Batten down
The crossword clue "Batten down" is answered by SECURE, a 6-letter entry. Used 7 times across 6 distinct years; most recently in 2009; first recorded in 1978. 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
SECURE
6 letters. See every clue for this answer on the SECURE answer page.
Used 7 times across 6 distinct years; most recently in 2009; first recorded in 1978. It appears in 6 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.
Other clues for SECURE
Every other clue in this collection answered by SECURE, most used first.
- Safe - used 21 times, most recently in 2024
- Safe and sound - used 20 times, most recently in 2026
- Tie down - used 9 times, most recently in 2022
- Make fast - used 7 times, most recently in 2015
- Well-protected - used 6 times, most recently in 2026
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.
- Marked down - ONSALE, used 92 times
- Track down - LOCATE, used 35 times
- Came down - RAINED, used 34 times
- Water down - DILUTE, used 32 times
- Wear down - ABRADE, used 32 times
- Wears down - ERODES, used 29 times
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