Crossword answer

DEFENDER

8 letters · Used for 6 different clues · 8 appearances · Last seen The Independent, July 11, 2026

Letter pattern

DEFENDER

Starts with D, ends with R · 8 letters

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Clues that lead to DEFENDER

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Arcade video game released in 1981 in which the object was to protect astronauts on the landscape from alien abduction8The IndependentJul 11, 2026 Public ___ (lawyer who goes up against a prosecutor)8Crosswords With FriendsJul 1, 2026 Guard8Evening StandardDec 16, 2025 Protector8Evening StandardFeb 18, 2025 Footballer put off outside goal8The IndependentNov 2, 2024 Lawyer, perhaps8Eugene ShefferOct 21, 2020

About DEFENDER in crosswords

DEFENDER is a 8-letter answer that has appeared 8 times in our database across 6 different clues. It was most recently the answer to “Arcade video game released in 1981 in which the object was to protect astronauts on the landscape from alien abduction” in the The Independent crossword on July 11, 2026.

Other 8-letter answers

LOATHINGBehold! An object for hatred (8) COLOPHONA publisher's emblem on a book COLDFEETTV comedy-drama series starring James Nesbitt, Helen Baxendale, John Thomson and Fay Ripley PIDDLINGInconsequential tinkering after volume decreases WORKOUTSSome 1980s Jane Fonda performances BONEUPONGet to know a little better, say STINGRAYSwimmer straying terribly (8) WILLIAMSRaymond __, teacher remembered for his book Culture and Society (1958) (8) DNATESTSProcedures that help determine ancestry MACARONICairo man ruined pasta dish (8) LANCELOTKnight, behold, impaling one with double-edged blade CASSAVASPlants used to make tapioca RECEIPTSGate TROMBONEBrass instrument

Every appearance of DEFENDER (8)

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Jul 11, 2026

Arcade video game released in 1981 in which the object was to protect astronauts on the landscape from alien abduction · The Independent · 20 Across

Jul 1, 2026

Public ___ (lawyer who goes up against a prosecutor) · Crosswords With Friends · 44

Dec 16, 2025

Guard · Evening Standard · 20 Down

Feb 18, 2025

Protector · Evening Standard · 23 Across

Nov 2, 2024

Footballer put off outside goal · The Independent · 16 Across

Oct 21, 2020

Lawyer, perhaps · Eugene Sheffer · 9 Down

Jun 5, 2020

Guard · Evening Standard · 20 Down

Dec 14, 2018

Protector · Evening Standard · 23 Across