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WORLD WAR II CROSSWORD

Try this World War II related crossword! Clues are below.

ACROSS
1. The Singer . . . (5)
3. Prime Minister of Great Britain 1940-45 (9)
6. A piece of protective or defensive armour for the head, worn by soldiers (6)
9. Anti-aircraft fire or artillery (4)
10. Item of footwear worn by soldiers (4)
11. Run for cover when you hear this! (5)
13. The political party led by 4 Down (6)
15. and 24 Down. A type of homemade floor covering, popular during the war years (3,3)
16. Men would sign . . . When they enrolled in the armed forces (2)
18. Men had to be . . . and healthy to join the armed forces (3)
19. A military aircraft used during 24 Across (6)
20. . . . For Victory, a common slogan used during WWII (3)
21. During a 23 Across, some buildings took a direct . . . (3)
23. An attack by enemy aircraft (3,4)
26. A stone or other monument to the soldiers who died during the war (4)
27. Apparatus to enable the wearer to breathe air free of poisonous or corrosive gases (3,4)

DOWN
1. This Scottish town was bombed on the 13th and 14th March 1941 (9)
2. Scottish infantry could be recognised because they wore a . . . (4)
4. The leader of 13 Across 1934-1945 (6)
5. A system of a fixed allowance of food, used during the war years and after (9)
6. A war . . . May have received an honour such as the Victoria Cross (4)
7. The German Airforce (9)
8. . . . material was used to hide all artificial light during 23 Across (8)
12. Secret spies might use invisible . . . (3)
14. Country in central Europe, defeated by the Allied Powers during WWII (7)
15. Radio Detecting And Ranging, acronym (5)
17. Dropped on Hiroshima, Japan, on 6 August 1945 (1-4)
19. Air attack on 13th and 14th March 1941 was known as the 1 Down . . . (5)
22. An armoured combat vehicle moving on caterpillar tracks (4)
24. See 15 Across
25. The . . . Busters, a film about bombing water structures in Holland (3)