Castle defense
The crossword clue "Castle defense" is answered by MOAT, a 4-letter entry. Used 121 times across 41 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1954. It appears in 19 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the pilot data itself.
The answer
MOAT
4 letters. See every clue for this answer on the MOAT answer page.
Used 121 times across 41 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1954. It appears in 19 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 pilot link to their own answer page.
- PARAPET (1 uses in xd)
Related clues
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- Skunk's defense - ODOR, used 125 times
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