Crossword PuzzleCLUESAcross 1. Iranian ally 5. Iran deal acronym 9. U.N. Messenger of Peace appointee in 1998 10. Democratic congresswoman opposing the Jamaat -e-Islami in Bangladesh, Tulsi 11. Brutal dictator in Iraq, eventually defeated and deposed 12. They are often about peace in the Middle East 14. Frees from 16. "It's cold!" expression 19. Qur'anic concept meaning judgement or rule 21. Ancient Egyptian boy king 22. El ___ 25. Nation that supported the nascent Jewish state in 1947-8 27. Huge metropolis, targeted by terrorists in 2008 29. Term usually used interchangeably with Israelites 31. Commodity at the center of much Middle East conflict 33. President of the European Parliament, Antonio 35. Forces who are tasked with combating terrorists 36. Seldom-seen thing 37. Makes a smooth transition Down 1. "The ___ are going out" - pivotal Winston Churchill speech prior to World War II 2. Tower described in Genesis 3. Comes closer 4. Lowest point 5. Islamic holy war 6. What historians attempt to explain 7. The kings of Qatar and Kuwait, for example (alternate spelling) 8. Finance 13. Hawaiian wood 15. Popular 17. It can mean hello or goodbye 18. European city subject to a terrorist attack in late 2018 20. Complexion, in politics 21. Lacking necessary force and effectiveness 23. Weapon used by the Saracens 24. There's a strategic one between the Kirkuk fields and the Persian Gulf 26. Account to cover health costs, in the US 28. British PM who acted to stop the genocide of the Kurds by Saddam Hussein 30. Articulates 32. Exists 34. Medium for cyberattacks, the ___ |
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