| Answer | Crossword Clue |
|---|---|
| PALISADE | Fort's defense |
| STRONGHOLDS | Forts |
| OUTPOSTS | Faraway forts |
| PRESIDIOS | Spanish forts |
| TREES | Places for forts |
| TREE | Fort's place, maybe |
| BOMBERS | Mitchells, Forts, Liberators. |
| ESCARP | Fort's steep slope |
| WALLED | Like most forts |
| CREWS | Companies aboard Flying Forts. |
| BLOCKHOUSES | Forts made of squared timbers |
| fortify | strengthen and secure (as a town) by forts or batteries |
