Basic security device
The crossword clue "Basic security device" is answered by LATCH, a 5-letter entry. Used 7 times across 7 distinct years; most recently in 2015; first recorded in 2000. It appears in 4 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself, never from a guess.
The answer
LATCH
5 letters. See every clue for this answer on the LATCH answer page.
Used 7 times across 7 distinct years; most recently in 2015; first recorded in 2000. It appears in 4 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.
Other clues for LATCH
Every other clue in this collection answered by LATCH, most used first.
- Gate fastener - used 42 times, most recently in 2026
- Door fastener - used 19 times, most recently in 2026
- Gate closer - used 15 times, most recently in 2025
- Gate feature - used 11 times, most recently in 2024
- Gate part - used 9 times, most recently in 2023
- Door closer - used 8 times, most recently in 2024
- Closer to the door? - used 6 times, most recently in 2013
- Gate-locking device - used 6 times, most recently in 2025
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.
- Basic belief - TENET, used 87 times
- Basic principle - TENET, used 64 times
- Govt. security - TNOTE, used 62 times
- AM/FM device - RADIO, used 53 times
- Weighing device - SCALE, used 46 times
- Measuring device - GAUGE, used 40 times
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