Protection from the sun
The crossword clue "Protection from the sun" is answered by SHADE, a 5-letter entry. Used 9 times across 8 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 2011. It appears in 6 publications in the xd corpus.
The answer
SHADE
5 letters. See every clue for this answer on the SHADE answer page.
Used 9 times across 8 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 2011. It appears in 6 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.
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Other clues for SHADE
Every other clue in this collection answered by SHADE, most used first.
- Window covering - used 24 times, most recently in 2026
- Hue - used 16 times, most recently in 2026
- Window cover - used 16 times, most recently in 2024
- Relief from the sun - used 15 times, most recently in 2026
- Ghost - used 14 times, most recently in 2012
- Elm offering - used 12 times, most recently in 2025
- Nuance - used 12 times, most recently in 2015
- Lamp cover - used 11 times, most recently in 2026
- Parasol's offering - used 11 times, most recently in 2017
- Lamp covering - used 10 times, most recently in 2026
- Tint - used 10 times, most recently in 2026
- Color variation - used 9 times, most recently in 2025
- Parasol offering - used 8 times, most recently in 2026
- What a parasol provides - used 7 times, most recently in 2023
- Awning offering - used 6 times, most recently in 2025
- Shelter from the sun - used 6 times, most recently in 2022
- Sun protection - used 6 times, most recently in 2024
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