| CRIMEAN | --- War, 1853-56 conflict between Russia on one side and an alliance of Turkey, France, Sardinia and Britain on the other (7) |
| CRIMEANWAR | 1853-56 conflict between Russia on one side and an alliance of Turkey, France, Sardinia and Britain on the other (7,3) |
| CRIMEA | Scene of war, 1853-56 (6) |
| DOMINO | Small, flat, rectangular block used as a gaming object. Like playing cards, these objects bear identifying marks on one side and are blank or identically patterned on the other side. (6) |
| SOLIDI | Old coins showing sun on one side and wicked ruler on the other (6) |
| ENGLAND | Which country has the Irish Sea on one side and the North Sea on the other? (7) |
| CUESTA | Ridge with a gentle slope on one side and a steep slope on the other |
| CUESTAS | Hills with gentle slopes on one side and steep slopes on the other |
| MENISCUS | Lens that is convex on one side and concave on the other (8) |
| DISC | It's black on one side and white on the other, in Othello |
| TYRRHENIAN | The ... Sea is an arm of the Mediterranean Sea between the islands of Sicily, Corsica, Sardinia and Italy (10) |
| TYRRHENIANSEA | Arm of the Mediterranean between Italy and the islands of Corsica, Sardinia and Sicily (10,3) |
| SHRUB | Hill that's steep on one side and gentle on the other |
| FRENCHTOAST | Bread buttered on one side and grilled on the other (6,5) |
| LEAGUE | An old distance of three miles or an hour's walk; an alliance of clubs or sports teams; or, a class or group (6) |
| AXIS | An alliance of powers, especially of Germany and Italy (1936 (4) |
| MEIOSIS | Sort of division I love, having me one side and sibling the other (7) |
| CENTRALPOWERS | An alliance of the German Empire and Austria-hungary, signed in 1879 (7,6) |
| WARSAWPACT | An alliance of east European countries formed in 1955 and disbanded in 1991 (6,4) |
| PAWNEE | Name a member of an alliance of related N American native peoples now living mainly in Oklahoma (6) |
