The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 4 letter word EGIS , but the solution may also be AEGIS which is one of the most recent solution (2020 in Wall Street Journal).
Protection crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| EGIS | 43 % | 4 |
| AEGIS | 27 % | 5 |
| ARMOR | 7 % | 5 |
| CARE | 7 % | 4 |
| LEE | 4 % | 3 |
| SHELTER | 3 % | 7 |
| SAFEKEEPING | 2 % | 11 |
| COVER | 1 % | 5 |
| AUSPICES | 1 % | 8 |
| SAFEGUARD | 1 % | 9 |
| BULWARK | 1 % | 7 |
| DEFENSE | 1 % | 7 |
| CUSTODY | 1 % | 7 |
| DEFENSES | 1 % | 8 |
| SHIELD | 1 % | 6 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Protection
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- shelter
- auspices
- tribute
- security
- aegis
- guarding
- protecting
- protective covering
- trade protection
- protect
- safeguarding
- protective
Crossword Answer definitions
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 EGIS
- Patronage
- Sponsorship
- Athena's shield
- Protection
- Sponsorship (variant spelling)
- Auspices
- Sponsorship (var.)
- Shield of Zeus: var.
- Athena's breastplate
- Shield bearing Medusa's head (var.)
More clues leading to the result AEGIS
- Sponsorship
- Protection
- Auspices
- Sponsorship, Ancient Greek-ily
- Shield of classical mythology
- Shield of Zeus
- Umbrella, so to speak
- Umbrella
- Athena's shield
- Patronage
More clues leading to the result ARMOR
- Chain mail
- Knight's protection
- Shiny coat?
- Knight clothes
- Knight's wear
- Mail for Arthur
- Armadillo's protection
- Brink's truck protection
- Strong suit?
More clues leading to the result CARE
- Be concerned
- ICU part
- Kind of package
- Bother about
- Close attention
- Day ____
- Give a hoot
- Prudence
- Tend to
- Devil-may-__ attitude
More clues leading to the result LEE
- Jeans name
- "Do the Right Thing" director
- "I'm Sorry" singer
- "Malcolm X" director
- Majors in acting
- Remick or Grant
- "To Kill a Mockingbird" author
- Director Spike
- Loos woman
- Majors in acting?
More clues leading to the result SHELTER
- Refuge from rain
- Protect
- Tax ___
- Basic need
- Bus-stop structure
- Air-raid refuge.
- Home, during air raids.
- Abri.
- Underground refuge.
- Refuge from icy blasts.
More clues leading to the result SAFEKEEPING
More clues leading to the result COVER
- Coveted spot on Time
- Alibi
- Coveted spot on "Time"
- Shelter from the storm
- Old song done anew
- Song played that isn't the original
- Spy's guise
- Spy's disguise
- ____girl: model
- Hide from view
More clues leading to the result AUSPICES
More clues leading to the result SAFEGUARD
More clues leading to the result BULWARK
More clues leading to the result DEFENSE
- Crowd's chant during a basketball game
- Football eleven
- D, in many sports
- Department where Hagel is honcho
- Part of DOD
- Countermeasure
- Cabinet department since 1947
- Court chant
- Stadium chant, and word that can follow the ends of the answers to starred clues
- Moat purpose
More clues leading to the result CUSTODY
More clues leading to the result DEFENSES
- Legal strategies
- N. A. T. O. is building these.
- Bastions.
- Problems for Secy. Wilson.
- Concerns of coaches
- Fortifications
- Justifications
- "My ___ Are Down," 1946 Berlin song
- Insanity and others
- Some football teams