Fencing defense
The crossword clue "Fencing defense" is answered by PARRY, a 5-letter entry. Used 6 times across 6 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1989. It appears in 3 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself, never from a guess.
The answer
PARRY
5 letters. See every clue for this answer on the PARRY answer page.
Used 6 times across 6 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1989. It appears in 3 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.
Other clues for PARRY
Every other clue in this collection answered by PARRY, most used first.
- Ward off - used 17 times, most recently in 2025
- Fencing move - used 7 times, most recently in 2012
- Deflect - used 6 times, most recently in 2024
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.
- Fencing swords - EPEES, used 143 times
- Fencing move - LUNGE, used 61 times
- Fencing blades - EPEES, used 42 times
- Fencing sword - SABER, used 33 times
- Fencing weapons - EPEES, used 33 times
- Suspect's defense - ALIBI, used 28 times
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