| STEAMAGE | Industrial revolution that began in the late 1700s |
| ARAB | ___ Spring (revolution that began in 2010) |
| SPANISH | At its height, in the late 1700s, this empire included the Philippines and large portions of the Americas. (7) |
| WHITNEY | In the late 1700s, which American inventor (Eli ___) conceived the idea of mass-producing interchangeable parts? (7) |
| IRONBRIDGE | ___ Gorge, Shropshire location associated with the Industrial Revolution that was declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1986 (10) |
| SPACEAGE | Era that began in the late 1950s |
| POSTWAR | Era of contemporary art and architecture that began in the late 1940s |
| OLDROSE | A rose originating in Europe before the late 1700s (3,4) |
| ARW | War during the late 1700s, inits. |
| XYZAFFAIR | Diplomatic scandal of the late 1700s |
| INTIFADA | Mass Palestinian uprising against Israeli rule that began in the Jabalya refugee camp in 1987, the f |
| BLADES | Word that began in the greenery as leaves but ended in the weaponry as knives, sharp edges and swords (6) |
| IRONAGE | Prehistoric period that began in the 8th century BC in Central Europe, but much earlier in Ancient India (4,3) |
| NEWAGE | English comic in northeast that began in the 1980s? (3,3) |
| JACOBEAN | Like the era that began in the early 1600s |
| BINGCROSBY | Legendary crooning singer whose career began in the late 1920's: 2 wds. |
| ENOSIS | Movement for the union of Cyprus with Greece that began in the 1930s (6) |
| THEHUNDRED | New short form cricket competition that began in the UK in 2021 (3,7) |
| ROCKERA | Musical period that began in the 1950s |
| ERA | Rock ___ (period of music that began in the 1950s) |
