Protective device is held in an unusual way Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue Protective device is held in an unusual way featured in Times Quick Cryptic puzzle on June 6, 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 6 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is SHIELD.

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% SHIELD Protective device is held in an unusual way (6) The Times Quick Cryptic Jun 6, 2026
3% AIRBAG Collision protection device (6) Wall Street Journal Jun 1, 2026
3% ODD Unusual (3) Commuter May 6, 2026
3% ROADS Dora's unusual ways (5) (5) Puzzler Cryptic May 2, 2026
3% ODDLY In a most unusual way (5) New York Times Mini Apr 9, 2026
3% PATENTING Protecting, in a way (9) Thomas Joseph Mar 28, 2026
2% AERATOR Aquarium device (7) New York Times Jun 6, 2026
2% IRONY Literary device (5) Commuter Jun 3, 2026
2% RADARS Tracking devices (6) LA Times Daily Jun 2, 2026
2% OUTRAGEOUS Unusual and shocking (10) (10) Mirror Classic May 31, 2026

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