Starts to lament obtaining cheap key for security feature (4) Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue Starts to lament obtaining cheap key for security feature (4) last seen in Guardian Quick Cryptic 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 LOCK.

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40 Potential Answers:

RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% LOCK Starts to lament obtaining cheap key for security feature (4) (4) The Guardian Quick Cryptic May 9, 2026
7% ALAS Start of a lament (4) LA Times Daily Sep 6, 2026
6% LOCKS Secures with a key (5) LA Times Daily Jul 20, 2026
5% BBS Cheap shot? (3) New York Times Sep 6, 2026
5% WELOST Lament of the vanquished (6) Wall Street Journal Sep 5, 2026
5% PLONK Cheap wine (5) The Telegraph Plusword Sep 4, 2026
5% GETS Obtains (4) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Sep 2, 2026
5% SOB Lament loudly (3) Newsday Aug 27, 2026
5% GET Obtain (3) Commuter Aug 26, 2026
5% ISLET Key (5) Thomas Joseph Aug 26, 2026

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