| Rating | Solver | Clue |
|---|---|---|
| CONFEDERATE | Federal | |
| USA | Federal republic (init) | |
| UREN | Federal Labor politician | |
| PARLIAMENTARIAN | Federal or state representative | |
| INTERVENTION | Mediation to eliminate federal scam from international convention | |
| FEDERALISM | The principles of Federalists or of federal union. | |
| FEDERATIVE | Uniting in a league; forming a confederacy; federal. | |
| FEDERATION | A league; a confederacy; a federal or confederated government. | |
| FEDERAL | Friendly or devoted to such a government; as, the Federal party. see Federalist. | |
| UNIONISM | The sentiment of attachment to a federal union, especially to the federal union of the United States. | |
| UNIONIST | One who advocates or promotes union; especially a loyal supporter of a federal union, as that of the United States. | |
| FEDERALIZE | To unite in compact, as different States; to confederate for political purposes; to unite by or under the Federal Constitution. | |
| CANTON | A small territorial district; esp. one of the twenty-two independent states which form the Swiss federal republic; in France, a subdivision of an arrondissement. See Arrondissement. | |
| BUNDESRATH | The federal council of the German Empire. In the Bundesrath and the Reichstag are vested the legislative functions. The federal council of Switzerland is also so called. | |