| Rating | Solver | Clue |
|---|---|---|
| SHUNS | Avoids | |
| BYPASSES | Avoids | |
| SIDESTEPS | Avoids | |
| ESCHEWS | Avoids; shuns | |
| SKIRTS | Avoids women’s clothing | |
| HAPPY MEDIUM | Course that avoids extremes | |
| EVADES | Avoids Eva and Des | |
| HAPPYMEDIUM | Course that avoids extremes | |
| BYPASS | Road that avoids busy towns | |
| AVOIDER | One who avoids, shuns, or escapes. | |
| ELUDES | Avoids preludes if publicity is not in evidence | |
| LONER | One who avoids society or gets caught in opposite directions | |
| SHIRK | One who lives by shifts and tricks; one who avoids the performance of duty or labor. | |
| TROPIST | One who deals in tropes; specifically, one who avoids the literal sense of the language of Scripture by explaining it as mere tropes and figures of speech. | |