Defensive wall
The crossword clue "Defensive wall" is answered by PARAPET, a 7-letter entry. Used 14 times across 12 distinct years; most recently in 2021; first recorded in 1961. It appears in 6 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself, never from a guess.
The answer
PARAPET
7 letters. See every clue for this answer on the PARAPET answer page.
Used 14 times across 12 distinct years; most recently in 2021; first recorded in 1961. It appears in 6 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.
- BULWARK (4 uses in xd)
Other clues for PARAPET
Every other clue in this collection answered by PARAPET, most used first.
- Protective wall - used 17 times, most recently in 2025
- Castle feature - used 9 times, most recently in 2021
- Balcony barrier - used 6 times, most recently in 2018
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