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DEFENSE is a legal Scrabble word. See a dictionary definition for DEFENSE.

48 total results for DEFENSE   ( score: 50 )

14 results for DEFENSE from Modern Era puzzles:
Repeated clues show (number of Modern Era occurrences).
DateGridClueAuthor
Fri Jan 17, 202043DChant at a basketball game (3)Ryan Patrick Smith
Fri Jan 19, 201858ACabinet partDavid J. Kahn
Wed Apr 20, 201646DChant at a basketball game (3)Tom McCoy
Sun Aug 9, 201510DOne side in footballMelanie Miller
Sun Aug 5, 2012100DOne side in courtPatrick Merrell
Sun Sep 16, 200733AChant at a basketball game (3)Mike Nothnagel
Fri Jun 17, 200540DAlibi, oftenManny Nosowsky
Mon Jan 21, 200219DSide on a football fieldPeter Gordon
Tue May 23, 200025DCabinet departmentMonica Krausse
Mon Jan 18, 199925AGoalie's jobFrederick T. Buhler
Wed Apr 29, 199825DArena chantGayle Dean
Fri Jan 3, 199753ACry at a basketball arenaM. Nosowsky
Thu Jul 4, 199654ABasketball strategyJoy L. Wouk
Sat Oct 21, 199563ACourtside chantDaniel R. Stark
3 results for DEFENSE from Variety puzzles:
DateTypeGridClueAuthor
Oct 13, 2019AcrosticJOne side in a sports contestEmily Cox & Henry Rathvon
Jan 18, 2009AcrosticSCabinet department since 1947Emily Cox & Henry Rathvon
Nov 2, 1997Panda41DSend fee to lawyer for thisMel Taub
31 results for DEFENSE from pre-Shortz puzzles:
DateGridClueAuthorEditor
Sun Jul 25, 1993146ACry at N.B.A. gamesJacques LiwerMaleska
Fri Jun 4, 199340AFraise, e.g.June A. BoggsMaleska
Mon Aug 31, 199214DCry heard at an N.B.A. gameFred TooleMaleska
Thu Dec 5, 199121AMatlock's forteJames L. BeattyMaleska
Sat Apr 29, 198945ACry at a basketball gameJune A. BoggsMaleska
Tue Aug 26, 198649ASecurityElaine GeorgeMaleska
Sun Jun 24, 198432ABelli's concernAlfio MicciMaleska
Sun Mar 23, 198022DPurpose of the DEW lineHal R. HollingerMaleska
Sun Jan 22, 197881ASec. Brown's concernWalter WebbMaleska
Sat Apr 17, 197136DLinebacker's forteUnknownWeng
Fri Oct 23, 197010DNational concernUnknownWeng
Sun Nov 23, 196963AFootball platoonW. W.Weng
Mon Mar 30, 19649DCabinet post.UnknownFarrar
Sun Mar 18, 1962109AFootball strategy.Hume CraftFarrar
Fri Jan 6, 196143DMcNamara's assignment.UnknownFarrar
Sun Jun 28, 1959143ACabinet department.Thomas MeekinFarrar
Mon Sep 9, 195736DCabinet post created 1947.Joseph LaFauciFarrar
Sat Jan 19, 195745ACabinet Department.A. H. Drummond, Jr.Farrar
Tue Oct 30, 195631AMr. Wilson's forte.UnknownFarrar
Tue Aug 19, 195228ARovert Lovett's responsibility.UnknownFarrar
Sat Feb 9, 195243DLovett's sphere.UnknownFarrar
Sun Aug 12, 195148DNew Cabinet post.Harold T. BersFarrar
Mon Jun 25, 19518APreparedness against attack.UnknownFarrar
Sun Sep 17, 195089ASecy. Johnson's department.Alice CookFarrar
Sun Jul 23, 195056DSecy. Johnson's department.Leonard GoldbergFarrar
Sun Oct 5, 19479DForrestal's herculean task.P. J. LamannaFarrar
Sun Aug 10, 1947139ABulwark.Eileen St. ClairFarrar
Sun Nov 3, 194659D___ of Poetry—Shelley.Thomas MeekinFarrar
Sun May 26, 194670AObjective of U. S. military.Louis BaronFarrar
Sun May 27, 194555AHomeguard job.Alberta N. BurtonFarrar
Sun Jul 4, 194383ABulwark.J. C. DoesburgFarrar
Anagrams:SEFENDE
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