The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 letter word WATCH , but the solution may also be PATROL which is one of the most recent solution (2013 in Newsday).
Sentry's duty crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| WATCH | 60 % | 5 |
| VIGIL | 20 % | 5 |
| PATROL | 20 % | 6 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Sentry's duty
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- guard
- guard duty
- guardroom
- halt
- oost
- patrol
- picket
- post
- posted
- sentry duty
- sentry go
- station
Crossword Answer definitions
WATCH noun- A portable or wearable timepiece.
- The act of guarding and observing someone or something.
- A particular time period when guarding is kept.
- A person or group of people who guard.
- The post or office of a watchman; also, the place where a watchman is posted, or where a guard is kept.
- A group of sailors and officers aboard a ship or shore station with a common period of duty: starboard watch, port watch.
- A period of time on duty, usually four hours in length; the officers and crew who tend the working of a vessel during the same watch. (FM 55–501).
- The act of seeing, or viewing, for a period of time.
- To look at, see, or view for a period of time.
- To observe over a period of time; to notice or pay attention.
- To mind, attend, or guard.
- To be wary or cautious of.
- To attend to dangers to or regarding.
- To remain awake with a sick or dying person; to maintain a vigil.
- To be vigilant or on one's guard.
- To act as a lookout.
- (of a buoy) To serve the purpose of a watchman by floating properly in its place.
- To be awake.
- To be on the lookout for; to wait for expectantly.
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 WATCH
- With 51-Across, spy on during reveille?
- Heirloom for Christopher Walken in "Pulp Fiction"
- Sentry's shift
- Armband?
- Demonstrator's comment
- Band instrument?
- What a sentry stands
- Keep an eye on
- "___ on the Rhine" (Lillian Hellman play)
- Pocket timepiece
More clues leading to the result VIGIL
- Wake
- Night watch
- Watch
- Bedside watch
- Watch word?
- Surveillance period
- Period of watchfulness
- Watchfulness
- Sentry's duty
- Period of watchful attention