Obama's third secretary of defense (2013-15) Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue Obama's third secretary of defense (2013-15) featured in New York Times puzzle on May 16, 2026. We have found 40 possible answers for this clue in our database. Among them, one solution stands out with a 98% match which has a length of 5 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is HAGEL.

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% HAGEL Obama's third secretary of defense (2013-15) (5) New York Times May 16, 2026
67% GEORGECMARSHALL Third Secretary of Defense. (15)
62% PANETTA Defense secretary under Obama (7) New York Times Jul 23, 2022
59% COHEN Clinton's third defense secretary (5)
56% MCNAMARA 60's Defense Secretary (8)
54% ODOR Skunk's defense (4) Eugene Sheffer May 16, 2026
54% PARRY Fencing defense (5) LA Times Daily May 9, 2026
54% ALIBIS Defendants' defenses (6) Newsday May 3, 2026
54% ALIBI Suspect's defense (5)
54% THORN Rosebush defense (5) New York Times Midi Apr 28, 2026

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