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