Protection
The crossword clue "Protection" is answered by EGIS, a 4-letter entry. Used 63 times across 39 distinct years; most recently in 2013; first recorded in 1946. It appears in 7 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself.
The answer
EGIS
4 letters. See every clue for this answer on the EGIS answer page.
Used 63 times across 39 distinct years; most recently in 2013; first recorded in 1946. It appears in 7 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.
Other answers for this clue
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- SHELTER (5 uses in xd)
Other clues for EGIS
Every other clue in this collection answered by EGIS, most used first.
- Sponsorship - used 126 times, most recently in 2010
- Auspices - used 45 times, most recently in 2020
- Shield. - used 44 times, most recently in 1999
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