Across
- 2. Feared outcome of the standoff
- 4. Absence of war
- 7. To take away or withdraw
- 9. Direct communication link established
- 10. Another name for the USA
- 12. Soviet leader during the crisis
- 13. An agreement or arrangement
- 14. A deadlock or stalemate
- 16. State of readiness for danger
- 19. Feared attack on Cuba
- 22. Negotiation between nations
- 23. Duration of the crisis, thirteen
- 24. Taking back or removing
- 27. Those who favored peaceful solutions
- 28. Country where US missiles were stationed
- 29. Naval action to prevent entry
- 30. A warning of danger
- 32. Edge of war or disaster
- 35. Notice of impending danger
- 36. Underwater vessel
- 38. U2 spy aircraft used
- 39. Branch that enforced the quarantine
Down
- 1. US term for the naval blockade
- 3. Kept from public knowledge
- 5. Russian side in the conflict
- 6. The end of a problem
- 8. Month the crisis took place
- 11. Island where missiles were placed
- 15. A formal agreement or treaty
- 17. US trade ban on Cuba
- 18. Cuban revolutionary leader
- 20. Cuba's geographical form
- 21. Weapons at the center of the crisis
- 25. General term for armaments
- 26. Strong emotion during the crisis
- 28. Strain between nations
- 31. Those who favored military action
- 33. US President during the crisis
- 34. A time of intense difficulty
- 37. Type of powerful weapon