What does elude mean in crosswords?

elude means: avoid or try to avoid fulfilling, answering, or performing (duties, questions, or issues)

Which crossword clues can have elude as the answer?

Possible clues for elude include "Avoid capture".

Word entry · 5 letters

Best crossword clue

"Avoid capture"

5 letters · collected on this word page

5 lettersPronunciation /ɪˈljuːd/Part of speech verbSorted deeluStarts with EEnds with E1 cluesCommon crossword word

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avoid or try to avoid fulfilling, answering, or performing (duties, questions, or issues)

From Latin ēlūdō (“to evade, elude”), from ē- (“out of”, short form of ex-) + lūdō (“to play; to trick”).

“Thus the observation of human blindness and weakness is the result of all philosophy, and meets us at every turn, in spite of our endeavours to elude or avoid it.”
“The line continued in operation until about 1908, but the precise date of closure has eluded research.”
“It leaves City still searching for the Champions League, the trophy that has always eluded them”

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