Means of self-defense Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue Means of self-defense featured in New York Times puzzle on October 1, 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 4 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is MACE.

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3 Potential Answers:

AnswerLengthSourceDate
MACE Means of self-defense (4) New York Times Oct 1, 2026
KUNGFU Means of self-defense (6) New York Times Aug 1, 2018
JUDO Means of self-defense (4)

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