The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 letter word SAFER , but the solution may also be CAGIER which is one of the most recent solution (2020 in Wall Street Journal).
More guarded crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| SAFER | 50 % | 5 |
| CAGIER | 25 % | 6 |
| WARIER | 25 % | 6 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: More guarded
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- cautious
- wary
- leery
- suspicious
- guarded
- leary
- warily
- wariness
- apologetically
- careful
- carefull
- cautel
Crossword Answer definitions
SAFER adjective- Not in danger; out of harm's reach.
- Free from risk.
- Providing protection from danger; providing shelter.
- When a batter successfully reaches first base, or when a baserunner successfully advances to the next base or returns to the base he last occupied; not out.
- Properly secured.
- (used after a noun, often forming a compound) Not susceptible to a specified source of harm.
- Great, cool, awesome, respectable; a term of approbation, often as interjection.
- Lenient, usually describing a teacher that is easy-going.
- Reliable; trusty.
- Cautious.
- Of a programming language, type-safe or more generally offering well-defined behavior despite programming errors.
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 SAFER
- "60 Minutes" name
- Longtime Rooney colleague
- More protected
- "60 Minutes" reporter
- Less likely to result in broken bones
- One of the 60 Minutes crew
- 60 Minutes reporter
- Morley on the tube
- More secure
- Involving less risk
More clues leading to the result CAGIER
- Smarter, streetwise
- More shrewd
- More wary
- More wily
- Comparatively shrewd
- More sly
- Harder to outwit
- Not as straight
- More cautious: Colloq.
- Wilier.