It protects the heart Crossword Clue

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Here is the answer for the crossword clue It protects the heart last seen in New York Times 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 RIBCAGE.

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% RIBCAGE It protects the heart (7) New York Times Jan 4, 2026
29% RIB Bone protecting the heart (3) USA Today Aug 5, 2025
29% RIBCAGES They protect the heart and lungs (8) USA Today Sep 29, 2023
19% PEERGROUP Contemporaries of Duke, say, scramble to protect Harry's heart (9) The Guardian Cryptic Mar 10, 2023
14% ENCOMIUM Tribute to mother protecting child's heart, supporting, making one rise over smallest of challenges (8)
3% ATRIA Parts of hearts (5) Wall Street Journal Jan 24, 2026
3% ATTACK Heart ___ (heart-related medical emergency) (6)
3% SECURING Protecting fully (8) Newsday Jan 20, 2026
3% APRON Protective garment (5) The Times Concise Jan 15, 2026
3% BAND Kiss or Heart (4) New York Times Jan 13, 2026

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