Means of defense that doesn't actually have alligators Crossword Clue

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Here is the answer for the crossword clue Means of defense that doesn't actually have alligators 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 4 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is MOAT.

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% MOAT Means of defense that doesn't actually have alligators (4) New York Times May 3, 2021
6% AVOCADO Alligator pear (7) (7) Mirror Classic Oct 24, 2025
6% REAL Actual (4) Puzzler Backwords Oct 20, 2025
6% CHANT "Defense! Defense!," e.g. (5) USA Today Oct 17, 2025
6% CROC Alligator's relative, for short (4) Commuter Oct 13, 2025
6% SUBSIST Have the means to survive (7) The Times Concise Sep 23, 2025
6% TUSK Means of defense for an elephant (4) New York Times Aug 8, 2025
6% SIPS Doesn�t guzzle (4) Wall Street Journal Jul 19, 2016
6% DISAGREES Doesn t go along with (9)
5% EMMA "Love Actually" actor Thompson (4) USA Today Oct 28, 2025

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