| Answer | Crossword Clue |
|---|---|
| SEISM | Cause of a shake-up |
| PURGEE | Victim of a political shake-up |
| NEWWORLDORDER | Shake-up in the global balance of power ... and a hint to the circled letters |
| ENSO | Painter and subject of a They Might Be Giants song with the lyric "Dig him up and shake his hand" |
| CLEANHOUSE | Start a shake-up |
| TRAFFIC | Cause of a tie-up |
| ESPOUSAL | Taking up of a cause |
| APNEA | Cause of a wake-up |
| HEADCOLD | Cause of a stuffed-up nose |
| MERGE | Cause of a traffic tie-up |
| TOOT | Cause of being lit up like a Christmas tree |
