Clues for the word "SECURE"
We've had 76 crossword clues used for this word, and seen it 161 times in crosswords. It was last seen in Penny Dell Sunday crossword on June 28, 2026.
Definition of secure
- a. - Free from fear, care, or anxiety; easy in mind; not feeling suspicion or distrust; confident.
- a. - Overconfident; incautious; careless; -- in a bad sense.
- a. - Confident in opinion; not entertaining, or not having reason to entertain, doubt; certain; sure; -- commonly with of; as, secure of a welcome.
- a. - Net exposed to danger; safe; -- applied to persons and things, and followed by against or from.
- v. t. - To make safe; to relieve from apprehensions of, or exposure to, danger; to guard; to protect.
- v. t. - To put beyond hazard of losing or of not receiving; to make certain; to assure; to insure; -- frequently with against or from, rarely with of; as, to secure a creditor against loss; to secure a debt by a mortgage.
- v. t. - To make fast; to close or confine effectually; to render incapable of getting loose or escaping; as, to secure a prisoner; to secure a door, or the hatches of a ship.
- v. t. - To get possession of; to make one's self secure of; to acquire certainly; as, to secure an estate.
Referring Clues
- Batten down
- Land
- Safe
- Nail down
- Safe and sound
- Protected
- Pin up, as a pin curl
- Lock up
- Make safe
- Locked up
- Make fast
- Safe from harm
- Acquire
- Out of harm's way
- Not at risk
- Free from danger
- Well-protected
- Tie tightly
- Get hold of
- Bolt down
- Tied down
- Fasten tightly
- Guarantee
- Encrypted, perhaps
- Like an encrypted transmission, in theory
- Like online banking (hopefully)
- Protected from danger
- Fasten down
- Tie down
- Firmly in place
- Anchored
- Stable
- Fastened tightly
- Impervious to break-ins
- Impervious to bugs
- Encrypted perhaps
- Fasten
- Lock up tight
- Tied up tightly
- Impervious to hackers
- Firmly in place - free from danger
- Incapable of being tampered with
- Rescue (anag)
- Obtain
- Chain dog; get collars
- Peg
- It's safe to check around with a dog
- Rescue needs organising fast
- It's safe to view, when dog is kept inside
- Safe after a botched rescue
- It's safe to view when the dog is kept inside
- Obtain safe
- Guard dog - watch out!
- Positive about city being safe
- Self-confident and convinced about City
- Look around - the wretch is safe
- Safe from hackers
- Confident of Home Counties treatment
- It's safe to tie up
- Batten down firm
- Fasten firmly
- Lock tight
- Firm notice about dog
- Spot keeping dog safe
- Out of danger
- It's safe to come by
- Confident
- To be safe, check out the dog
- In safe custody
- Like passwords, one hopes
- Fix in place
- Put a lock on
- Password-protected, say
- Get to see about a dog
- Firmly fasten
- Guarded
Last Seen In
- Penny Dell Sunday - June 28, 2026
- Daily Cryptic - May 11, 2026
- Evening Standard Quick - May 08, 2026
- Evening Standard Quick - May 04, 2026
- New York Times - February 13, 2026
- Evening Standard Easy - January 20, 2026
- Evening Standard Cryptic - December 16, 2025
- New York Times - December 13, 2025
- Evening Standard Quick - October 28, 2025
- Penny Dell Daily - October 16, 2025
- Daily American - September 26, 2025
- Evening Standard Quick - July 25, 2025
- Penny Dell Daily - June 05, 2025
- Daily American - May 18, 2025
- Evening Standard Quick - April 17, 2025
- Penny Dell Daily - February 17, 2025
- Penny Dell Daily - January 05, 2025
- Penny Dell Daily - November 02, 2024
- Daily American - October 15, 2024
- Daily Cryptic - August 28, 2024
- Penny Dell Daily - August 10, 2024
- Daily Cryptic - July 30, 2024
- Penny Dell Daily - July 20, 2024
- Evening Standard Cryptic - July 17, 2024
- Daily Cryptic - May 10, 2024
- Evening Standard Quick - April 29, 2024
- Evening Standard Cryptic - February 23, 2024
- Evening Standard Easy - December 11, 2023
- Evening Standard Quick - October 13, 2023
- Daily American - September 26, 2023
- And in 131 more crossword puzzles...