Protective ditch Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue Protective ditch featured in Puzzler Backwords puzzle on December 24, 2025. 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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40 Potential Answers:

RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% MOAT Protective ditch (4) Puzzler Backwords Dec 24, 2025
98% TRENCH Protective ditch (6) The Telegraph Quick May 25, 2017
40% MOATS Protective ditches (5) Universal Apr 1, 2024
35% DIKED Provided protective ditches (5)
35% MOATED Having a protective ditch. (6)
25% TRENCHERS Boards required for those digging protective ditches (9)
3% ARMOR Knight's protection (5) New York Times Mini Dec 23, 2025
3% SECURE Protected (6) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Dec 21, 2025
3% SAFE Protected (4) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Dec 21, 2025
3% OBJECT Thing to protect (6) (6) The Sun Two Speed Dec 15, 2025

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Protective ditch Crossword Clue
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