Defensive weapons, for short — Crossword Clue
Stuck on the 4–letter crossword clue “Defensive weapons, for short”? This page covers its appearance in NYT Crossword on 6th Jan 1996. 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 “Defensive weapons, for short” is SAMS (4 letters).
We last saw “Defensive weapons, for short” in NYT Crossword on 6th Jan 1996.
The 4-letter answer for “Defensive weapons, for short” is SAMS.
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