Protect, in a way
The crossword clue "Protect, in a way" is answered by ENCASE, a 6-letter entry. Used 7 times across 6 distinct years; most recently in 2024; first recorded in 2001. It appears in 3 publications in the xd corpus.
The answer
ENCASE
6 letters. See every clue for this answer on the ENCASE answer page.
Used 7 times across 6 distinct years; most recently in 2024; first recorded in 2001. It appears in 3 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.
Other answers for this clue
The same clue has also been answered these ways in the xd corpus. Answers inside this collection link to their own answer page.
- LAMINATE (4 uses in xd)
- INOCULATE (3 uses in xd)
- EMBANK (2 uses in xd)
- IMMUNIZE (2 uses in xd)
Other clues for ENCASE
Every other clue in this collection answered by ENCASE, most used first.
- Sheathe - used 35 times, most recently in 2026
- Box up - used 24 times, most recently in 2026
- Put in a box - used 21 times, most recently in 2024
- Cover completely - used 17 times, most recently in 2025
- Box - used 14 times, most recently in 2015
- Surround - used 9 times, most recently in 2024
- Crate - used 8 times, most recently in 2023
- Crate up - used 7 times, most recently in 2023
- Put in a crate - used 7 times, most recently in 2021
Related clues
Clues in this collection of the same answer length that share a word with this clue, or match its answer pattern when no word is shared. Most used first.
- Way out - EGRESS, used 115 times
- In a way - SORTOF, used 53 times
- Get in the way of - IMPEDE, used 33 times
- Rub the wrong way - ABRADE, used 32 times
- One way to pay - INCASH, used 30 times
- Appear that way - SEEMTO, used 24 times
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