We’ve reviewed finished crosswords to provide this list for “Protect”, making sure each answer reflects what has already worked for clues with comparable phrasing and intent.
Likely Answers:
- SAFEGUARD
- SHIELD
- GUARD
- DEFEND
- LOOKAFTER
- SHELTER
- INSULATE
- CONSERVE
- SCREEN
- PRESERVE
- COVER
- STIFLE
Synonyms and Definitions
SAFEGUARD
- Synonyms: guard, precaution, safe-conduct
SHIELD
- Synonyms: buckler, carapace, cuticle, harbor, harbour, screen, shell
GUARD
- Synonyms: defend, guard duty, hold, safeguard, safety, safety device, sentry duty, sentry go, ward
DEFEND
- Synonyms: champion, fend for, fight, fight back, fight down, maintain, oppose, represent, support
SHELTER
- Synonyms: protection, tax shelter
INSULATE
- Synonyms: isolate
CONSERVE
- Synonyms: economise, economize, husband, keep up, preserve, preserves
SCREEN
- Synonyms: blind, block out, concealment, cover, covert, crt screen, filmdom, projection screen, riddle, screen door, screen out, screenland, shield, sieve, silver screen, sort, test
PRESERVE
- Synonyms: bear on, carry on, conserve, conserves, continue, keep, save, uphold
COVER
- Synonyms: address, back, binding, blanket, book binding, breed, brood, compensate, comprehend, cover charge, cover song, cover up, cover version, covering, covering fire, cross, cut across, cut through, deal, embrace, encompass, enshroud, extend, get across, get over, handle, hatch, hide, incubate, insure, masking, natural covering, overcompensate, overlay, pass over, plow, report, screening, shroud, spread over, top, track, traverse, treat, underwrite, wrap up
STIFLE
- Synonyms: asphyxiate, choke, dampen, knee, muffle, repress, smother, strangle, suffocate