The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 letter word FENDS which also is the latest solution we found used in New York Times in 2003.
Wards (off), as an attack crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| FENDS | 100 % | 5 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Wards (off), as an attack
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- stops
- fence
- defend
- defending
- parry
- parrying
- tool
- fender
- station
- fends
- battery
- cutoff
Crossword Answer definitions
FENDS verb- To take care of oneself; to take responsibility for one's own well-being.
- (except as "fend for oneself") To defend, to take care of (typically construed with for); to block or push away (typically construed with off).
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