| Answer | Crossword Clue |
|---|---|
| SECONDARIES | Football defense groups |
| NAVIES | Military defense groups |
| NAVIES | Seagoing defense groups |
| SQUADRONED | Formed defense groups, of a sort |
| TACKLERS | Defense men at football. |
| GUARD | Defense man at football. |
| MANTOMAN | Basketball or football defense |
| ZONE | Kind of defense in football |
| MANTOMAN | Basketball or football defense method |
| LINEBACKER | Part of a football defense |
| ZONE | Kind of football pass defense |
| NICKEL | Football defense that employs five defensive backs |
| NOSETACKLE | Middleman in a 3-4 football defense |
