Clinton's last defense secretary

The answer to “Clinton's last defense secretary” in the New York Times crossword is COHEN — a 5-letter word. It most recently appeared in the New York Times crossword on August 1, 2025, a Friday puzzle, at 13-Down. Below you'll find why that fill fits, every other answer we've recorded for this clue, and links into the puzzle it came from.

“Clinton's last defense secretary” answer

COHEN (5 letters)

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Why the answer is COHEN

COHEN is the 5-letter solution that fits "Clinton's last defense secretary" in the NYT Crossword crossword on August 1, 2025 (13-Down). Use the letter tiles above if you'd rather reveal it one letter at a time.

What does COHEN mean?

Reading the plain dictionary sense of COHEN is often the fastest way to see why it answers this clue.

When else has “Clinton's last defense secretary” appeared?

New York Times reuses clues across dates, sometimes with a different answer depending on the grid. Here's where this exact clue has shown up, and what the answer was each time — handy when you're checking whether today's fill is the only one.

August 1, 2025 (most recent) → COHEN. We haven't indexed another appearance of this exact clue yet.

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