Protect - guard — Crossword Clue
Stuck on the 6–letter crossword clue “Protect - guard”? This page covers its appearance in Guardian Quick on 23rd Apr 2001. You can reveal the answer at your pace — one letter at a time or the whole word in one go. We also provide helpful extras where available: an AI-generated hint, a dictionary definition, other clues that share the same answer, and a jumbled-letters view for quick anagramming.
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The answer to “Protect - guard” is DEFEND (6 letters).
We last saw “Protect - guard” in Guardian Quick on 23rd Apr 2001.
The 6-letter answer for “Protect - guard” is DEFEND.
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