US Secretary of Defense Pete ___ (7) Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% HEGSETH US Secretary of Defense Pete ___ (7) (7)
7% SAKE "Oh for Pete's ___!" (4)
7% NORAD US/Canada defense group (5) Newsday Jan 11, 2026
6% DENIED Invoked the Shaggy defense, e.g. (6) The Atlantic Mar 15, 2026
6% EGO Freudian origin of defense mechanisms (3) New York Times Mar 14, 2026
6% NATO Western defense grp. (4) New York Times Mar 9, 2026
6% ITS "____ all gone Pete Tong" (3) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Mar 4, 2026
6% ALIBI Suspect's defense, sometimes (5) Wall Street Journal Mar 3, 2026
6% GOTOPEN Had no defense? (7) LA Times Daily Feb 28, 2026
6% DESK Secretary, for example (4) New York Times Feb 27, 2026
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