The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 11 letter word INTERCEPTOR which also is the latest solution we found used in New York Times in 1975.
Defensive back, at times crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| INTERCEPTOR | 100 % | 11 |
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Crossword Answer definitions
INTERCEPTOR noun- Anything that intercepts something else.
- A fast, maneuverable fighter aircraft designed to intercept and destroy enemy aircraft before they can attack.
- A guided missile designed to intercept and destroy enemy missiles.
- A device to trap, remove, or separate deleterious, hazardous, or undesirable matter (such as oil, grease, gasoline, sand, and sediment) from normal waste conveyed through it, permitting normal sewage or liquid wastes to discharge into the disposal terminal by gravity.
- A hook routine that intercepts normal program flow to carry out a task.
- A sewer which intercepts sewerage destined for an outfall (e.g. into a river) and redirects it to sewerage treatment plant
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