Dubious bit of "protection" before a beach trip Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue Dubious bit of "protection" before a beach trip featured in USA Today puzzle on February 17, 2026. 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 7 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is BASETAN.

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40 Potential Answers:

RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% BASETAN Dubious bit of "protection" before a beach trip (7) USA Today Feb 17, 2026
6% SUNHAT Beach protection (6) LA Times Daily Dec 28, 2025
5% BUM Beach ___ (3) Universal Feb 9, 2026
5% RIDE Trip (4) The Telegraph Quick Jan 27, 2026
5% SANDBAG Bit of flood protection (7) Thomas Joseph Dec 29, 2025
5% WATERSKIS Gets dragged along on a beach trip? (9) New York Times Dec 27, 2025
4% JAUNT Short trip (5) Universal Feb 17, 2026
4% PRE Before (3) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Feb 12, 2026
4% SAND Beach surface (4) Commuter Feb 10, 2026
4% ERE Before (3) Eugene Sheffer Feb 10, 2026

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