Crossword clues for Defended 8 letters:DEFENDEDStood up forDEFENDERSoccer midfielder, typicallyDEFENDERProtectorDEFENDEDMaintained against force.DEFENDEDGuardedDEFENDERLegal figure.DEFENDEDSupportedDEFENDEROne who provides protectionDEFENDER___ of the FaithDEFENDERUlysses' role in Sophocles' "Ajax.”DEFENDERCriminal attorneyDEFENDERAccused person's lawyerDEFENDEDStuck up forDEFENDERFighter against invasion.DEFENDERLawyer, at timesDEFENDERChampion.DEFENDERAdvocate.DEFENDEDMade a case forDEFENDEROmbudsmanESPOUSERDefender of a cause.GETSOPENBreaks away from a defenderHESSIANSDefenders in the Battle of TrentonLEONIDASDefender of ThermopylaeAVENGERSGrumman TBF-1 defenders of Midway.HAMILTONAndrew ___, defender of Peter Zenger.ALEUTIANIsles defending Alaska.ABSENTIAA defendant may be tried in itINDICTEEDefendant, at timesPALISADEDefender's fenceSPITFIREDefender of London and Malta.PROTECTSDefendsLENIENCEDefendant's hope, at sentencingAPOLOGIAEssay defending one's beliefsINNOCENTWhat defendants are presumed to beLEGALAIDPublic defender's offeringFIGHTFORDefend.TRIBUNESPublic defenders.ASSERTEDDefendedCLARENCEScopes's defender DarrowPALADINSKnightly defenders.SELFPASSPuck handler's maneuver to get around a defenderSKYHOOKSTough-to-defend Kareem Abdul-Jabbar shotsFOUNDFOR___ the defendant.OLDGUARDDefenders of a cause.SELFPASSCaroming tactic to evade a hockey defenderTRIBUNESDefenders of people's rightsLITIGANTPlaintiff or defendantBABYHOOKShort, hard-to-defend basketball shotLIBELEESSome civil defendantsANDERSONDefender of Fort Sumter.