Handheld item which is etymologically "protecting against sun" Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue Handheld item which is etymologically "protecting against sun" last seen in Times Specialist Sunday puzzle. 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 PARASOL.

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40 Potential Answers:

RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% PARASOL Handheld item which is etymologically "protecting against sun" (7) The Times Specialist Sunday Aug 3, 2025
4% CRADLES Carries protectively (7) LA Times Daily Oct 16, 2025
4% AEGIS Protection (5) New York Times Oct 15, 2025
4% FOUGHT Battled against (6) The Telegraph Quick Oct 15, 2025
4% SET Sink, as the sun (3) Newsday Oct 14, 2025
4% ABRADE Grate against (6) LA Times Daily Oct 14, 2025
4% CUSTODIAN One entrusted with the care and protection of an item (9) The Times Concise Oct 13, 2025
4% TAN Sun shade? (3) LA Times Daily Oct 13, 2025
4% SOL Sevillian's sun (3) Universal Oct 11, 2025
4% ANTI Against (4) USA Today Oct 10, 2025

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