Answer:

defenses

AnswerCrossword Clue
DEFENSESLegal strategies
DEFENSESN. A. T. O. is building these.
DEFENSESBastions.
DEFENSESProblems for Secy. Wilson.
DEFENSESWhat QB's must "read"
DEFENSESConcerns of coaches
DEFENSESFortifications
DEFENSESJustifications
DEFENSES"My ... Are Down," 1946 Berlin song
DEFENSESInsanity and others
DEFENSESSome football teams
DEFENSESProtective measures
DEFENSESParts of all football teams
DEFENSESDoomsday and Steel Curtain
DEFENSESProtection