Nixon's first Defense Secretary — Crossword Clue
Stuck on the 5–letter crossword clue “Nixon's first Defense Secretary”? This page covers its appearance in NYT Crossword on 19th Dec 1999. 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 “Nixon's first Defense Secretary” is LAIRD (5 letters).
We last saw “Nixon's first Defense Secretary” in NYT Crossword on 19th Dec 1999.
The 5-letter answer for “Nixon's first Defense Secretary” is LAIRD.
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