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 |
| SHIELD | 1 % | 6 |
| AUSPICES | 1 % | 8 |
| SAFEGUARD | 1 % | 9 |
| BULWARK | 1 % | 7 |
| DEFENSE | 1 % | 7 |
| CUSTODY | 1 % | 7 |
| DEFENSES | 1 % | 8 |
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 SHIELD
- Sword stopper, maybe
- Police officer's badge
- Arrow stopper, perhaps
- Cop's badge
- Captain America's weapon
- Conceal
- Protection against spears
- Protect
- Lancer's protection
- Protective piece
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