| Hawks support them |  |  | 
          
            | Armed conflicts | Newsday | 29 Sep 2025 | 
          
            | "Storage __": reality TV show | LA Times Daily | 07 Sep 2025 | 
          
            | Epic battles | LA Times Daily | 20 Aug 2025 | 
          
            | Edit __: battles on Wikipedia | LA Times Daily | 17 Aug 2025 | 
          
            | Huge battles | Premier Sunday | 17 Aug 2025 | 
          
            | Conflicts bring back painful memories ultimately (4) | Puzzler Cryptic | 13 Aug 2025 | 
          
            | "Star ___" (Mark Hamill starrer) |  |  | 
          
            | Armed conflicts | Commuter | 04 Jul 2025 | 
          
            | Customer ___, US client/ business conflicts reality series (4) |  |  | 
          
            | George Lucas epic space film (with 10 ACROSS) (4) |  |  | 
          
            | Place for atients |  |  | 
          
            | Armed conflicts | Commuter | 03 Jun 2025 | 
          
            | Much of history | Thomas Joseph | 29 May 2025 | 
          
            | "Star ___: The Rise of Skywalker," 2019 movie where Leia's younger self was featured using unreleased footage from "The Force Awakens" |  |  | 
          
            | Star ____, mega-franchise | The Telegraph Cross Atlantic | 19 May 2025 | 
          
            | 2009 film comedy starring Kate Hudson and Anne Hathaway (5,4) |  |  | 
          
            | See 12 Down | Mirror Quiz | 17 May 2025 | 
          
            | Star ___, series of sci-fi films (4) | Puzzler | 07 Apr 2025 | 
          
            | Star -, sci-f film with Luke Skywalker (4) |  |  | 
          
            | Conflicts in new arsenal | Mirror Cryptic | 08 Mar 2025 | 
          
            | Battles | Mirror Quick | 08 Mar 2025 | 
          
            | Edit ___ (Wikipedia fights) | Universal | 03 Mar 2025 | 
          
            | Armed conflicts | Newsday | 10 Feb 2025 | 
          
            | "Star ___" (George Lucas creation) |  |  | 
          
            | History Channel topics | Newsday | 16 Jan 2025 | 
          
            | TV's "Cake ___" |  |  | 
          
            | Major conflicts | Universal | 11 Jan 2025 | 
          
            | Hostilities | Newsday | 02 Jan 2025 | 
          
            | Body ___ (bygone Epcot attraction) |  |  | 
          
            | Those starred in a movie? (4) |  |  | 
          
            | Nation fights |  |  | 
          
            | Star_, 1977 film (4) |  |  | 
          
            | Large military conflicts | The Times Concise | 12 Nov 2024 | 
          
            | Battles green over closure of wetlands (4) |  |  | 
          
            | "Star ___," space-opera franchise created by George Lucas |  |  | 
          
            | Battles | Mirror Quick | 02 Nov 2024 | 
          
            | Conflicts in new arsenal | Mirror Cryptic | 02 Nov 2024 | 
          
            | The - of the Roses, medieval struggles for royal succession (4) |  |  | 
          
            | No small scraps! (4) |  |  | 
          
            | Combat sequences |  |  | 
          
            | Star ___, sci-fi film (4) | Puzzler | 15 Oct 2024 | 
          
            | TV's "Storage ___" |  |  | 
          
            | They're "made to make debt," per Pound | Newsday | 05 Oct 2024 | 
          
            | "Storage ___," A&E show |  |  | 
          
            | Conflicts in new arsenal | Mirror Cryptic | 28 Sep 2024 | 
          
            | Battles | Mirror Quick | 28 Sep 2024 | 
          
            | Conflicts in new arsenal | Mirror Cryptic | 21 Sep 2024 | 
          
            | Battles | Mirror Quick | 21 Sep 2024 | 
          
            | International conflicts (4) |  |  | 
          
            | Storage ___ (show where people bid on abandoned storage units) |  |  | 
          
            | "Star ___" (film franchise with lightsabers) |  |  | 
          
            | "Storage ___" (A&E show) | Universal | 21 Jul 2024 | 
          
            | Sci-fi movie series, Star ... |  |  | 
          
            | Now Arsenal has struggles | Mirror Cryptic | 06 Jul 2024 | 
          
            | Conflicts | Mirror Quick | 06 Jul 2024 | 
          
            | - of the Roses, medieval conflicts over succession (4) |  |  | 
          
            | Large conflicts |  |  | 
          
            | Word after "Cupcake" or "Storage," in TV-show titles |  |  | 
          
            | Polemology is the study of them | New York Times | 12 May 2024 | 
          
            | Major battles or conflicts |  |  | 
          
            | I-IX, following Star (4) |  |  | 
          
            | Word after "Star" or "chicken sandwich" |  |  | 
          
            | Star ___, sci-fi franchise (4) |  |  | 
          
            | Star_, sci-fi film (4) |  |  | 
          
            | Conflicts | Mirror Quick | 06 Apr 2024 | 
          
            | Now Arsenal has battles | Mirror Cryptic | 06 Apr 2024 | 
          
            | Much of history | Wall Street Journal | 03 Apr 2024 | 
          
            | We saw little Roy engaged in fighting (4) |  |  | 
          
            | Conflicts | Mirror Quick | 02 Mar 2024 | 
          
            | New arsenal contains conflicts | Mirror Cryptic | 02 Mar 2024 | 
          
            | Word in many reality TV titles | Newsday | 17 Feb 2024 | 
          
            | Robot -, title of a series that featured Sir Killalot and Matilda (4) |  |  | 
          
            | "Cupcake ___," baking reality show on Food Network where the participants are tasked with baking professional style cupcakes |  |  | 
          
            | “Star —” (Lucas film) | Eugene Sheffer | 20 Dec 2023 | 
          
            | Military conflicts | Eugene Sheffer | 18 Dec 2023 | 
          
            | "Star __" | LA Times Daily | 17 Dec 2023 | 
          
            | "Star -" (Lucas film) |  |  | 
          
            | "Star ?" (Lucas film) |  |  | 
          
            | "Star" follower, in Hollywood | New York Times | 23 Nov 2023 | 
          
            | "Star ___: Return of the Jedi" |  |  | 
          
            | "Star ___" (film franchise with lightsabers) |  |  | 
          
            | Major conflicts | Eugene Sheffer | 07 Jun 2023 | 
          
            | "Star ___," fantasy film series |  |  | 
          
            | Armed conflicts | Eugene Sheffer | 17 May 2023 | 
          
            | Major conflicts | Newsday | 30 Apr 2023 | 
          
            | Conflicts in history class | LA Times Daily | 13 Apr 2023 | 
          
            | Major conflicts | New York Times | 26 Feb 2023 | 
          
            | General activities? | Universal | 11 Nov 2022 | 
          
            | Conflicts | Thomas Joseph | 26 Sep 2022 | 
          
            | See 37-Across | USA Today | 07 Aug 2022 | 
          
            | "Star ___" (film franchise with lightsabers) |  |  | 
          
            | "Star ___," space-opera franchise created by George Lucas |  |  | 
          
            | Armed conflicts | Newsday | 27 Jul 2022 | 
          
            | Much of history | Wall Street Journal | 11 Jul 2022 | 
          
            | Military conflicts | Eugene Sheffer | 02 Jun 2022 | 
          
            | See 69-Across | LA Times Daily | 17 May 2022 | 
          
            | See 69-Across | The Washington Post | 17 May 2022 | 
          
            | Major conflicts | Eugene Sheffer | 02 Mar 2022 | 
          
            | "Star ___: Return of the Jedi" |  |  | 
          
            | "Storage ___" (show in which bidders compete) | Universal | 28 Jan 2022 | 
          
            | Water sports dismissing protest as struggles with a number of general employers | Irish Times Crosaire | 26 Jan 2022 | 
          
            | Armed conflicts | Universal | 07 Jan 2022 | 
          
            | "Star ___," George Lucas sci-fi franchise |  |  | 
          
            | Occasions when the arms are raised |  |  | 
          
            | "Star ___" (George Lucas creation) |  |  | 
          
            | Battles | The Telegraph Quick | 12 Oct 2021 | 
          
            | Armed conflicts | Newsday | 06 Oct 2021 | 
          
            | "Star ___" (fantasy series with Jedi masters) |  |  | 
          
            | Major problems? | Wall Street Journal | 18 Sep 2021 | 
          
            | Cola __ | The Washington Post | 05 Sep 2021 | 
          
            | Cola __ | LA Times Daily | 05 Sep 2021 | 
          
            | Large-scale conflicts | USA Today | 14 Aug 2021 | 
          
            | Title word after 'Star' or 'Clone' | USA Today | 07 Jul 2021 | 
          
            | 'Rogue One: A Star ___ Story' | USA Today | 26 Jun 2021 | 
          
            | Military conflicts | Universal | 06 Jun 2021 | 
          
            | Much of history | Thomas Joseph | 03 Jun 2021 | 
          
            | Armed conflicts | Eugene Sheffer | 13 Apr 2021 | 
          
            | Armed conflicts | Irish Times Simplex | 12 Apr 2021 | 
          
            | History book topics | Wall Street Journal | 08 Mar 2021 | 
          
            | TV's "Cake ___" |  |  | 
          
            | Massive battles | Family Time | 21 Feb 2021 | 
          
            | 'Bride ___' (2009 romcom) | USA Today | 12 Feb 2021 | 
          
            | Large-scale conflicts | Universal | 15 Dec 2020 | 
          
            | Military conflicts | Eugene Sheffer | 25 Nov 2020 | 
          
            | "Bride ___," 2009 romantic comedy film starring Anne Hathaway and Kate Hudson |  |  | 
          
            | 'All ___ are civil ___, because all men are brothers' (quote attributed to François Fénelon) | New York Times | 14 Nov 2020 | 
          
            | "Storage ___," reality TV series |  |  | 
          
            | Food Network's 'Cupcake ___' | USA Today | 05 Oct 2020 | 
          
            | Even civil ones aren't friendly | LA Times Daily | 26 Aug 2020 | 
          
            | Even civil ones aren't friendly | The Washington Post | 26 Aug 2020 | 
          
            | Armed conflicts | Newsday | 24 Aug 2020 | 
          
            | Battles | The Telegraph Quick | 21 Jul 2020 | 
          
            | Water sports dismissing protest as struggles with a number of general employers | Irish Times Crosaire | 29 May 2020 | 
          
            | 'Style ___' (1983 documentary) | USA Today | 08 May 2020 | 
          
            | See 29-Down | Wall Street Journal | 04 May 2020 | 
          
            | A&E reality show "Storage ___" | The New Yorker | 27 Apr 2020 | 
          
            | 'Star __: The Rise of Skywalker' | The Washington Post | 31 Mar 2020 | 
          
            | "Star __: The Rise of Skywalker" | LA Times Daily | 31 Mar 2020 | 
          
            | "Star" or "Storage" follower | Universal | 26 Mar 2020 | 
          
            | Treaties may end them | Universal | 24 Mar 2020 | 
          
            | Conflicts of interest for politicians? | The Washington Post Sunday | 15 Mar 2020 | 
          
            | Major conflicts | Universal | 06 Jan 2020 | 
          
            | Chapters of history | Newsday | 27 Dec 2019 | 
          
            | "Star ___," classic arcade game released by Atari in 1983 in which the goal is to survive for a set time from the shots fired by enemies |  |  | 
          
            | "Star ___: The Rise of Skywalker" | Universal | 04 Dec 2019 | 
          
            | "Star ____: The Rise of Skywalker" |  |  | 
          
            | History class topics | Thomas Joseph | 24 Sep 2019 | 
          
            | Conflicts ''declared'' | Newsday | 04 Sep 2019 | 
          
            | History Channel topics | USA Today | 15 May 2019 | 
          
            | Battles with a rusted sword in the beginning |  |  | 
          
            | Cola ___ (Coke-vs.-Pepsi spots) | USA Today | 24 Apr 2019 | 
          
            | Ironically, some are 'civil' | The Washington Post | 11 Mar 2019 | 
          
            | Ironically, some are "civil" | LA Times Daily | 11 Mar 2019 | 
          
            | Some are civil | Universal | 21 Feb 2019 | 
          
            | General concerns? | The Washington Post | 24 Jan 2019 | 
          
            | General concerns? | LA Times Daily | 24 Jan 2019 | 
          
            | Ironically, some are "civil" |  |  | 
          
            | "Star ___: The Rise of Skywalker" |  |  | 
          
            | Some are civil |  |  | 
          
            | General concerns? |  |  | 
          
            | Cola ___ (Coke-vs.-Pepsi spots) |  |  | 
          
            | History Channel topics |  |  | 
          
            | Conflicts | Thomas Joseph | 19 Nov 2018 | 
          
            | Horrific events | Universal | 06 Nov 2018 | 
          
            | Military buffs' interests | USA Today | 26 Sep 2018 | 
          
            | What Martin Luther King Jr. called 'poor chisels for carving out peaceful tomorrows' | The Washington Post Sunday | 09 Sep 2018 | 
          
            | Ares instigations | Newsday | 05 Aug 2018 | 
          
            | VFW part | USA Today | 16 Jun 2018 | 
          
            | Part of VFW | Newsday | 11 May 2018 | 
          
            | Hawks push them | New York Times | 08 May 2018 | 
          
            | See 84 Down | The Washington Post Sunday | 11 Feb 2018 | 
          
            | VFW part |  |  | 
          
            | Military buffs' interests |  |  | 
          
            | Major skirmishes |  |  | 
          
            | "Storage ___" (A&E reality show) |  |  | 
          
            | Horrific events |  |  | 
          
            | Hawks push them |  |  | 
          
            | Upsets Old Bob Green from The Troubles | Irish Times Crosaire | 08 Dec 2017 | 
          
            | Military conflicts | Newsday | 22 Aug 2017 | 
          
            | Star ___ ( Theme for family trick or treat) | Canadiana | 31 Jul 2017 | 
          
            | Boer and Crimean | USA Today | 13 May 2017 | 
          
            | All-out battles | Jonesin | 04 Apr 2017 | 
          
            | Boer and Crimean |  |  | 
          
            | Inexperienced reviews at school leads to conflicts | Irish Times Crosaire | 29 Dec 2016 | 
          
            | Campaigns against drugs and poverty | The Washington Post | 06 Oct 2016 | 
          
            | 'Casino ___' (National Geographic documentary) | Jonesin | 23 Aug 2016 | 
          
            | Private engagements? | New York Times | 24 Jun 2016 | 
          
            | Polemologists study them | New York Times | 03 Jun 2016 | 
          
            | "Star ___: The Force Awakens" | USA Today | 29 Feb 2016 | 
          
            | Trojan and Korean | USA Today | 02 Jan 2016 | 
          
            | Trojan and Korean |  |  | 
          
            | Private engagements? |  |  | 
          
            | They take place in theaters |  |  | 
          
            | Polemologists study them |  |  | 
          
            | They take place in theaters | New York Times | 01 Jan 2016 | 
          
            | See 45-Down | Wall Street Journal | 02 Dec 2015 | 
          
            | General interests? | New York Times | 29 Nov 2015 | 
          
            | Fights | Wall Street Journal | 11 Nov 2015 | 
          
            | 'Star ___' | The Washington Post | 08 Nov 2015 | 
          
            | General concerns | Wall Street Journal | 24 Sep 2015 | 
          
            | Armed conflicts | Universal | 20 May 2015 | 
          
            | Battles used to be involving King |  |  | 
          
            | Major conflicts | Newsday | 01 Apr 2015 | 
          
            | Events of 1914-18 and 1939-45 | New York Times | 03 Feb 2015 | 
          
            | General interests? |  |  | 
          
            | Events of 1914-18 and 1939-45 |  |  | 
          
            | Major conflicts |  |  | 
          
            | Armed conflicts |  |  | 
          
            | See 45-Down |  |  | 
          
            | Armed conflicts |  |  | 
          
            | General concerns |  |  | 
          
            | "Star ___" |  |  | 
          
            | Punic ___ |  |  | 
          
            | Fights |  |  | 
          
            | Armed conflicts |  |  | 
          
            | Civil and Boer |  |  | 
          
            | Conflicts |  |  | 
          
            | Major hostilities |  |  | 
          
            | Cola __ |  |  | 
          
            | Battles of bands, perhaps |  |  | 
          
            | What have been banished from the four longest answers |  |  | 
          
            | General concern? |  |  | 
          
            | Engagement settings |  |  | 
          
            | They're never "civil" |  |  | 
          
            | "Star ___" (Lucas film) |  |  | 
          
            | Serious hostilities |  |  | 
          
            | Battles it out |  |  | 
          
            | Rancid "The ___ End" |  |  | 
          
            | End of numerous reality-show titles |  |  | 
          
            | Does battle |  |  | 
          
            | They're never "civil" |  |  | 
          
            | Serious hostilities |  |  | 
          
            | Serious conflicts |  |  | 
          
            | They're never really civil |  |  | 
          
            | Service-academy studies |  |  | 
          
            | "So long as there are men there will be ___": Albert Einstein |  |  | 
          
            | Serious conflicts |  |  | 
          
            | Major conflicts |  |  | 
          
            | Serious conflicts |  |  | 
          
            | "Star ___," biggest movie of 1977 |  |  | 
          
            | I and II, e.g., but not yet III and IV |  |  | 
          
            | Major conflicts |  |  | 
          
            | Part of V.F.W. |  |  | 
          
            | Mighty clashes |  |  | 
          
            | "Price" conflicts |  |  | 
          
            | Military conflicts |  |  | 
          
            | Part of V.F.W. |  |  | 
          
            | Chapters of history |  |  | 
          
            | Some are declared |  |  | 
          
            | Trojan and Korean |  |  | 
          
            | Part of VFW |  |  | 
          
            | Sometimes civil contests |  |  | 
          
            | They're never really civil |  |  | 
          
            | Shooting matches? |  |  | 
          
            | General activities? |  |  | 
          
            | Arms-raising occasions |  |  | 
          
            | They may be revolutionary |  |  | 
          
            | Punic ___ |  |  | 
          
            | General activity? |  |  | 
          
            | "Word ___" (2004 Scrabble documentary) |  |  | 
          
            | Battles comprise them |  |  | 
          
            | Some are civil |  |  | 
          
            | Arms are raised for these |  |  | 
          
            | Gulf and Trojan |  |  | 
          
            | Battles comprise them |  |  | 
          
            | They can be hot or cold |  |  | 
          
            | Boer and others |  |  | 
          
            | They can be holy |  |  | 
          
            | Arms are raised for these |  |  | 
          
            | Occasions when arms are raised |  |  | 
          
            | Woden's domain |  |  | 
          
            | International news topics |  |  | 
          
            | See 15-Across |  |  | 
          
            | Big fights |  |  | 
          
            | Devastating conflicts |  |  | 
          
            | Big fights |  |  | 
          
            | Devastating conflicts |  |  | 
          
            | Armed conflicts |  |  | 
          
            | Major conflicts |  |  | 
          
            | History subjects |  |  | 
          
            | The "W" in V.F.W. |  |  | 
          
            | "Star ___" |  |  | 
          
            | "Star ___" |  |  | 
          
            | TV's 'Civil --' |  |  | 
          
            | "Star _____" |  |  | 
          
            | History class topics |  |  | 
          
            | See 31-Across |  |  | 
          
            | "Ring out the thousand ___ of old": Tennyson |  |  | 
          
            | Part of V.F.W. |  |  | 
          
            | Punic ___ |  |  | 
          
            | Military conflicts |  |  | 
          
            | Punic ___ |  |  | 
          
            | Military conflicts |  |  | 
          
            | Violent conflicts |  |  | 
          
            | Conflicts |  |  | 
          
            | Aggressive conflicts |  |  | 
          
            | All-out battles |  |  | 
          
            | Big fights |  |  | 
          
            | "Star ___" |  |  | 
          
            | Treaties end them |  |  | 
          
            | Occasions when the arms are raised |  |  | 
          
            | See 73 Across |  |  | 
          
            | Star ____ |  |  | 
          
            | Treaty preceders |  |  | 
          
            | Shooting matches? |  |  | 
          
            | The W in V.F.W. |  |  | 
          
            | Battles |  |  | 
          
            | Hostilities |  |  | 
          
            | Crimean and Boer |  |  | 
          
            | Conflicts |  |  | 
          
            | The _ of the Roses |  |  | 
          
            | "Star _____" |  |  | 
          
            | Declared items |  |  | 
          
            | Jihads |  |  | 
          
            | Boer and Crimean |  |  | 
          
            | States of hostility |  |  | 
          
            | What Mars never bars |  |  | 
          
            | Contends |  |  | 
          
            | ___ of the Roses |  |  | 
          
            | Conflicts |  |  | 
          
            | Battles against |  |  | 
          
            | Crimean and Korean |  |  | 
          
            | Punic and World |  |  | 
          
            | Napoleonic and Crimean |  |  | 
          
            | Korean and Crimean |  |  | 
          
            | Front-page topics. |  |  | 
          
            | Struggles. |  |  | 
          
            | Contests by force. |  |  | 
          
            | World affairs. |  |  | 
          
            | Contends strongly. |  |  | 
          
            | Fights. |  |  | 
          
            | Subjects of many a protest |  |  | 
          
            | Shooting matches? |  |  | 
          
            | General actions? |  |  | 
          
            | ___ of the Roses. |  |  | 
          
            | Combats. |  |  | 
          
            | Bloody messes |  |  | 
          
            | Mankind's curse. |  |  | 
          
            | Front page topics. |  |  | 
          
            | Contends. |  |  | 
          
            | Events in history. |  |  | 
          
            | Jenkins' Ear, Roses, etc. |  |  | 
          
            | Strives violently. |  |  | 
          
            | Conflicts. |  |  | 
          
            | Front page news. |  |  |