Defense acronym
The crossword clue "Defense acronym" is answered by NATO, a 4-letter entry. Used 29 times across 22 distinct years; most recently in 2020; first recorded in 1973. It appears in 11 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself.
The answer
NATO
4 letters. See every clue for this answer on the NATO answer page.
Used 29 times across 22 distinct years; most recently in 2020; first recorded in 1973. It appears in 11 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.
Other answers for this clue
The same clue has also been answered these ways in the xd corpus. Answers inside this collection link to their own answer page.
- MIRV (1 uses in xd)
Other clues for NATO
Every other clue in this collection answered by NATO, most used first.
- Post-WWII alliance - used 55 times, most recently in 2026
- Brussels-based org. - used 54 times, most recently in 2026
- Alliance acronym - used 45 times, most recently in 2024
- Western alliance - used 45 times, most recently in 2026
- Peacekeeping org. - used 43 times, most recently in 2023
- Alliance since 1949 - used 24 times, most recently in 2026
- Defense org. - used 24 times, most recently in 2008
- Brussels-based alliance - used 21 times, most recently in 2026
Related clues
Clues in this collection of the same answer length that share a word with this clue, or match its answer pattern when no word is shared. Most used first.
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- Polecat's defense - ODOR, used 34 times
- The Big Easy acronym - NOLA, used 30 times
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