Shake off Crossword Clue
Looking for the answer to “Shake off” from the New York Times crossword of November 16, 2025? It has 5 letters. Flip the tiles one at a time, try a hint first, or look through the rest of that puzzle.
Crossword answer
NEW YORK TIMES, NOVEMBER 16, 2025
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ELUDE is the answer to “Shake off”. It means to evade.
Hints
Three clues to the answer, gentle first. Open one at a time.
Hint 1 Meaning
To evade.
Hint 2 Anagram
Its letters, scrambled: LEUED.
Hint 3 Another clue
It has also been clued as “Avoid capture by”.
More clues from the New York Times (November 16, 2025)
Across
- 1. They're charged for long trips6 letters, starts with TTESLAS
- 7. Tool with a point3 letters, starts with AAWL
- 10. No longer in as good a place8 letters, starts with WWORSEOFF
- 18. Here7 letters, starts with OONEARTH
- 20. Early smartphone model of the 2000s4 letters, starts with TTREO
- 21. Conflict that ended with the Treaty of Nanking8 letters, starts with OOPIUMWAR
- 22. King's assessment of his son the Crusader?21 letters, starts with GGOODKNIGHTSWEETPRINCE
- 25. Parisian possessive4 letters, starts with AALUI
- 26. D.O.J. branch that deals with trafficking3 letters, starts with DDEA
- 27. Nickname heard in 8-Down3 letters, starts with TTEX
- 28. Harder to grasp, in a way6 letters, starts with EEELIER
- 29. Done deal4 letters, starts with SSALE
- 30. "Swan Lake" role6 letters, starts with OODETTE
- 32. Disney World souvenir3 letters, starts with CCEL
- 35. Davis of old Hollywood5 letters, starts with BBETTE
- 36. The possibility of losing one's job, e.g.8 letters, starts with SSTRESSOR
- 38. Radiate5 letters, starts with EEXUDE
- 40. Santa's view on loyalty for those who help him?19 letters, starts with TTOTHINEOWNELFBETRUE
- 46. "I didn't expect that!"5 letters, starts with OOHGEE
- 47. Corner key3 letters, starts with EESC
- 48. Platt who starred in Broadway's "Dear Evan Hansen"3 letters, starts with BBEN
- 49. Marine menace4 letters, starts with OORCA
- 51. With 61-Down and 78-Across, "Food at this restaurant stinks, but the duck seems fine"?10 letters, starts with FFAREISFOUL
- 56. Nail salon brand3 letters, starts with OOPI
- 58. Gal from Israel5 letters, starts with GGADOT
- 59. Something athletes strive to break3 letters, starts with TTIE
- 60. Dots on faces4 letters, starts with PPIPS
- 61. Gam_ show purchas_ from Ryan S_acr_st3 letters, starts with AANE
- 62. Customarily7 letters, starts with AASARULE
- 64. Frequent question about the spelling of "Caribbean"?15 letters, starts with TTWOBSORNOTTWOBS
- 68. Team transports7 letters, starts with OOXCARTS
- 71. Inserted, as into a printer3 letters, starts with FFED
- 72. It's over your head4 letters, starts with RROOF
- 73. Capture3 letters, starts with BBAG
- 76. No Mr. Nice Guy5 letters, starts with MMEANY
- 77. Scratch the surface of, say3 letters, starts with MMAR
- 78. See 51-Across10 letters, starts with FFOWLISFAIR
- 81. Fly in the ointment4 letters, starts with SSNAG
- 82. Weed killer3 letters, starts with HHOE
- 84. Where the C.D.C. is headquartered: Abbr.3 letters, starts with AATL
- 86. Shake off5 letters, starts with EELUDE
- 87. Schnozz, honker or beak?19 letters, starts with AANOSEBYANYOTHERNAME
- 94. Broke down5 letters, starts with CCRIED
- 95. Castle fortifications8 letters, starts with PPARAPETS
- 96. Leave red-faced5 letters, starts with AABASH
- 100. Sign of a smashing success3 letters, starts with SSRO
- 101. Right-leaning?6 letters, starts with IITALIC
- 102. Olympian queen4 letters, starts with HHERA
- 106. Sunni or Shiite6 letters, starts with MMUSLIM
- 108. One wearing a striped shirt, informally3 letters, starts with RREF
- 110. ___Arts, school in Santa Clarita3 letters, starts with CCAL
- 111. Pool equipment4 letters, starts with CCUES
- 112. Warning to a beachgoer on St. Patrick's Day?21 letters, starts with BBEWARETHETIDESOFMARCH
- 118. Very quickly8 letters, starts with IINATRICE
- 119. Getting warm4 letters, starts with NNEAR
- 120. "The Godfather" weapon7 letters, starts with GGARROTE
- 121. Movable parts of record players8 letters, starts with TTONEARMS
- 122. "Might I ___ …"3 letters, starts with AADD
- 123. Competes for, as a contract6 letters, starts with BBIDSON
Down
- 1. Costume garments made from bedsheets5 letters, starts with TTOGAS
- 2. ___ Holmes, 2020s role for Millie Bobby Brown5 letters, starts with EENOLA
- 3. Hub for K-pop5 letters, starts with SSEOUL
- 4. Many a casual fitted top9 letters, starts with LLADIESTEE
- 5. Flood protection?3 letters, starts with AARK
- 6. Depot: Abbr.3 letters, starts with SSTN
- 7. Specialized skill3 letters, starts with AART
- 8. Wayne's world?8 letters, starts with WWESTERNS
- 9. Rob of "The West Wing"4 letters, starts with LLOWE
- 10. Tribulation3 letters, starts with WWOE
- 11. Get off the fence3 letters, starts with OOPT
- 12. Like dark green avocados4 letters, starts with RRIPE
- 13. No-lose situation7 letters, starts with SSUREBET
- 14. Microphone inventor ___ Berliner5 letters, starts with EEMILE
- 15. Take full responsibility for something5 letters, starts with OOWNIT
- 16. Aspect5 letters, starts with FFACET
- 17. "___ Jacques"5 letters, starts with FFRERE
- 19. Like some cameras and agendas6 letters, starts with HHIDDEN
- 20. "Really?"6 letters, starts with TTHATSO
- 23. Honkers5 letters, starts with GGEESE
- 24. Stand out5 letters, starts with EEXCEL
- 30. "… ___ quit!"3 letters, starts with OORI
- 31. Spa handout5 letters, starts with TTOWEL
- 33. Formerly with law enforcement, informally5 letters, starts with EEXFBI
- 34. Garage job4 letters, starts with LLUBE
- 37. What a detail-oriented person might "dot"4 letters, starts with TTHEI
- 39. Animal house3 letters, starts with DDEN
- 40. Cuisine with boat noodles4 letters, starts with TTHAI
- 41. No Mr. Nice Guy4 letters, starts with OOGRE
- 42. Prefix suggesting low cost5 letters, starts with EECONO
- 43. Nature calls5 letters, starts with RROARS
- 44. Language that's the source of the word "khaki"4 letters, starts with UURDU
- 45. Earth Day subj.4 letters, starts with EECOL
- 46. Many a time3 letters, starts with OOFT
- 50. Absorbed, as a cost3 letters, starts with AATE
- 52. Difficult position4 letters, starts with SSPOT
- 53. Little untruths4 letters, starts with FFIBS
- 54. Special ___3 letters, starts with OOPS
- 55. Uncle Sam's land, informally5 letters, starts with UUSOFA
- 57. Lead-in to dollar or chemical5 letters, starts with PPETRO
- 58. Talk at length3 letters, starts with GGAB
- 61. See 51-Across3 letters, starts with AAND
- 62. Gone wrong, for short?4 letters, starts with AAWOL
- 63. L.A.'s ___ Stadium, site of the opening ceremony of the 2028 Olympics4 letters, starts with SSOFI
- 64. "Scent of a Woman" dance5 letters, starts with TTANGO
- 65. Twisted3 letters, starts with WWRY
- 66. Tried for a second term, say5 letters, starts with RRERAN
- 67. AAA job3 letters, starts with TTOW
- 68. Meditation sounds3 letters, starts with OOMS
- 69. TV role for Lucy Lawless4 letters, starts with XXENA
- 70. James of "Misery"4 letters, starts with CCAAN
- 73. Author who coined the word "munchkin"4 letters, starts with BBAUM
- 74. Campaign worker4 letters, starts with AAIDE
- 75. Coll. senior's test3 letters, starts with GGRE
- 77. Selina ___, the veep on "Veep"5 letters, starts with MMEYER
- 78. Parade attraction5 letters, starts with FFLOAT
- 79. On its way4 letters, starts with SSENT
- 80. Memorization tool9 letters, starts with FFLASHCARD
- 82. ___ honor (honorific for a judge)3 letters, starts with HHER
- 83. Eastern ties4 letters, starts with OOBIS
- 85. Represented8 letters, starts with TTYPIFIED
- 88. Wally ___, astronaut who commanded Apollo 77 letters, starts with SSCHIRRA
- 89. Find charming5 letters, starts with AADORE
- 90. Lost shipment inquiry6 letters, starts with TTRACER
- 91. "Papa Bear" of the N.F.L.5 letters, starts with HHALAS
- 92. Final words6 letters, starts with EEPILOG
- 93. Partner of parks, for short3 letters, starts with RREC
- 96. Scope5 letters, starts with AAMBIT
- 97. Spanish for "good"5 letters, starts with BBUENO
- 98. Dam on the Nile5 letters, starts with AASWAN
- 99. List of candidates5 letters, starts with SSLATE
- 103. Mozart can be seen on some of them5 letters, starts with EEUROS
- 104. Odd-numbered page5 letters, starts with RRECTO
- 105. Ghost-faced5 letters, starts with AASHEN
- 107. Israeli P.M. before Rabin4 letters, starts with MMEIR
- 109. Europe's tallest active volcano4 letters, starts with EETNA
- 113. Channel for cinephiles3 letters, starts with TTCM
- 114. "___ All That" (2021 rom-com)3 letters, starts with HHES
- 115. Family man3 letters, starts with DDAD
- 116. "Marvy!"3 letters, starts with FFAB
- 117. Doctor's order, for short3 letters, starts with MMRI
Seen before
This clue also appeared in the New York Times on September 12, 2025, November 16, 2024.
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Questions
What is the answer to “Shake off”?
ELUDE, 5 letters: to evade.
When was “Shake off” last seen in a crossword?
In the New York Times crossword of November 16, 2025, and 2 more times before that.
How many letters does the answer have?
5 letters, starting with E.