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AVERT is a legal Scrabble word. See a dictionary definition for AVERT.

235 total results for AVERT   ( score: 50 )

58 results for AVERT from Shortz Era puzzles:
Repeated clues show (number of Shortz Era occurrences).
DateGridClueAuthor
Tue Nov 21, 202324DPrevent, as a crisisKevin Christian and Andrea Carla Michaels
Fri Oct 14, 202240AManage to stopDavid Steinberg
Sun Jul 3, 202292DStave off (5)Tom McCoy
Sun Apr 3, 202296ATurn aside (4)Byron Walden
Thu Jan 27, 202250DHead off (6)Lewis Rothlein and Jeff Chen
Fri Jul 30, 20218DFend off (2)Eric Bornstein
Mon Mar 8, 202149DPrevent, as disaster (3)Eric Bornstein
Tue Nov 10, 202063ATurn away (9)Robert Fisher
Wed May 29, 201952DHead off (6)Jules Markey
Mon May 13, 201952DDeflect (3)Gary Larson
Mon Apr 22, 20191ATurn away, as one's gazeBruce Haight
Sun Jan 28, 20182DSidestepPriscilla Clark and Jeff Chen
Tue Apr 11, 201759APrevent, as disaster (3)Zachary Spitz and Diane Roseman
Sun Feb 12, 2017109ATurn aside (4)Lynn Lempel
Sun May 1, 201682AStave off (5)Joel Fagliano and Byron Walden
Wed Feb 19, 201438ATurn away (9)Michael Dewey
Tue Oct 29, 201312DDeflect (3)Robert Cirillo
Tue Aug 28, 201218DStave off (5)Lou Borenstein
Mon Mar 5, 201228AStave off, as a disasterMike Nothnagel
Tue Dec 27, 20111AHead off (6)John Dunn
Sun May 29, 2011100ATurn away (9)Jeremy Newton and Tony Orbach
Fri Mar 11, 20117DParry (4)Martin Ashwood-Smith
Tue Jan 18, 201133AFend off (2)Gary J. Whitehead
Tue Dec 1, 200962ATurn away (9)Jonah Kagan and Victor Fleming
Mon Sep 21, 20098DPrevent, as disaster (3)Mark Feldman
Mon Jul 6, 200952AWard off (6)Fred Piscop
Fri Dec 19, 200840AParry (4)Natan Last
Mon Dec 1, 200847ATurn away (9)Eric J. Platt
Sun Aug 10, 20082DTurn aside (4)Will Nediger
Fri Feb 22, 200852AParry (4)Mike Nothnagel and David Quarfoot
Tue Aug 7, 200717AWard off (6)Daniel Kantor
Thu Dec 15, 200553DNot let happenPatrick Merrell
Sun Jul 31, 20056DForestall (3)Mark Feldman
Fri May 20, 200531DForfendHarvey Estes
Mon Oct 4, 200426AStave off (5)Seth A. Abel
Wed Jan 7, 200442AWard off (6)Mike Torch
Tue Jul 8, 200330DTurn away (9)Roy Leban
Sun Jul 6, 200357AHead off (6)Robert H. Wolfe
Thu Mar 13, 200347DDeflect (3)David J. Kahn
Tue Jan 28, 200353DTurn away (9)Christina Houlihan
Sun Sep 29, 200236DTurn away (9)Randolph Ross
Mon Jun 25, 200127DHead off (6)Stanley Newman
Fri Jun 1, 200126AThwartBrendan Emmett Quigley
Wed May 16, 20016ATurn away (9)Richard Silvestri
Tue May 1, 20015AHead off (6)Stanley Newman
Thu May 27, 199949DForestall (3)A. J. Santora
Sun May 23, 199963DDetourHarvey Estes and Nancy Salomon
Tue Nov 24, 199848DTurn aside (4)Jeremy Thomas Paine
Fri Aug 28, 199847AParry (4)Martin Ashwood-Smith
Sat Apr 4, 19986DKeep from happeningRich Norris
Thu Oct 23, 199726DWard off (6)Frances Hansen
Sat Jan 11, 199716AForestall (3)R. Norris
Mon Oct 2, 199553AManage to avoidJoy L. Wouk
Sun Aug 20, 1995120AWard off (6)Cathy Millhauser
Tue Nov 22, 199419ACircumvent (2)Wayne Robert Williams
Thu Nov 10, 199430ACircumvent (2)Alfio Micci
Sun Nov 6, 199422AStave off (5)A.J. Santora
Sat Dec 4, 199330AWard off (6)Glenton Petgrave
1 result for AVERT from Variety puzzles:
DateTypeGridClueAuthor
Mar 3, 2002Diagramless14DForestallPeter Gordon
176 results for AVERT from pre-Shortz puzzles:
DateGridClueAuthorEditor
Sun Sep 19, 1993104AForestallJohn M. SamsonTaub
Tue May 18, 19935DWard offWilliam CanineMaleska
Fri Dec 11, 199249DWard offRonald C. HirschfeldMaleska
Wed Oct 21, 199210DForestallRichard SilvestriMaleska
Wed May 27, 199253DStave offBetty JorgensenMaleska
Tue May 5, 199263AWard offBetty JorgensenMaleska
Mon May 4, 19922DPreventMichael S. MaurerMaleska
Thu Mar 12, 199216AWard offWalter CovellMaleska
Mon Jan 6, 199250DPreventAlbert J. KlausMaleska
Thu Nov 28, 199114APreventJoy L. WoukMaleska
Mon Jul 8, 199115AWard offPeter SwiftMaleska
Thu May 9, 199126DPreventKenneth WitteMaleska
Mon Feb 11, 19918DWard offAlbert J. KlausMaleska
Sun Feb 10, 199149DWard offBette Sue CohenMaleska
Tue Sep 4, 199012ADeterFred TooleMaleska
Tue Aug 28, 199063APreventAlbert J. KlausMaleska
Mon May 14, 19907DPreventAlbert J. KlausMaleska
Thu Apr 26, 199066APreventBetty JorgensenMaleska
Sat Mar 3, 199038ATurn awayWilliam LutwiniakMaleska
Sun Feb 11, 199076DWard offArnold MossMaleska
Sat Mar 4, 198969AFend offRobert KatzMaleska
Mon Aug 22, 198827DWard offJudson G. TrentMaleska
Thu Feb 4, 198865AObviateNancy JolineMaleska
Sun Nov 22, 198795DPreventBette Sue CohenMaleska
Sat Jul 4, 198755DDodge successfullySidney L. RobbinsMaleska
Fri Jun 12, 198741APreventLois SidwayMaleska
Fri May 22, 198749AForestallBert RosenfieldMaleska
Wed Aug 20, 198661ATurn asideDale O. BurgenerMaleska
Sun Jul 6, 1986103DPreventBette Sue CohenMaleska
Fri May 2, 198626DTurn asideDale O. BurgenerMaleska
Sat Apr 26, 198652APreventJim PageMaleska
Sat Aug 24, 198528DPreventJesse RoarkeMaleska
Tue Jul 23, 198550DTurn awayAlbert J. KlausMaleska
Sat May 18, 198526DSidestepJeanette K. BrillMaleska
Wed May 1, 198535AWard offEugene T. MaleskaMaleska
Fri Apr 12, 19856DPreventPeter G. SnowMaleska
Fri Jan 25, 198561APreventPeter G. SnowMaleska
Wed Sep 26, 198436AWard offColeburyMaleska
Wed May 9, 198412DWard offFred TooleMaleska
Tue Dec 6, 198326DWard offArnold MossMaleska
Sat Nov 5, 198318ASidestepRobert KatzMaleska
Sat May 21, 198346AWard offJoe ClonickMaleska
Tue Apr 5, 198328DTurn awayCharles EnglerMaleska
Fri Jul 23, 198214AWard offKathryn RighterMaleska
Tue Mar 23, 198255DFend offNancy McCarthyMaleska
Fri Jan 15, 198263APreventJohn D. MessenheimerMaleska
Fri Dec 4, 198146DWard offWilliam LutwiniakMaleska
Thu Jul 2, 198135DWard offRaymond F. EisnerMaleska
Thu Mar 19, 198117ATurn awayBernice GordonMaleska
Tue Feb 3, 198110DWard offAlbert E. LytleMaleska
Wed Jan 21, 198114APreventMarie WestMaleska
Sun Sep 7, 1980130DPreventCaroline G. FitzgeraldMaleska
Sat Jun 14, 19805DPreventJean J. DavisonMaleska
Wed Mar 19, 198049DPreventMaurice J. TeitelbaumMaleska
Fri Aug 24, 19793DWard offEvelyn BenshoofMaleska
Tue May 29, 197963ATurn awayMeislerMaleska
Sun May 6, 197947DPreventAnthony B. CanningMaleska
Fri Mar 23, 197946DWhat good fencers doTap OsbornMaleska
Fri Jul 21, 197849DWard offC. J. AngioMaleska
Wed May 31, 197846DPreventHerb L. RisteenMaleska
Mon Feb 27, 197812DWard offGrace FabbroniMaleska
Thu Jan 12, 197863ATurn asideRichard SilvestriMaleska
Thu Jan 5, 19783DPreventSidney L. RobbinsMaleska
Sun Aug 14, 197752AFend offGeorge Rose SmithMaleska
Sun Jul 24, 197789DWard offJay SpryMaleska
Tue Jul 19, 19776DStave offWilliam LutwiniakMaleska
Fri Jun 10, 197740AWard offJames & Phyllis BarrickMaleska
Fri May 27, 197761APreventHarriet Gilson RosenbergMaleska
Sat May 14, 19775DWard offAnthony B. CanningMaleska
Sun Nov 14, 197640DWard offBarbara GillisWeng
Fri Apr 16, 197629DWard offDorothy CannanWeng
Thu May 15, 197551DPreventJack L. SteinhardtWeng
Tue Mar 25, 197516AWard offJohn PrytzWeng
Wed Jan 15, 197524DKeep from occurringElaine D. SchorrWeng
Sun Nov 3, 197465DPreventGeorge Rose SmithWeng
Fri Sep 6, 197429DPreventAnthony B. CanningWeng
Fri Jul 12, 197441AWard offSidney L. RobbinsWeng
Sun Apr 28, 197492DStave offJoseph LaFauciWeng
Mon Dec 17, 197315AWard offUnknownWeng
Sun Apr 15, 197379APreventHerb RisteenWeng
Mon Mar 12, 197346DTurn asideUnknownWeng
Tue Mar 6, 197311DWard offUnknownWeng
Tue Jan 30, 19734DWard offUnknownWeng
Thu Aug 17, 197227DPreventUnknownWeng
Tue Jun 20, 197247DWard offUnknownWeng
Tue Feb 15, 197222AWard offUnknownWeng
Sat Feb 5, 197228APreventUnknownWeng
Sun Jan 2, 1972153AWard offFrances HansenWeng
Wed Dec 15, 19718DWard offUnknownWeng
Tue Nov 30, 197122APreventUnknownWeng
Sun Oct 24, 19714DWard offJoseph LaFauciWeng
Sun Aug 29, 197165ATurn awayJohn WilligWeng
Tue Jun 8, 197150DWard offUnknownWeng
Wed Apr 28, 19716DPreventUnknownWeng
Tue Mar 9, 197121DPreventUnknownWeng
Fri Jan 8, 197147DWard offUnknownWeng
Sun Nov 15, 197013DWard offArthur BennettWeng
Sun Oct 11, 197033DPreventElmer ToroWeng
Fri Aug 21, 197061ATurn awayUnknownWeng
Tue Jun 9, 197015APreventUnknownWeng
Sun Apr 5, 197030ATurn awayJoan DeRossoWeng
Wed Jan 28, 197028DAvoidUnknownWeng
Sun Jan 11, 19703DWard offJoseph LaFauciWeng
Wed Sep 3, 196952DWard off.UnknownWeng
Wed Jul 9, 196959ATurn away.UnknownWeng
Sun Jun 29, 196927APreventLewis C. BreakerWeng
Fri Jan 10, 196952DTurn away.UnknownWeng
Sat Nov 23, 196828DWard off.UnknownFarrar
Wed Jul 10, 196849ADeflect.UnknownFarrar
Sat Jul 6, 19686DTurn away.UnknownFarrar
Tue May 14, 196833DTurn aside.UnknownFarrar
Fri Apr 26, 19686DPreclude.UnknownFarrar
Fri Mar 8, 196812DTurn away.UnknownFarrar
Mon Apr 24, 196770AWard off.Dorothy BauerFarrar
Tue Dec 13, 19663DTurn aside.UnknownFarrar
Sun Jan 10, 196565DFend off.Will WengFarrar
Sat Jan 9, 196555DKeep from happening.UnknownFarrar
Sun May 17, 196418AWard off.W. E. JonesFarrar
Thu May 7, 196422DPrevent.UnknownFarrar
Thu Feb 20, 196426DWard off.Michael DubinFarrar
Tue Jan 14, 19646AWard off.Lois HillisFarrar
Mon Aug 5, 196356DPrevent.UnknownFarrar
Sat Jun 2, 19626DWard off.Jack LuzzattoFarrar
Wed Jun 7, 196133AWard off.UnknownFarrar
Sun Apr 23, 1961107APrevent.W. E. JonesFarrar
Mon Jul 25, 19602DTurn aside.UnknownFarrar
Fri Dec 18, 195955AWard off.UnknownFarrar
Tue Aug 11, 195912DTurn aside.Jay SheldonFarrar
Wed Jul 22, 195949AForestall.Cora GoodmanFarrar
Wed Jun 17, 19599DWard off.UnknownFarrar
Tue May 5, 195914AWard off.Melville P. LiveranceFarrar
Tue Mar 31, 195946APrevent.Walt ClarkFarrar
Sun May 4, 195863DWard off.W. E. JonesFarrar
Tue Mar 18, 195820APrevent.Jack LuzzattoFarrar
Thu Mar 6, 195818APrevent.Louise EarnestFarrar
Wed Jan 1, 195845DStave off.Joseph LaFauciFarrar
Wed Sep 4, 195729APrevent.Sidney LambertFarrar
Thu Jun 27, 195737ATurn aside.Joseph LaFauciFarrar
Tue Jun 11, 195731DPrevent.Mel TaubFarrar
Mon Jun 10, 195746DPrevent.Helen BernardFarrar
Wed May 15, 195719ATurn aside.Herbert EttensonFarrar
Sun Mar 17, 1957112ATurn away.Marcia GladstoneFarrar
Wed Mar 13, 195723APrevent.Mel TaubFarrar
Sun Jan 6, 195780APush aside.Marion MoeserFarrar
Thu Nov 15, 195619APrevent.UnknownFarrar
Tue Aug 14, 195641ATurn aside.Jack LuzzattoFarrar
Mon Jun 11, 19563DFend off.Thomas MeekinFarrar
Thu Apr 5, 195615AFend off.Helen FasuloFarrar
Fri Mar 30, 19566DPrevent.Jack LuzzattoFarrar
Sat Oct 22, 195527DForestall.Irving L. RosenheimFarrar
Wed Mar 30, 19558DPrevent.Cora GoodmanFarrar
Wed Mar 16, 19555DPrevent.H. L. RisteenFarrar
Sun Nov 21, 195416DPrevent.Alice CookFarrar
Sun Aug 1, 195465DWard off.Eugene T. MaleskaFarrar
Tue Jun 8, 195463APrevent.Dorothy SmithFarrar
Fri Mar 26, 19545AWard off.Jules ArensbergFarrar
Fri Feb 19, 19543DHead off.Jules ArensbergFarrar
Wed Dec 23, 195315ATurn away.UnknownFarrar
Sun Jun 14, 195395DPrevent.Eugene T. MaleskaFarrar
Sat Mar 7, 195324DWard off.UnknownFarrar
Tue Dec 23, 195267ATurn away.UnknownFarrar
Wed Oct 1, 195223AFend off.UnknownFarrar
Sat Jul 28, 195146DPrevent.UnknownFarrar
Thu Jul 26, 195129ATurn away.UnknownFarrar
Thu Jul 5, 195132DTurn aside.UnknownFarrar
Fri Jun 1, 195149DTurn away.UnknownFarrar
Sun Apr 1, 195199ATurn aside.Israel GitterFarrar
Mon Nov 27, 195063APrevent.S. A. KayFarrar
Fri Nov 10, 195053ATurn aside.UnknownFarrar
Tue Oct 17, 195047DAvoid.UnknownFarrar
Tue Sep 26, 195051DWard off.Alice H. CookFarrar
Sat Sep 23, 19509DTurn aside.Harold T. BersFarrar
Sun Nov 17, 194656APrevent.W. J. LondonFarrar
Sun Aug 4, 194697DPrevent.Lester KeeneFarrar
Sun Jul 26, 19421DPrevent.S. A. KayFarrar
Sun May 10, 194277DTurn aside.Louis ShieldsFarrar
Anagrams:RAVET, TARVE, TAVER, TRAVE, VATER
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