Complete Clue List
Across
1. Former name of Asian country which gained independence from the UK on 4 Jan 1948
6. Bronze Age civilization in north west of India, lasting from 3300 BCE to 1300 BCE
9. Last name of 16th American president
10. Tanks were used for the first time in this battle during WWI in 1916
11. Earliest civilization started in this country at the Nile
12. 1st Holy Roman Emperor ___ the Great reigned from 768-814
16. Soviet sniper ___ Petrova, recorded 122 kills during Winter War and WWII
19. Thai human rights lawyer & activist ___ Numpa (born 1984)
21. Israeli prime minister Yitzhak ___, assassinated in 1995
24. City in Afghanistan captured by the Taliban on 28 Jul 2021
26. Country unified in 1861 by Victor Emmanuel II
27. World's highest peak scaled in 1953
28. Historical language derived from Etruscan, Greek and Phoenician
30. Indian province annexed by British in 1826
32. 3rd Egyptian president Anwar ___, assassinated in 1981
35. British colony in southwest Arabia from 1937-1963: ___ Colony
37. American space agency founded in 1958 (acronym)
40. Ancient city founded in 300 BC by Seleucus I Nicator, one of Alexander the Great's generals
44. War of the ___, English civil war fought in the 15th century
45. Hong Kong was ceded to Britain after the First ___ War from 1839-1842
46. Battle of ___ fought on 26 Dec 1776
47. Chinese military tactician, writer of "The Art of War" (alt. sp.; 3,2)
48. Syrian territory ___ Heights, occupied by Israel since Six-Day War of 1967
Down
1. Battle of ___ Perimeter from 4 Aug-Sep 18 1950, Korean War
2. Empire lasting from 27 BC to 1453 AD
3. British prime minister ___ Douglas-Home, served from 1963-1964
4. First name of Duchess of Prussia from 1618-1619
5. Tax introduced by Margaret Thatcher's government in 1989 and 1990
6. First Lady of Puerto Rico ___ Mendoza, from 1949-1965
7. Israeli defense minister Moshe ___, served from 1967-1974
8. 1st Indonesian prime minister ___ Sjahrir, served from 1945-1947
13. Egyptian pharaoh ___ Awibre, ruled from 1777 BC until 1775 BC
14. 18th century Scottish outlaw ___ Roy MacGregor
15. King of the Kingdom of Aksum ___ of Axum, ruled around 400 AD
17. Kingdom of ___ from 1542-1801
18. Fifth king in House of David ___ of Judah, ruled from 911-870 BC
19. Scotland __ 1978
20. Battle of New ___ on 8 Jan 1815
22. Roman amphitheatre in Croatia Pula ___, constructed between 27 BC and AD 68
23. Polish nurse ___ Sendler (died in 2008), served Underground Resistance during WW II in Warsaw
25. Great War aka ___ Years' War, Cuban uprising against Spain in 19th century
26. Ancient Egyptian king's daughter who lived in the 12th Dynasty around 1850 BC
29. British soldier ___ McKay, posthumous recipient of the Victoria Cross in 1982 during Falklands War
31. Battle of ___ Jacinto fought on Apr 21, 1836
32. 1st provisional Chinese president ___ Yat-sen, served from Jan-Mar 1912
33. Chinese Nationalist party spymaster Lt-Gen ___ Li, served from 1928-1946
34. Major Command of the U.S. Air Force, established in 1946, dissolved in 1992 (acronym)
35. Thirty Years' War Battle of ___ in 1654 (Spanish-French extension)
36. Bombing of industrial town of ___ in WWII from 1942-1945
38. Israeli 11th prime minister ___ Sharon, served from 2001-2006
39. 1st Battle of ___, Mar 27-31 1918 in Middle East during WWI
40. City under the name of Hasta Pompeia (89 BC) in north-west Italy
41. ___ Osterkamp, German fighter pilot ace in WWI & WWII, served from 1914-1944
42. German chancellor ___ von Bismarck, served from 1871-1890
43. Leader of Taiping Revolution ___ Xiuquan, ruled from 1851-1864