Be defensive in traffic, e.g. Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue Be defensive in traffic, e.g. featured in Wall Street Journal puzzle on October 16, 2025. We have found 40 possible answers for this clue in our database. Among them, one solution stands out with a 98% match which has a length of 5 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is DRIVE.

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40 Potential Answers:

RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% DRIVE Be defensive in traffic, e.g. (5) Wall Street Journal Oct 16, 2025
80% REACTIONGIF Speechless Nathan Fillion, e,g, (11) USA Today Sep 21, 2025
80% UKELELE Instrument with G-C-E-A tuning (7) USA Today Sep 13, 2025
73% THRU No -- traffic (4) Eugene Sheffer Sep 23, 2025
70% JAM Traffic slowdown (3) Newsday Oct 12, 2025
70% GAY The "G" in LGBTQ (3) Commuter Oct 8, 2025
70% TIEUP Traffic snarl (5) Commuter Oct 6, 2025
70% MERGE Blend into traffic (5) Commuter Sep 29, 2025
70% MOAT Castle defense (4) New York Times Sep 22, 2025
70% THOU G or K (4) The Washington Post Mini Sep 16, 2025

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