Answer: XYZAFFAIR

AnswerCrossword Clue
XYZAFFAIR1797-98 diplomatic tangle
XYZAFFAIRDiplomatic incident of 1797-98
XYZAFFAIRScandal during the Adams administration
XYZAFFAIR1790s diplomatic powder keg
XYZAFFAIRFranco-American incident of 1798
XYZAFFAIRDiplomatic incident of 1798
XYZAFFAIR1790s clash that almost led to a U.S.-French war
XYZAFFAIRDiplomatic scandal of the late 1700s
XYZAFFAIRDiplomatic incident between U. S. and France, 1797-98.
XYZAFFAIRFranco-American scandal of 1797.
XYZAFFAIRAlgebra problem, in a way
XYZAFFAIR1797-8 to-do
XYZAFFAIRLow point in Franco-American relations
XYZAFFAIRIt brought the United States and France to the brink of war