Western alliance
The crossword clue "Western alliance" is answered by NATO, a 4-letter entry. Used 45 times across 35 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1955. It appears in 10 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 45 times across 35 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1955. It appears in 10 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.
- SEATO (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
- Peacekeeping org. - used 43 times, most recently in 2023
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.
- Western Indians - UTES, used 72 times
- Capital of Western Samoa - APIA, used 36 times
- Western wolf - LOBO, used 35 times
- Political alliance - BLOC, used 34 times
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