| RETREAT | Place of refuge or privacy; or, the withdrawal by a military force from a place of danger (7) |
| RELEARN | Study again reel shot by a military force (7) |
| DEFENCE | Military forces from Germany and Spain cross swords (7) |
| NONSUIT | The stopping of legal action by a judge, or voluntary withdrawal by the plaintiff |
| CONQUEST | The subjugation and assumption of control by a military force (8) |
| INTERLOPER | Someone who intrudes on the privacy or property of another without permission (10) |
| REDEPLOYMENT | Move (of military forces) from one combat zone to another (12) |
| INVASIVE | Tending to intrude on a person's thoughts or privacy |
| RETRACTION | Withdrawal by Carter perhaps turning into it (10) |
| EXIT | Withdrawal by team entering extra time |
| CHROMEEXTENSION | Adblock Plus or Privacy Badger ... or the first word of 17-, 25-, or 49-Across? |
| HOSPICE | Place of refuge, or for the terminally ill (7) |
| HIDEOUT | Place of refuge or concealment (7) |
| SANCTUARY | A sacred place such as a shrine or temple; the holiest part of a church, also called the chancel; a place of refuge; or, a nature reserve (9) |
| VIETNAM | South East Asian nation which forced the withdrawal of US forces supporting its southern regime in the independence war of the sixties |
| HARBOUR | Old word for a refuge or shelter that came to mean a haven for ships (7) |
| EVACUEE | A person sent away from a place of danger, especially in wartime (7) |
| GULFWAR | Conflict that resulted in the withdrawal of Iraq from Kuwait in 1991 (4,3) |
| ARMYANT | Six-legged bug formed by a military branch + an anagram of "tan": 2 wds. |
| SHELTER | Temporary refuge or residence for homeless persons (7) |
