Ward (off) - Crossword Clue, Answer and Explanation

'ward off' is the definition.
(synonyms)

This is the entire clue.

(Other definitions for avert that I've seen before include "Prevent from occurring" , "Ward off, deflect" , "Turn aside, perhaps gaze" , "Turn aside or ward off" , "Parry" .)

I've seen this clue in The Washington Post, the Penny Press, the USA Today, The Telegraph, The Wall Street Journal, the King Feature Syndicate, The Guardian, The New York Times, The Independent, the Universal, The Irish Independent, the LA Times, The Star Tribune, The Mirror, the Sydney Morning Herald, the Newsday, the Evening Standard and The Daily Mail.

'ward off' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)

This is all the clue.

(Other definitions for deter that I've seen before include "Cause not to do something" , "Dishearten" , "Prevent by instilling fear" , "Hinder, prevent" , "stop" .)

I've seen this clue in The Washington Post, the Penny Press, the USA Today, The Telegraph, The Wall Street Journal, the King Feature Syndicate, The Guardian, The New York Times, The Independent, the Universal, The Irish Independent, the LA Times, The Star Tribune, The Mirror, the Sydney Morning Herald, the Newsday, the Evening Standard and The Daily Mail.

(Other definitions for stave that I've seen before include "Part of a wooden barrel" , "Wooden piece of barrel" , "System of five horizontal lines in written music" , "Strip of wood" , "Bar" .)

I've seen this clue in The Washington Post, the Penny Press, the USA Today, The Telegraph, The Wall Street Journal, the King Feature Syndicate, The Guardian, The New York Times, The Independent, the Universal, The Irish Independent, the LA Times, The Star Tribune, The Mirror, the Sydney Morning Herald, the Newsday, the Evening Standard and The Daily Mail.

'ward off' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

This is all the clue.

(Other definitions for parry that I've seen before include "evasive action" , "Ward off - English composer, d. 1918" , "Deflect (a blow)" , "Answer evasively; 'Jerusalem' composer" , "Jerusalem's composer" .)

I've seen this clue in The Washington Post, the Penny Press, the USA Today, The Telegraph, The Wall Street Journal, the King Feature Syndicate, The Guardian, The New York Times, The Independent, the Universal, The Irish Independent, the LA Times, The Star Tribune, The Mirror, the Sydney Morning Herald, the Newsday, the Evening Standard and The Daily Mail.

'ward off' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

This is the entire clue.

(Other definitions for fend that I've seen before include "Ward (off); manage (for oneself)" , "Manage (usually for oneself)" , "Try to manage without help" , "Ward off from offender" .)

I've seen this clue in the King Feature Syndicate, The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times, the Universal and the Newsday.

(Other definitions for thwart that I've seen before include "seat for oarsman" , "Frustrate, prevent from doing" , "Stymie" , "Prevent from succeeding" , "cross" .)

I've seen this clue in the Newsday.

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