| Answer | Crossword Clue |
|---|---|
| SEAMAN | Backbone of the Navy. |
| SPINAL | Of the backbone |
| SPINAL | Of the backbone. |
| VERTEBRA | Bit of the backbone |
| SACRUM | Part of the backbone |
| APENNINE | Designating the backbone of Italy. |
| PVTENTERPRISE | Backbone of capitalism, on the base? |
| NCO | Member of "the backbone of the Army," for short |
