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What's the Flap About?

A tribute to the red, white, and clue.

This puzzle explores the world of flags and vexillology, with clues touching on geography, history, and clever wordplay.

By PuzzledCross

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Across

2.Spar from which a flag is flown
5.A flag's motion in a stiff breeze
7.Home of a famous green, white and red tricolor
9.Like a national anthem during a raising ceremony
10.Joined together, like powers with a common banner
11.Put out, as a new national standard?
12.Individually

Down

1.Relax... or a South American country, phonetically?
2.Like the 'argent' color on some heraldic banners
3.Wartime partners under shared standards
4.The main subject of this puzzle's theme
6.Slanted text style named for a boot-shaped country
8.River that gives a flag-waving subcontinent its name
9.Vertical band on a flag, like one of three on ITALIA's

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