Crossword answer
DEFY
4 letters · Used for 16 different clues · 36 appearances · Last seen The Sun, September 26, 2026
Letter pattern
DEFY
Clues that lead to DEFY
Most recent firstClueLettersPuzzleLast seen
Resist worship, heartlessly (4)4The SunSep 26, 2026
Openly resist4The IndependentAug 25, 2026
Rebel against4USA TodayAug 10, 2026
Go against4Wall Street JournalJul 10, 2026
Flout4Evening StandardJun 1, 2026
Flout openly4LA TimesMay 6, 2026
Challenge4Eugene ShefferFeb 5, 2026
Stand up to4New York TimesFeb 4, 2026
Flaunt4Evening StandardNov 21, 2025
Buck4NewsdayMar 1, 2025
Go against, as orders4Daily ThemedNov 15, 2024
Resist4Evening StandardAug 1, 2024
Disobey, as orders4Daily ThemedJul 7, 2024
Refuse to obey, as an order4Daily ThemedNov 24, 2023
Boldly resist4Daily ThemedNov 30, 2021
Resist4Evening StandardJun 14, 2018
About DEFY in crosswords
DEFY is a 4-letter answer that has appeared 36 times in our database across 16 different clues. It was most recently the answer to “Resist worship, heartlessly (4)” in the The Sun crossword on September 26, 2026.
Other 4-letter answers
TEARRush
EATA"I'm so hungry I could ___ horse right now": 2 wds.
URAL__ Mountains, range marking the divide between Europe and Asia (4)
NILEEgyptian river
TARTLike vinaigrette
ADENMideast gulf
FOREFront
DIVEHeadlong plunge
DEADOut of play
OHNO“It can’t be!”
ONESBinary digits
VACASpanish dairy animal
ORALLike testimony in court
IBEXA wild goat with large backward-curving horns
Every appearance of DEFY (36)
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Sep 26, 2026
Resist worship, heartlessly (4) · The Sun · 12 Across
Aug 25, 2026
Openly resist · The Independent · 23 Across
Aug 10, 2026
Rebel against · USA Today · 59 Down
Jul 10, 2026
Go against · Wall Street Journal · 67 Across
Jun 1, 2026
Flout · Evening Standard · 5 Down
May 6, 2026
Flout openly · LA Times · Across
Feb 5, 2026
Challenge · Eugene Sheffer · 24 Across
Feb 4, 2026
Stand up to · New York Times · 53 Across
Nov 26, 2025
Openly resist · The Independent · 17 Down
Nov 21, 2025
Flaunt · Evening Standard · 21 Across
Mar 1, 2025
Buck · Newsday · Across
Nov 15, 2024
Go against, as orders · Daily Themed · 23 Down
Oct 21, 2024
Openly resist · The Independent · 23 Across
Aug 1, 2024
Resist · Evening Standard · 3 Down
Jul 24, 2024
Openly resist · The Independent · 21 Across
Jul 7, 2024
Disobey, as orders · Daily Themed · 4 Down
Jun 15, 2024
Challenge · Eugene Sheffer · 39 Across
Apr 19, 2024
Challenge · Evening Standard · 6 Down
Apr 18, 2024
Openly resist · The Independent · 7 Down
Feb 16, 2024
Challenge · Evening Standard · 21 Across
Nov 24, 2023
Refuse to obey, as an order · Daily Themed · 59 Across
Sep 21, 2023
Challenge · Eugene Sheffer · 24 Across
Dec 7, 2022
Challenge · Eugene Sheffer · 31 Down
Sep 6, 2022
Flout · Evening Standard · 21 Across
Jul 6, 2022
Go against, as orders · Daily Themed · 42 Across
Jun 1, 2022
Stand up to? · Daily Themed · 41 Down
Nov 30, 2021
Boldly resist · Daily Themed · 42 Down
Feb 18, 2021
Challenge · Eugene Sheffer · 24 Across
Feb 3, 2021
Challenge · Eugene Sheffer · 47 Down
Jan 5, 2021
Flout · Evening Standard · 5 Down
Oct 10, 2020
Challenge · Eugene Sheffer · 46 Down
May 18, 2020
Challenge · Eugene Sheffer · 57 Across
May 1, 2020
Flaunt · Evening Standard · 21 Across
Nov 15, 2019
Flout · Evening Standard · 33 Down
Jun 14, 2018
Resist · Evening Standard · 3 Down
Jan 19, 2018
Challenge · Evening Standard · 21 Across