| Answer | Crossword Clue |
|---|---|
| MACES | Sprays defensively |
| BRISTLE | Reply defensively |
| FLINCH | React defensively |
| HEDGE | Invest defensively |
| HEDGING | Investing defensively |
| CLOSERANKS | Act together defensively |
| WEAVE | Bob and ... (box defensively) |
| stonewall | of a batsman, to play defensively |
| stonewaller | STONEWALL, of a batsman, to play defensively |
| prickling | (of a person) React defensively or angrily to something |
| prickled | (of a person) React defensively or angrily to something |
| cheater | position oneself defensively near a particular area in anticipation of a play in that area the shortstop was cheating toward second base |
