| AMNESTY | Global organization _______ International, awarded the Peace Prize in 1977 for protecting the human rights of prisoners |
| GANDHI | Famous proponent of nonviolence and India's Father of the Nation, he is considered by many as the most deserving person never to be awarded the Peace Prize |
| NANSEN | Norwegian winner of the 1922 Prize; he devised a passport for stateless persons named for him. The International Office for Refugees was named for him as well-and won the Peace Prize in 1938. |
| OBAMA | U.S. President who won the Peace Prize in 2009 (surname only) |
| PETERFINCH | He posthumously won the Best Actor Oscar in 1977 for "Network" |
| RUMOURS | Album of the year in 1977 for Fleetwood Mac |
| PEACEONEARTH | Song combined with Little Drummer Boy and recorded in 1977 for Bing Crosby's Merrie Olde Christmas as a duet with David Bowie |
| BNAI | Jewish organization: ___ B'rith |
| LOLLIPOP | Little persons' labour organization, ___Guild |
| BERTHA | ______ von Suttner became, in 1905, the first woman to win the Peace Prize; she played a key role in creating the Nobel Peace Prize as well |
| CULET | Meaning 'small bottom', the flat base of a brilliant-cut gemstone; or, a piece of armour for protecting the small of the back or the buttocks |
| COLOMBIA | 2016 winner Juan Manuel Santos won the Peace Prize for his efforts in ending the civil war in this country |
| GOGGLES | Large spectacles with shields around the rims for protecting the eyes from dust, wind, excessive light, etc. |
| VACUUM | Necessity for protecting the moon samples in an Apollo "rock box" |
| OSLO | The Norwegian Nobel Institute in this city helps to select the Peace Prize |
| CASTLING | Heather follows the players for protecting the king (8) |
| DEFENSE | Ministry of -; government department responsible for protecting the UK and its overseas territoriesA |
| THIMBLES | Short metal tubes; or, ceramic or metal caps for protecting the fingers while sewing (8) |
| BULLER | What name is shared by a mountain in Victoria and an English composer of both Proenca (1977) for electric guitar, mezzo-soprano and orchestra, and The Mime of Mick, Nick and the Maggies (1978)? |
| UN | Global organization whose nuclear watchdog head was due to arrive in Iran for negotiations.(abbrv) (2) |
