PROTECTION Crossword Clue & Answer

We found 263 solutions for 'PROTECTION' with 3 to 25 letters.
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The clue "protection" last appeared in the New York Times crossword on October 15, 2025. The correct answer for this puzzle is "AEGIS", a 5-letter word.

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PROTECTION with 12 letters
HARMLESSNESS
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LAISSEZ-FAIRE
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MINISTRATION
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PERSPICACITY
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PREPAREDNESS
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PRESENTIMENT
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PRESERVATION
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PRICE SUPPORT
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PROVISIONARY
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PUBLIC POLICY
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RETRENCHMENT
12
RISKLESSNESS
12
SECTIONALISM
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SURVEILLANCE
12
THE DEFENSIVE
12
PROTECTION with 13 letters
CUSTODIANSHIP
13
FORTIFICATION
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GRATIFICATION
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NEGATIVE TAXIS
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NULLIFICATION
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PREMEDITATION
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PRICE SUPPORTS
13
PROTECTIONISM
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PROTECTION with 14 letters
DEFENSE IN DEPTH
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FOREHANDEDNESS
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FREE ENTERPRISE
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LEGAL RESTRAINT
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PARTY PRINCIPLE
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PERCEPTIVENESS
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PLANNED ECONOMY
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SELF-PROTECTION
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THOUGHT CONTROL
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PROTECTION with 15 letters
CONSERVATIONISM
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ESCAPE MECHANISM
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FORESIGHTEDNESS
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GOVERNMENTALISM
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INVULNERABILITY
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LAISSEZ-FAIREISM
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MANAGED CURRENCY
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NONINTERFERENCE
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NONINTERVENTION
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PRECAUTIOUSNESS
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PROTECTION with 16 letters
DEFENSE MECHANISM
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FOREST MANAGEMENT
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PROTECTIVE TARIFF
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RESTRAINT OF TRADE
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SELF-PRESERVATION
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SOIL CONSERVATION
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STEPS AND MEASURES
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PROTECTION with 17 letters
AVOIDANCE REACTION
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DETERRENT CAPACITY
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PREVENTIVE CUSTODY
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PREVENTIVE MEASURE
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PROTECTIVE CUSTODY
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WATER CONSERVATION
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PROTECTION with 18 letters
FOREST CONSERVATION
18
FORETHOUGHTFULNESS
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STREAM CONSERVATION
18
PROTECTION with 20 letters
WETLANDS CONSERVATION
20
WILDLIFE CONSERVATION
20
PROTECTION with 21 letters
PSYCHOLOGICAL DEFENSES
21
PROTECTION with 23 letters
ECONOMIC SELF-SUFFICIENCY
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PROTECTION with 25 letters
ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION
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Top answers for PROTECTION crossword clue from newspapers

AEGIS
DEFENCE
SECURITY
DEFENSE
UMBRELLA
SAFEKEEPING
SHIELD

Definition of protection

  • payment extorted by gangsters on threat of violence; "every store in the neighborhood had to pay him protection"; the activity of protecting someone or something; "the witnesses demanded police protection"; the condition of being protected; "they were huddled together for protection"; "he enjoyed a sense of peace and protection in his new home"; the imposition of duties or quotas on imports in order to protect domestic industry against foreign competition; "he made trade protection a plank in the party platform"

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Solution AEGIS is our most searched for solution by our visitors. Solution AEGIS is 5 letters long. We have 13 further solutions of the same word length.

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There are 263 solutions. The longest is ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION with 25 letters, and the shortest is AID with 3 letters.

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A CEREMONIAL PRAYER INVOKING DIVINE PROTECTION
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A LIGHTWEIGHT HAT WORN IN TROPICAL COUNTRIES FOR PROTECTION FROM THE SUN
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AN EXTRA OUTER DOOR FOR PROTECTION AGAINST SEVERE WEATHER OR WINTER
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A MEASURE OF PROTECTION GIVEN BY SUNBLOCK
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BOWSTRING PROTECTION
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COVER PITCHED OVER A TENT TO GIVE EXTRA PROTECTION AGAINST THE ELEMENTS
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ADDED PROTECTION AGAINST
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ARTICLE WRAPPED AROUND FOR A FORM OF PROTECTION
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BOOKIE PROTECTION
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AFTER MISHAP THE LIMB PROVIDES PROTECTION FOR FINGER
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ARRANGE OR FOLD AS A COVER OR PROTECTION
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BUG PROTECTION
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Knight's protection
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It's worn for your protection
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