High Tension

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A gridlocked state of affairs.

A tense grid focused on the vocabulary of conflict, suspense, and power. Features wordplay, current events, and history.

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Across

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A distinctive vibe, maybe menacing
5A
Syrian leader in a long-running civil war
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Gets high in a conflict?
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Lured into a trap
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George, director of zombie onslaughts
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Prepared to fire
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Spotted by the enemy

Down

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___ of aggression
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Lacking a discernible pattern, like chaos
3D
___ power, often by force
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A focused beam, sometimes used as a weapon
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Formally break away, as a state might
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Disturbingly strange, like a silent battlefield
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Felled in a fight

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