1) Avoided a commitment 2) Avoided an answer 3) Avoided commitment 4) Bet both ways 5) Bet conservatively 6) Fenced with bushes 7) Hid behind words 8) Limited financial risk 9) Played it safe 10) Played safe in betting 11) Protected financially 12) Qualified 13) Sat on the fence 14) Stonewalled 15) Weasel-worded 
• (imp. & p. p.) of Hedge
[adj] - evasively worded in order to avoid an unqualified statement
weasel-worded adjective evasively worded in order to avoid an unqualified statement