| Former Pac. pact | 16 |
| Former multinational gp. | 24 |
| Former intl. pact | 17 |
| Former eight-nation assn. | 25 |
| Former defense org. (1954-77) | 29 |
| Former defense grp. | 19 |
| Former defense collective | 25 |
| Former cousin of NATO | 21 |
| Former Bangkok-based grp. | 25 |
| Former Asian org. | 17 |
| Former Asian alliance | 21 |
| Former alliance acronym | 23 |
| Former alliance | 15 |
| Extinct relative of NATO | 24 |
| Extinct cousin of NATO | 22 |
| Ex-international org. | 21 |
| Ex-alliance | 11 |
| Erstwhile pact | 14 |
| Eastern alliance | 16 |
| Defunct treaty org. of 1954 | 27 |
| Defunct treaty acronym | 22 |
| Defunct defense alliance | 24 |
| Defunct def. pact | 17 |
| Defunct cousin of NATO | 22 |
| Defunct alliance acronym | 24 |
| Defense pact signed in 1954 | 27 |
| Defense pact of 1954 | 20 |
| Defense grp. that disbanded in 1977 | 35 |
| Defense grp. of 1954-77 | 23 |
| Defense grp. formed in 1954 | 27 |
| Defense grp. dissolved in 1977 | 30 |
| Defense gp. of 1954-'77 | 27 |
| Defense assn. until 1977 | 24 |
| Defense assn. disbanded in 1977 | 31 |
| Cousin of NATO | 14 |
| Cold-war assn. | 14 |
| Cold War alliance formed under DDE | 34 |
| Bygone defense grp. | 19 |
| Bangkok-based org. | 18 |
| Asian pact | 10 |
| Asian alliance | 14 |
| Alliance until 1977 | 19 |
| Alliance from 1954 to 1977 | 26 |
| Alliance formed in Manila in 1954: Abbr. | 40 |
| Alliance created in 1954 | 24 |
| Alliance created by the Manila Pact (abbr.) | 43 |
| Alliance acronym: 1954–76 | 32 |
| Acronym for an ex-treaty | 24 |
| 1954-77 defense grp. | 20 |
| 1954-77 alliance: Abbr. | 23 |
| 1954-77 alliance | 16 |
| 1954-1977 defense gp. | 21 |
| 1950s-'70s defense acronym | 30 |
| "From --- shining..." | 31 |
| "From ___ shining sea" | 32 |
| "From ___ shining ..." ("America the Beautiful" lyric) | 74 |
| "A little water is a ___ an ant" (Afghan proverb) | 59 |
| " . . . from ___ shining . . . " | 42 |
| '54 defense pact | 20 |
| By the ___ one's pants | 26 |
| ____ learning: college | 22 |
| College, for one | 16 |
| Instinct, with "the" | 30 |
| Throne, say | 11 |
| Throne | 6 |
| Focus when you hit bottom? | 26 |
| Meditation site? | 16 |
| It's dangerous for you to fly by | 36 |
| "Miracle on 34th Street" director | 43 |
| Secretary of the Interior: 1956-60 | 34 |
| Ike's second Sec. of the Interior | 37 |
| George who directed "Miracle on 34th Street" | 54 |
| 'Airport' director George | 33 |
| Nation's width | 18 |
| Ending of "America the Beautiful" | 43 |
| Ocean plant | 11 |
| Cruise, say | 11 |
| Brawl during a game of musical chairs? | 38 |
| Theater units | 13 |
| Installs in office | 18 |
| Theater reservations | 20 |
| Installs | 8 |
| Tandem twosome | 14 |
| Capitol Hill prizes | 19 |
| Has capacity for | 16 |
| Does ushering | 13 |
| Accommodates, in a way | 22 |
| You can take them or leave them | 31 |
| What parties vie for | 20 |
| Theater capacity | 16 |
| Stadium row | 11 |
| Settees and sofas | 17 |
| Plane count | 11 |
| People may be hired to fill them | 32 |
| Mercy and love, for two | 23 |
| Many are reserved | 17 |
| Bleachers' features | 23 |
| Arena arrangement | 17 |
| Works as an usher | 17 |
| Try to fill all of them | 23 |