Protected
The crossword clue "Protected" is answered by SAFE, a 4-letter entry. Used 25 times across 19 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1968. It appears in 12 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself.
The answer
SAFE
4 letters. See every clue for this answer on the SAFE answer page.
Used 25 times across 19 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1968. It appears in 12 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.
- IMMUNE (4 uses in xd)
- SHIELDED (4 uses in xd)
- SHELTERED (3 uses in xd)
- SECURED (2 uses in xd)
Other clues for SAFE
Every other clue in this collection answered by SAFE, most used first.
- Ump's call - used 84 times, most recently in 2026
- Out of danger - used 78 times, most recently in 2026
- Out of harm's way - used 66 times, most recently in 2026
- Umpire's call - used 52 times, most recently in 2026
- Secure - used 39 times, most recently in 2026
- Call at home - used 37 times, most recently in 2024
- Not out - used 31 times, most recently in 2026
- Not in danger - used 27 times, most recently in 2025
- Yegg's target - used 24 times, most recently in 2015
- Bank vault - used 22 times, most recently in 2026
- Vault - used 22 times, most recently in 2023
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.
- Protected from the wind - ALEE, used 36 times
- Protected, at sea - ALEE, used 29 times
- On the protected side - ALEE, used 24 times
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