| LEVANT | The ___, name by which the area of the Mediterranean now occupied by Syria, Lebanon and Israel was f |
| SERIESE | Bond type whose first purchaser was F.D.R. |
| THELEVANT | A former name for the area of the east Mediterranean now occupied by Lebanon, Syria and Israel (3,6) |
| BARBARYCOAST | Name given to an area of the Mediterranean which was a hotbed of piracy in the 17th and 18th centuries (7,5) |
| ISRAELI | By late in 1948, the ... Army had repelled the attack by the forces of Egypt, Syria, Lebanon, Iraq and Jordan on the new nation led by David Ben-Gurion |
| ARABICA | Oldest and most widely cultivated variety of the coffee plant, thought to have originated in Africa in the area now occupied by Ethiopia (7) |
| IRISHFREE | Name, from 1922-37, of the area of the British Isles now called the Republic of Ireland (5,4,5) |
| SHOULDER | The area of the body between the neck and the top of the arm (8) |
| CHEST | Named after a coffer-like container, the area of the body enclosed by the breastbone and ribcage that acts as a protective "box" around the heart and lungs (5) |
| GABBA | The ___, name by which the Brisbane Cricket Ground is known (5) |
| OMBUDSMAN | The ___, name by which the Parliamentary Commissioner for Administration is also known (9) |
| CHORAL | The ___; name by which Ludwig van Beethoven's Symphony No. 9 in D minor, Op. 125 is commonly known (6) |
| CARLTON | Luxury London hotel, 1899-1940, whose site is now occupied by the High Commission of New Zealand (7) |
| BRIER | Nova Scotia island in the area of the Gulf of Maine and Bay of Fundy |
| PYRAMID | One third the height times the area of the base gives the volume of a what? (7) |
| NEAREAST | Former name for the Balkan States and the area of the Ottoman Empire (4,4) |
| EDGE | The _, name by which U2 musician David Evans is known (4) |
| RUFUS | William ___, name by which William II, king of England, was known (5) |
| OUTFIELD | In baseball, the area of the playing field beyond the lines connecting first, second, and third bases (8) |
| WESTBANK | This Palestinian area has been a Mideast flashpoint since the nation of Israel was created in 1948 ( |
