Across
- 3. Soviet leader who agreed to remove missiles
- 4. Direct communication link between Washington and Moscow
- 8. Failed US‑backed invasion by Cuban exiles
- 11. US President during the crisis
- 12. Soviet aid strengthened Cuba’s position
- 14. Secret agreement to remove US missiles
- 15. Closest the world came to nuclear war
- 16. Aircraft that photographed missile sites
- 18. US blockade preventing Soviet ships reaching Cuba
- 19. American ban on Cuban imports and exports
- 20. US President humiliated by the failure
- 21. Soviets withdrew missiles from Cuba
- 22. America agreed not to attack Cuba
Down
- 1. Castro overthrew Batista’s dictatorship
- 2. Crisis changed superpower relations
- 5. Cuban leader remained in power
- 6. Nuclear weapons placed close to the US
- 7. Crisis encouraged arms‑control discussions
- 9. Leader who established a communist‑leaning government
- 10. US–Cuban hostility continued
- 13. Agency that trained and supported the invaders
- 17. Period of intense Cold War tension