Kind of defense
The crossword clue "Kind of defense" is answered by ZONE, a 4-letter entry. Used 7 times across 5 distinct years; most recently in 2009; first recorded in 1980. It appears in 5 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself, never from a guess.
The answer
ZONE
4 letters. See every clue for this answer on the ZONE answer page.
Used 7 times across 5 distinct years; most recently in 2009; first recorded in 1980. It appears in 5 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.
Other answers for this clue
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Other clues for ZONE
Every other clue in this collection answered by ZONE, most used first.
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- Sector - used 48 times, most recently in 2026
- Area - used 28 times, most recently in 2026
- "The Twilight ___" - used 23 times, most recently in 2026
- District - used 22 times, most recently in 2024
- DMZ part - used 14 times, most recently in 2018
- Part of DMZ - used 13 times, most recently in 2018
- Court defense - used 12 times, most recently in 2013
- Urban district - used 12 times, most recently in 2026
- Belt - used 10 times, most recently in 2012
- Man-to-man alternative - used 10 times, most recently in 2024
- Map region - used 10 times, most recently in 2026
- Basketball defense - used 8 times, most recently in 2015
- The Z of ZIP code - used 7 times, most recently in 2026
- Defense type - used 6 times, most recently in 2007
- Distinct region - used 6 times, most recently in 2026
- Postal delivery area - used 6 times, most recently in 2025
- Postal district - used 6 times, most recently in 2017
- Type of defense - used 6 times, most recently in 2021
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