Nixon's first Defense secretary Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% LAIRD Nixon's first Defense secretary (5)
6% CHANT "Defense! Defense!," e.g. (5) USA Today Oct 17, 2025
6% COHEN Clinton's last defense secretary (5) New York Times Aug 1, 2025
6% STANS Nixon's first secretary of Commerce (5)
6% MCNAMARA 60's Defense Secretary (8)
6% ROBERTFINCH Nixon's first Secretary of HEW (11)
5% DRIVE Be defensive in traffic, e.g. (5) Wall Street Journal Oct 16, 2025
5% LEONI "Madam Secretary" star (5) Wall Street Journal Oct 2, 2025
5% IMMUNE ___ system (body's defense) (6)
5% MOAT Castle defense (4) New York Times Sep 22, 2025
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