In-car safety feature (6)

The answer to “In-car safety feature (6)” in the The Guardian Quick crossword is AIRBAG — a 6-letter word. It most recently appeared in the The Guardian Quick crossword on July 31, 2026, a Friday puzzle, at 17-Down. Below you'll find why that fill fits, every other answer we've recorded for this clue, and links into the puzzle it came from.

“In-car safety feature (6)” answer

AIRBAG (6 letters)

Reveal the solution one letter at a time with the tiles above if you'd rather nudge yourself toward it than see the whole word at once. Just want it outright? The answer is AIRBAG.

Why the answer is AIRBAG

A cushy lifesaver that pops out when a crash happens 🚗

What does AIRBAG mean?

Reading the plain dictionary sense of AIRBAG is often the fastest way to see why it answers this clue.

When else has “In-car safety feature (6)” appeared?

The Guardian Quick reuses clues across dates, sometimes with a different answer depending on the grid. Here's where this exact clue has shown up, and what the answer was each time — handy when you're checking whether today's fill is the only one.

July 31, 2026 (most recent) → AIRBAG. We haven't indexed another appearance of this exact clue yet.

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