Ditches around forts built as a defense Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% MOATS Ditches around forts built as a defense (5)
3% MOAT Water-filled ditch around a castle (4) USA Today Mar 1, 2026
3% TRENCH Ditch (6) The Telegraph Quick Feb 26, 2026
2% DENIED Invoked the Shaggy defense, e.g. (6) The Atlantic Mar 15, 2026
2% CLIMBINGWALL Structure that's built to scale (12) LA Times Daily Mar 14, 2026
2% EGO Freudian origin of defense mechanisms (3) New York Times Mar 14, 2026
2% MODEL Representation built to scale (5) LA Times Daily Mar 13, 2026
2% NATO Western defense grp. (4) New York Times Mar 9, 2026
2% RIAD Large Moroccan house built around a courtyard (4) (4) Mirror Quiz Mar 4, 2026
2% ALIBI Suspect's defense, sometimes (5) Wall Street Journal Mar 3, 2026
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