Crossword answer
LOCK
4 letters · Used for 16 different clues · 22 appearances · Last seen The Guardian, October 7, 2026
Letter pattern
LOCK
Clues that lead to LOCK
Most recent firstClueLettersPuzzleLast seen
Hair clip (4)4The GuardianOct 7, 2026
First off, observe feature of a canal (4)4The GuardianSep 29, 2026
Filing cabinet securer4NYT MidiAug 16, 2026
It may be picked4Daily ThemedJul 23, 2026
Guaranteed win4Wall Street JournalJul 16, 2026
Canal feature4Thomas JosephJul 3, 2026
Caps ___ (keyboard key)4Daily ThemedMay 30, 2026
Starts to lament obtaining cheap key for security feature (4)4The GuardianMay 9, 2026
Pretend to latch a door + Stack boxes + Puff two cigars + Trace a big drum = "___, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels" (1998 film ... see 27a)4Daily ThemedNov 1, 2025
Use Windows key + L to ___ your screen momentarily to keep your PC away from prying eyes4Daily ThemedFeb 21, 2025
Secure4New York TimesFeb 7, 2025
Bolt4Evening StandardDec 20, 2024
Master ___, security product company whose "Tough Under Fire" commercial aired during Super Bowl VIII4Daily ThemedFeb 11, 2024
Ringlet of hair4Daily ThemedMar 27, 2022
What a thief might pick4Daily ThemedAug 2, 2021
One possibly picked for the rugby team?4Evening StandardJul 25, 2019
About LOCK in crosswords
LOCK is a 4-letter answer that has appeared 22 times in our database across 16 different clues. It was most recently the answer to “Hair clip (4)” in the The Guardian crossword on October 7, 2026.
Other 4-letter answers
ABLEUp to the task
TOONMickey or Minnie
COMEAttend
HIREBring on board
SAKSLuxury goods retailer since 1867
EDAMCheese from the Netherlands
ISEE"So that's how it is"
RAGSCleaning cloths
BONEChew toy shape, often
SLOWSign in a construction zone
SEEDSunflower bit
OSLONorwegian banking hub
REEKStink
DAFT____ Punk
Every appearance of LOCK (22)
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Oct 7, 2026
Hair clip (4) · The Guardian · 1 Down
Sep 29, 2026
First off, observe feature of a canal (4) · The Guardian · 24 Down
Aug 16, 2026
Filing cabinet securer · NYT Midi · 20 Across
Jul 23, 2026
It may be picked · Daily Themed · 23 Down
Jul 16, 2026
Guaranteed win · Wall Street Journal · 45 Down
Jul 3, 2026
Canal feature · Thomas Joseph · 1 Across
May 30, 2026
Caps ___ (keyboard key) · Daily Themed · 8 Down
May 9, 2026
Starts to lament obtaining cheap key for security feature (4) · The Guardian · 1 Across
Feb 21, 2025
Use Windows key + L to ___ your screen momentarily to keep your PC away from prying eyes · Daily Themed · 1 Down
Feb 7, 2025
Secure · New York Times · 29 Down
Dec 20, 2024
Bolt · Evening Standard · 37 Across
Dec 12, 2024
Canal feature · Eugene Sheffer · 3 Down
Nov 8, 2024
Canal feature · Eugene Sheffer · 41 Across
Oct 4, 2024
Canal feature · Eugene Sheffer · 24 Across
Jun 17, 2023
Caps ___ (keyboard key) · Daily Themed · 30 Down
Jun 28, 2022
Canal feature · Eugene Sheffer · 38 Down
Mar 27, 2022
Ringlet of hair · Daily Themed · 40 Down
Aug 2, 2021
What a thief might pick · Daily Themed · 30 Across
Jul 25, 2019
One possibly picked for the rugby team? · Evening Standard · 32 Down
Oct 29, 2018
Bolt · Evening Standard · 37 Across