| Solution | Length | |
|---|---|---|
| 4 letters | ||
| ward | 4 | |
| dyke | 4 | |
| 5 letters | ||
| levee | 5 | |
| stand | 5 | |
| alibi | 5 | |
| 6 letters | ||
| reason | 6 | |
| pledge | 6 | |
| shield | 6 | |
| excuse | 6 | |
| 7 letters | ||
| bastion | 7 | |
| shelter | 7 | |
| rampart | 7 | |
| bulwark | 7 | |
| 8 letters | ||
| stockade | 8 | |
| 9 letters | ||
| refortify | 9 | |
| political | 9 | |
| safeguard | 9 | |
| 10 letters | ||
| LIVELIHOOD | 10 | |
| resistance | 10 | |
| protection | 10 | |
| 11 letters | ||
| vindication | 11 | |
| 12 letters | ||
| areopagitica | 12 | |
| self defense | 12 | |
| 14 letters | ||
| anthropologist | 14 | |
| 15 letters | ||
| self protection | 15 | |
| 17 letters | ||
| self preservation | 17 | |