| Answer | Crossword Clue |
|---|---|
| WAFD | U.A.R. political group |
| KGB | U.S.S.R. spy group |
| ARTEL | Communal U.S.S.R. group |
| KGB | U.S.S.R. security group |
| toeholds | slight footing used his money to get a toehold, then a foothold, then a near stranglehold on the political economy R. W. Armstrong |
| REDSTATE | Part of a U.S political map. |
| ABSCAM | U.S. political scandal involving a fictional sheik |
