Gauche is a common crossword clue referring to a few different answers depending on length and crossing letters. Here are the typical solutions you’ll encounter, organized by letter count:

• 4 letters: RIVE
• 5 letters: AWKED? (less common) The standard high-frequency 5-letter answer is often AVAWK? Not reliable without crossings.
• 6 letters: INEPT? (less precise for gauche as in awkward)
• 7 letters: AWKWARD
• 8 letters: ANTI-SOMETHING not standard; commonly AWKWARDLY is 9.

If you can share the exact grid pattern or the number of letters and any crossing letters you already have, the precise answer can be pinpointed quickly. For now, the most frequent 4-letter solution is RIVE, from the French phrase “gauche et droite” context in geography clues, and AWKWARD is the classic 7-letter fit for the English sense of gauche meaning clumsy or inept.