US Secretary of Defense Pete ___ (7) Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% HEGSETH US Secretary of Defense Pete ___ (7) (7)
7% SAKE "For Pete's __!" (4) Commuter Oct 18, 2025
7% CHANT "Defense! Defense!," e.g. (5) USA Today Oct 17, 2025
7% DAVIDSON Pete of "SNL" (8) Thomas Joseph Oct 13, 2025
7% MCNAMARA Robert -, US Secretary of Defense from 1961-68 (8) (8) Mirror Quiz Sep 12, 2025
7% COHEN Clinton's last defense secretary (5) New York Times Aug 1, 2025
6% MACE Nutmeg spice, or a defensive spray (4)
6% INK Squid's defensive secretion (3) The Times Concise Nov 12, 2025
6% THORN Rose's defense (5) Universal Nov 10, 2025
6% PAPER Secretary for a broadsheet? (5) (5) The Guardian Cryptic Nov 6, 2025
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