| PERSHING | John Joseph -, US General of the Armies who died in 1948 (8) |
| MCCARTHY | Joseph - - -, US Republican senator who led investigations of alleged Communist infiltration into the US government in the 1950s (8) |
| STILWELL | Joseph -, US Army general known as Vinegar Joe who died in 1946 (8) |
| STAMFORD | The Battle of ------ took place on September 25,1066 in Yorkshire between the armies of England and Norway (8,6) |
| PULITZER | Joseph ---, US newspaper publisher known for a group of prizes awarded yearly since 1917 in his name (8) |
| HOSTAGES | They're held captive a long time in the armies' grasp (8) |
| FIGUEROA | John Joseph Maria ___ (1920-99) |
| UNITYMITFORD | English socialite, sister-in-law of Oswald Mosley, who died in 1948 (5,7) |
| BURNSIDE | US general taking team south of stream (8) |
| CUSTOMER | US general keeps order - one who's always right! (8) |
| RUTH | US baseball star who died in 1948 (4,4) |
| BABE | US baseball star who died in 1948 (4,4) |
| MARSHALL | US general with a plan taking everyone to swampy area (8) |
| CLUSTERS | Groups associated with US general left trapped (8) |
| SPIELMANN | Marion, art critic and writer who died in 1948 (9) |
| UNITY | Miss Mitford, English socialite notorious for her Nazi sympathies who died in 1948 (5) |
| TAUBER | Richard, Austrian tenor who died in 1948 (6) |
| BRIDGE | The Battle of ------ took place on September 25,1066 in Yorkshire between the armies of England and Norway (8,6) |
| MASSENA | Andre, marshal in the armies of Napoleon who was awarded the title of Prince d'Essling (7) |
| LEGION | A division of 3,000 to 6,000 men in the armies of ancient Rome (6) |
