| 2026-08-27 | Allied grp. |
| 2026-07-09 | Grp. of peacekeepers |
| 2026-05-17 | Intl. group formed in 1949 |
| 2026-04-14 | Defense grp. since 1949 |
| 2026-04-06 | Grp. joined by Finland in 2023 and Sweden in 2024 |
| 2026-03-09 | Western defense grp. |
| 2026-01-18 | Grp. that Sweden joined in 2024 |
| 2026-01-10 | Iceland is its only member that doesn't have a standing army |
| 2025-12-21 | Org. with its own alphabet |
| 2025-11-19 | Its alphabet starts with Alfa and ends with Zulu |
| 2025-06-01 | Sweden joined it in 2024 |
| 2025-03-31 | Defense org. since 1949 |
| 2025-02-20 | Alliance of 32 nations |
| 2025-01-09 | Grp. whose alphabet is used eight times in this puzzle |
| 2024-06-12 | The U.S. is its southernmost member |
| 2024-04-08 | International grp. with many European members |
| 2024-03-19 | Alliance that Ukraine seeks to join, in brief |
| 2023-11-28 | Finland joined it in 2023 |
| 2023-07-15 | North Macedonia joined it in 2020 |
| 2023-01-19 | Group in which Iceland is the only member without an army |
| 2022-12-28 | Grp. known as OTAN in France |
| 2022-10-17 | Peacekeeping grp. since 1949 |
| 2022-10-10 | Peacekeeping grp. since 1949 |
| 2022-07-10 | Its alphabet includes delta |
| 2021-08-31 | Grp. with peacekeeping operations |
| 2021-08-04 | ___ alphabet |
| 2021-07-26 | Post-W.W. II alliance |
| 2021-03-30 | Kind of alphabet |
| 2020-12-01 | Alliance formed in April 1949 |
| 2020-09-21 | Alliance HQ'd in Brussels |
| 2020-07-07 | Grp. founded to resist Communism |
| 2020-04-07 | Defense alliance since 1949 |
| 2020-01-06 | Post-W.W. II alliance |
| 2020-01-03 | Kind of alphabet |
| 2019-12-04 | Grp. whose alphabet starts Alfa, Bravo, Charlie ... |
| 2019-06-22 | Grp. that Ronald Reagan once supported |
| 2019-03-24 | With 115-Across, communication system that's a hint to the answer to each starred clue |
| 2019-01-05 | It. is in it |
| 2018-11-11 | Grp. founded by 12 countries |
| 2018-11-08 | Montenegro joined it in 2017 |
| 2018-08-28 | ___ alphabet |
| 2018-06-27 | Its alphabet goes from Alfa to Zulu |
| 2018-06-05 | Western defense grp. |
| 2018-03-31 | Turkey club? |
| 2017-12-31 | Kind of alphabet |
| 2017-12-18 | Brussels-based defense grp. |
| 2017-11-14 | Post-W.W. II alliance |
| 2017-11-06 | Transoceanic alliance since 1949 |
| 2017-04-10 | Alliance that keeps a wary eye on Russia |
| 2017-02-20 | Defense alliance since 1949, for short |
| 2017-02-02 | Grp. that has added 12 members since the end of the Cold War |
| 2015-12-26 | Its flag is dark blue, symbolizing an ocean |
| 2014-11-24 | What 26 countries in Eur. belong to |
| 2013-11-12 | Grp. whose members account for more than 50% of the world's defense spending |
| 2013-11-04 | Western mil. alliance |
| 2013-07-08 | Grp. with forces in Afghanistan |
| 2013-06-25 | Grp. with peacekeeping forces |
| 2013-06-19 | Grp. whose initials in French are the reverse of its English initials |
| 2013-05-13 | Western mil. alliance |
| 2013-04-28 | Defender of the West |
| 2012-12-05 | Grp. joined by Albania and Croatia in 2009 |
| 2012-11-27 | Peacekeeping grp. |
| 2012-11-26 | Western alliance since 1949 |
| 2012-11-11 | Peacekeeping grp. |
| 2012-06-17 | Grp. with an alphabet |
| 2012-06-05 | Defense acronym |
| 2012-03-21 | The U.K. is in it, but Ire. is not |
| 2012-02-23 | Port. is part of it |
| 2011-08-05 | Strike authorizer |
| 2011-08-03 | Turkey club? |
| 2011-04-21 | Cold war force |
| 2010-11-14 | Defense grp. headquartered in Belgium |
| 2010-09-21 | Intl. group with many generals |
| 2010-06-30 | Defense grp. since 1949 |
| 2010-02-18 | Intl. group whose initials in English and French are reversed |
| 2010-01-18 | Western mil. alliance |
| 2009-06-02 | Alliance since '49 |
| 2009-03-25 | Brussels-based alliance |
| 2009-02-23 | Western alliance, for short |
| 2008-11-23 | Spain joined it in 1982 |
| 2008-09-09 | Its HQ is in Brussels |
| 2008-06-29 | Org. with peace-keeping forces |
| 2008-05-11 | Warsaw Pact counterforce |
| 2008-03-26 | Mil. alliance since 1949 |
| 2008-02-20 | Brussels-based org. |
| 2008-01-13 | Group with a secy. gen. |
| 2007-09-30 | Grp. conducting Operation Deny Flight |
| 2007-06-16 | It has ports in Port. |
| 2007-02-13 | Cold war side |
| 2007-02-02 | Org. with troops |
| 2006-09-24 | Cold war winner |
| 2006-08-27 | Grp. founded in Washington on 4/4/1949 |
| 2006-08-11 | Like some troops |
| 2006-06-04 | Turkey club? |
| 2006-02-12 | Iceland is part of it: Abbr. |
| 2006-01-14 | ___ forces |
| 2006-01-02 | Alliance since '49 |
| 2005-12-25 | Cold war side |
| 2005-12-05 | Grp. that outlasted the Warsaw Pact |
| 2005-05-06 | It began in H.S.T.'s administration |
| 2005-05-01 | One side in the cold war |
| 2005-03-08 | Defense grp. |
| 2004-12-27 | Defense grp. since 1949 |
| 2004-12-15 | Cold war winner |
| 2004-10-14 | Alliance acronym |
| 2004-09-05 | Grp. with forces |
| 2004-01-25 | Alliance acronym |
| 2003-10-22 | Cold war winner |
| 2003-08-20 | Defense acronym |
| 2003-05-02 | The U.S. is in it |
| 2003-02-27 | Defense grp. |
| 2003-02-19 | Expanding grp. |
| 2002-12-11 | Growing alliance |
| 2002-06-16 | Grp. that spans an ocean |
| 2002-05-23 | Major alliance |
| 2002-04-06 | Grp. with a secretary general |
| 2002-01-26 | Force in Eur. |
| 2001-12-04 | Grp. with its HQ in Brussels |
| 2001-12-01 | Org. for Lord Robertson |
| 2001-07-27 | 1999 air strike authorizer |
| 2001-07-23 | Much of Eur. is in it |
| 2001-07-02 | Defense org. since 1949 |
| 2001-04-08 | Org. with a compass star as its symbol |
| 2001-04-01 | Britain's Lord Ismay was its first head |
| 2001-03-27 | Peacekeeping grp. |
| 2001-03-25 | Partnership for Peace grp. |
| 2001-01-07 | Kind of commander |
| 2000-12-24 | Expanding org. |
| 2000-10-02 | Cold war defense grp. |
| 2000-08-01 | Cold war winner |
| 2000-03-15 | Like some peacekeepers |
| 1999-09-19 | Defense group since 1949 |
| 1999-08-01 | Its HQ is in Brussels |
| 1999-05-14 | Brussels-based org. |
| 1999-04-11 | Security grp. |
| 1999-02-16 | Peacekeeping force in Bosnia |
| 1999-01-18 | Org. formed to contain Communism |
| 1998-12-17 | Alliance since 1949 |
| 1998-11-08 | Defense acronym |
| 1998-10-04 | Cold war force |
| 1998-09-13 | Peace-keeping grp. |
| 1998-09-11 | Like some forces in the Balkans |
| 1998-04-26 | Body that includes SHAPE |
| 1998-02-20 | Expanding grp. |
| 1997-12-13 | Partnership for Peace grp. |
| 1997-11-29 | Eisenhower held a 1950 post in it |
| 1997-10-22 | Warsaw Pact counterforce |
| 1997-08-07 | Org. with a secretary general |
| 1997-08-04 | Org. expanding into Eastern Europe |
| 1997-03-16 | Org. involved in Bosnia |
| 1997-03-14 | Kind of forces |
| 1996-08-21 | Brussels-based org. |
| 1996-07-18 | Org. whose symbol is a four-pointed compass |
| 1996-05-19 | Kind of forces |
| 1996-01-19 | Force in Bosnia |
| 1996-01-15 | 1949 alliance |
| 1995-11-25 | Partnership for Peace grp. |
| 1995-10-11 | Brussels-based grp. |
| 1995-08-20 | Defense grp. since 1949 |
| 1995-04-11 | Alliance since 1949 |
| 1995-02-10 | Its HQ is in Brussels |
| 1995-01-09 | Pact since 1949 |
| 1994-08-30 | Defense acronym |
| 1994-08-28 | Its HQ is in Brussels |
| 1994-04-04 | European defense grp. |
| 1994-02-21 | Group with HQ in Brussels |