Return of the British

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Across
  1. 3. (8 letters) – Leader of the Malayan Communist Party who wrote a memoir about their struggle
  2. 4. (5 letters) – Overcrowded, dirty, and run-down city areas inhabited by the very poor
  3. 7. (9 letters) – State declared by the British in 1948 following the murder of rubber planters
  4. 9. (7 letters) – Maiden surname of European girl whose custody dispute sparked the 1950 riots
  5. 11. (9 letters) – Ideology where government controls all resources and state-owns property
  6. 13. (11 letters) – Ten affordable eating places established by the Social Welfare Department by end-1946
  7. 15. (8 letters) – Political process held in 1948, 1955, and 1959 to choose representatives
  8. 16. (8 letters) – First Chief Minister of Singapore and leader of the Labour Front
  9. 17. (9 letters) – Wartime control of food distribution that continued post-war due to food shortages
Down
  1. 1. (10 letters) – Chief Minister who led the Second Merdeka Talks to London in 1957
  2. 2. (7 letters) – Bus company associated with major labor riots in Singapore in 1955
  3. 5. (6 letters) – Organisations formed by workers to protect their rights and interests
  4. 6. (9 letters) – Political system with free elections contested by multiple political parties
  5. 8. (6 letters) – Commission chaired by Sir George in 1953 to review Singapore's constitution
  6. 10. (8 letters) – Type of trade where Singapore processed and re-exported regional raw materials
  7. 12. (3 letters) – People's Action Party co-founded by Lee Kuan Yew in November 1954
  8. 14. (10 letters) – Type of voting introduced in 1959 to ensure civic participation