Sec. of Defense Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue Sec. of Defense: 1969–72 . 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 LAIRD.

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% LAIRD Sec. of Defense: 1969–72 (5)
83% CEW Initials of the Sec. of Defense. (3)
8% IPOS SEC-regulated events (4) LA Times Daily Feb 28, 2026
8% GOTOPEN Had no defense? (7) LA Times Daily Feb 28, 2026
8% RET On Social Sec., say (3) Premier Sunday Feb 8, 2026
8% BRB "Gimme a sec!" (3) USA Today Jan 2, 2026
7% INKY Like a squid's defense (4) Universal Mar 18, 2026
7% DENIED Invoked the Shaggy defense, e.g. (6) The Atlantic Mar 15, 2026
7% EGO Freudian origin of defense mechanisms (3) New York Times Mar 14, 2026
7% NATO Western defense grp. (4) New York Times Mar 9, 2026
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