| THEPENTAGON | The headquarters of the US Department of Defense, in Arlington, Virginia (3,8) |
| PENTAGON | Headquarters building of the US Department of Defense, in Arlington, Virginia (8) |
| SECRETSERVICE | Branch of the US Department of Homeland Security formerly (1865-2003) under the auspices of the Department of the Treasury (6,7) |
| PEARLHARBOR | Hawaiian naval base and headquarters of the US Pacific fleet (5,6) |
| TMNA | Law enforcement agent of the US Department of Treasury |
| FDA | Part of the US Department of Health and Human Services (Abbrv.) (3) |
| MEDGAREVERS | Civil rights activist buried in Arlington National Cemetery |
| LEJEUNE | Camp _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Railroad - owned by the US Department of the Navy and operating in North Carolina (7) |
| JACKSMITH | Special counsel for the US Department of Justice |
| NAHA | In 1945, what city became the headquarters of the US military government of the Japanese Ryukyu Isla |
| MEADE | The headquarters of the US National Security Agency is located in Maryland's Fort ... |
| ROBERT | US Secretary of Defense in the Bush and Obama cabinets, ... Gates |
| PAWNS | They're the front line of defense, in chess |
| ATNT | What is the name of the stadium (also known as "Jerry World") which is a major NFL venue in Arlington, Texas? (1,1,1,1) |
| LES | William succeeded him as Sec. of Defense in 1994 |
| FBI | J Edgar Hoover was the first director of this US Department of Justice agency (1,1,1) |
| UNKNOWN | Tomb of the ___ Soldier: In Arlington (7) |
| ZONE | Kind of defense in football |
| GOALKEEPER | Last line of defense in soccer |
| GOALIES | Last lines of defense in soccer |
