Guarded
The crossword clue "Guarded" is answered by WARY, a 4-letter entry. Used 24 times across 18 distinct years; most recently in 2025; first recorded in 1957. It appears in 11 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself.
The answer
WARY
4 letters. See every clue for this answer on the WARY answer page.
Used 24 times across 18 distinct years; most recently in 2025; first recorded in 1957. It appears in 11 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.
- CAUTIOUS (4 uses in xd)
- CAREFUL (2 uses in xd)
Other clues for WARY
Every other clue in this collection answered by WARY, most used first.
- Cautious - used 82 times, most recently in 2026
- On one's guard - used 36 times, most recently in 2025
- Suspicious - used 23 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.
- Small songbird - WREN, used 265 times
- Had on - WORE, used 252 times
- Used to be - WERE, used 162 times
- Ties the knot - WEDS, used 161 times
- Sharpen - WHET, used 155 times
- Have on - WEAR, used 134 times
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