Defense secretary after Gates Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% PANETTA Defense secretary after Gates (7)
3% CHANT "Defense! Defense!," e.g. (5) USA Today Oct 17, 2025
3% APART Secretary after answer right away (5) (5) The Guardian Cryptic Oct 16, 2025
3% POWELL Secretary of State after Albright (6) Eugene Sheffer Sep 27, 2025
3% ANNAN Secretary-general after Boutros-Ghali (5) Wall Street Journal Sep 24, 2025
3% MOAT Castle defense (4) New York Times Sep 22, 2025
3% PORTARUM Of the gates (8) The Times O Tempora Sep 20, 2025
3% AIRPORT Gate setting (7) Thomas Joseph Sep 17, 2025
3% MCNAMARA Robert -, US Secretary of Defense from 1961-68 (8) (8) Mirror Quiz Sep 12, 2025
3% OWNGOAL Defensive howler (7) The Telegraph Quick Sep 5, 2025
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