garbled like knights' horses

SKIRTED	Bypassed
SKIRTED	Evaded

Crossword

a puzzle consisting of a grid of squares and blanks into which words crossing vertically and horizontally are written according to clues.