Only Secretary of Defense to be asked to remain in office by a newly elected President Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue Only Secretary of Defense to be asked to remain in office by a newly elected President . 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 11 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is ROBERTGATES.

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% ROBERTGATES Only Secretary of Defense to be asked to remain in office by a newly elected President (11)
3% VOTEIN Elect to office (4,2) (6) Puzzler Jun 20, 2026
2% PLED Asked earnestly (4) Universal Jun 24, 2026
2% OPT Elect (3) Premier Sunday Jun 21, 2026
2% SIT Remain unused (3) Thomas Joseph Jun 20, 2026
2% HARVEYMILK First openly gay man elected to public office in California (10) USA Today Jun 15, 2026
2% THAT "___ remains to be seen" (4) New York Times Jun 14, 2026
2% STAY Remain (4) Wall Street Journal Jun 13, 2026
2% ONE __ and only (3) LA Times Daily Jun 8, 2026
2% BEGS Asks for alms (4)
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