Self-defense spray
The crossword clue "Self-defense spray" is answered by MACE, a 4-letter entry. Used 19 times across 13 distinct years; most recently in 2025; first recorded in 2000. It appears in 14 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself, never from a guess.
The answer
MACE
4 letters. See every clue for this answer on the MACE answer page.
Used 19 times across 13 distinct years; most recently in 2025; first recorded in 2000. It appears in 14 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.
Other clues for MACE
Every other clue in this collection answered by MACE, most used first.
- Nutmeg spice - used 50 times, most recently in 2026
- Spiked club - used 42 times, most recently in 2026
- Defensive spray - used 36 times, most recently in 2026
- Spice from nutmeg - used 32 times, most recently in 2026
- Medieval weapon - used 28 times, most recently in 2026
- Spice. - used 25 times, most recently in 2003
- Knight club - used 17 times, most recently in 2024
- Ceremonial staff - used 14 times, most recently in 2021
- Kitchen spice - used 12 times, most recently in 2023
- Knight's weapon - used 11 times, most recently in 2026
- Medieval club - used 11 times, most recently in 2025
- Aromatic spice - used 9 times, most recently in 1998
- Mugger repellent - used 9 times, most recently in 2014
- Riot squad spray - used 9 times, most recently in 2020
- Knight's club - used 7 times, most recently in 2025
- Pepper spray alternative - used 7 times, most recently in 2018
- Protection in a purse - used 7 times, most recently in 2026
- Spice in pumpkin pie - used 7 times, most recently in 2026
- Spice made from nutmeg - used 7 times, most recently in 2023
- Spice similar to nutmeg - used 7 times, most recently in 2026
- Ceremonial club - used 6 times, most recently in 2014
- Riot queller - used 6 times, most recently in 2014
- Spice akin to nutmeg - used 6 times, most recently in 2024
- War club - used 6 times, most recently in 2006
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.
- Self-satisfied - SMUG, used 193 times
- Skunk's defense - ODOR, used 125 times
- Castle defense - MOAT, used 121 times
- Banned apple spray - ALAR, used 112 times
- Self-images - EGOS, used 102 times
- Self-referential - META, used 98 times
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