The term 'detour' is used to describe a route that deviates from the usual path. Crossword solutions for this term include 'CIRCUMVENT' (10 letters), 'DIGRESSION' (10 letters), 'BYWAY' (5 letters), 'BYPATH' (6 letters), 'REROUTE' (7 letters), 'TURN' (4 letters), 'AVOID' (5 letters), 'DEVIATION' (9 letters), 'DIVERGENCE' (10 letters), 'DIVERT' (6 letters), 'AVERT' (5 letters), 'DIVERSION' (9 letters), and 'BYPASS' (6 letters). All of these words refer to taking a different route than the one usually taken, whether it be a physical route or a figurative one.