The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 letter word ALIBI which also is the latest solution we found used in Newsday in 2008.
Defense mechanism crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| ALIBI | 42 % | 5 |
| DENIAL | 33 % | 6 |
| KUNGFU | 8 % | 6 |
| MACE | 8 % | 4 |
| MOAT | 8 % | 4 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Defense mechanism
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- defence mechanism
- defence
- defense
- defence reaction
- defense reaction
- self-defense
- psychological warfare
- self-protection
- counterstrategy
- protective reaction
- defense in depth
- countermeasure
Crossword Answer definitions
ALIBI noun- The plea or mode of defense under which a person on trial for a crime proves or attempts to prove being in another place when the alleged act was committed
- To provide an alibi for.
- To provide an excuse for.
More crossword clues leading to the same solutions
Here's a few more crossword clues - all leading to the identical solution
More clues leading to the result ALIBI
- "The dog ate my homework?, e.g.
- Cover story?
- Ike's first name?
- "Her ___" (1988 Selleck / Porizkova movie)
- Cover story
- Defense aid
- Excuse
- Handy excuse
- Legal claim
- Acquittal ploy
More clues leading to the result DENIAL
- State of refusal
- Refusal
- "Not my problem," e.g.
- No
- Repudiation
- State that may make therapy unproductive
- Common defense mechanism
- "___ is not just a river in Egypt" (rehab motto)
- In ___ (disavowing)
- State that might prompt an intervention
More clues leading to the result KUNGFU
- Chinese martial arts
- Discipline that means "skill"
- Chinese martial art
- David Carradine series of the '70s
- Chinese self-defense method
- '70s philosophical TV western
- Karate cousin
- Martial art featured in Bruce Lee movies
- Martial arts form
- Panda's skill, in a 2008 film
More clues leading to the result MACE
- Scepter
- Ceremonial staff
- Disabling spray
- War club
- Aromatic spice made from nutmeg
- Spice in some Indian cooking
- Spraying defense
- Stinging stuff
- Knightly weapon
- Medieval weapon