Defense alliance since 1949, for short — Crossword Clue
Stuck on the 4–letter crossword clue “Defense alliance since 1949, for short”? This page covers its appearance in NYT Crossword on 20th Feb 2017. You can reveal the answer at your pace — one letter at a time or the whole word in one go. We also provide helpful extras where available: an AI-generated hint, a dictionary definition, other clues that share the same answer, and a jumbled-letters view for quick anagramming.
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The answer to “Defense alliance since 1949, for short” is NATO (4 letters).
We last saw “Defense alliance since 1949, for short” in NYT Crossword on 20th Feb 2017.
The 4-letter answer for “Defense alliance since 1949, for short” is NATO.
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