| Answer | Crossword Clue |
|---|---|
| NATO | Acronym for a defense group |
| SEATO | Acronym for a defunct defense group |
| NORAD | Acronym for North American Air Defense. |
| platoons | group of football players who are trained for either offense or defense and are sent into or withdrawn from the game as a body |
| OPEC | Acronym for an oil group |
| OPEC | Acronym for an oil-rich group |
| cinque | group of seaports SE England in Kent & Sussex Dover, Sandwich, Romney, Hastings, & Hythe to which were later added Winchelsea, Rye, & other minor places, granted privileges (until 19th century) in return for services in coast defense |
