Crosswordese

List of crosswordese

Architecture

• APSE – semicircular church recess
• ELL – type of extension to a building; a measure for cloth
• DORIC and IONIC orders – referring to ancient architecture most readily identifiable by the style of support columns
• NAVE – the middle section of a church
• OGEE – S-shaped curve often seen in Gothic arches
• STOA – covered walkway of ancient Greece

Biblical references

• CAIN and ABEL – sons of Adam and Eve in Genesis 4:1–16
• ENOS – first-born son of Seth
• ESAU – older twin son of Isaac
• EDEN – biblical paradise described in Genesis 2–3 and Ezekiel 28

Brand and trade names

• AFTA – Gillette aftershave brand
• ATRA – Gillette safety razor brand
• OXO – kitchen utensil brand
• STP – motor oil additive brand
• OREO – snack item known as "Milk's favorite cookie". In the Maleska era, to avoid brand names in the puzzle, it was invariably clued as .

Computers and the Internet

• LAN – local area network, network of computers in a limited area
• HTML – the standard language for documents designed to be displayed in a web browser

Currency and business

• LEK – official currency of Albania
• LEV – official currency of Bulgaria
• LIRA – official currency of Turkey; former currency of Italy
• OPEC – Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries
• PESO – official currency of many countries, including Mexico

Directions

• NNE = North-northeast
• ENE = East-northeast
• ESE = East-southeast
• SSE = South-southeast
• SSW = South-southwest
• WSW = West-southwest
• WNW = West-northwest
• NNW = North-northwest

Fictional characters

• ASTA – dog of Nick and Nora Charles in The Thin Man movies
• AHAB – protagonist of Melville's Moby-Dick
• ELSA – princess from the 2013 film Frozen. Also Elsa the lioness or Elsa von Brabant.
• ENOLA – Enola Holmes Mysteries|Enola Holmes] from the mystery series of the same name
• ENT – treelike species in Middle-earth
• ESMÉ – title character of J. D. Salinger's short story "For Esmé—with Love and Squalor"
• EWOK – furry species in the Star Wars universe
• IAGO – Iago, villain of Shakespeare's Othello; or Iago, parrot in Disney's Aladdin
• ISOLDE – medieval character depicted in Wagner's Tristan und Isolde
• ILSA – Ilsa Lund, Ingrid Bergman's character in Casablanca
• ODIE – dog in the comic strip Garfield
• OPIE – Ron Howard's character on The Andy Griffith Show
• ORC – goblinlike species in Middle-earth
• SMEE – Captain Hook's assistant in Peter Pan
• TOTO – Dorothy's dog in ''The [Wizard of Oz (1939 film)|The Wizard of Oz]''

Food and drink

• AIOLI – condiment similar to mayonnaise, usually with garlic
• GROG – alcoholic beverage made of heated low-alcohol beer, rum and a variety of flavorings such as lemon or lime juice, cinnamon and sugar
• MAHI – Persian for fish. More often refers to mahi-mahi
• NEHI – line of fruit-flavored soft drinks from the Royal Crown Company. Grape Nehi was the favorite drink of Radar O'Reilly on the TV series M*A*S*H
• MSG – monosodium glutamate, flavor enhancer; also sometimes clued as an abbreviation for "message" or Madison Square Garden
• OLEO – used as a synonym for margarine
• ORT – scrap of leftover food
• PHO – Vietnamese soup
• POI – mashed taro root dish

Geography

Proper names

• AARE – tributary of the Rhine in Switzerland
• ACCRA – capital of Ghana
• ADAK – westerly island of the Aleutian Islands chain
• AGRA – ancient city of India that is the home of the Taj Mahal
• AMES – city of Iowa that is the home of Iowa State University
• APIA – capital of Samoa
• ARAL – lake of Central Asia that has largely dried up by the 2010s
• ARLES – city of southern France where van Gogh painted
• ARNO – river of Italy
• ASTI – city of Italy known for its sparkling wines
• ATTU – westernmost island of the Aleutian Islands chain
• CAEN – World War II battle site in Normandy
• EBRO – river of Spain
• EDER – river of Germany
• ELBE – river of Czechia and Germany
• ELBA – Mediterranean island that was the site of Napoleon's first exile
• ENID – city of Oklahoma
• ERIE – one of the Great Lakes or its namesake city in Pennsylvania
• ESSEN – city of Germany
• IWO – Iwo Jima, World War II battle site in Japan
• NEVA – river of Russia
• ODESSA – city of Ukraine
• OISE – river of France and Belgium
• OJAI – city in southern California
• OMAHA – largest city of Nebraska
• OREM – city near Provo, Utah
• OSLO – capital of Norway
• OUSE – river of Yorkshire, England
• RENO – city of Nevada
• RIGA – capital of Latvia
• SOHO – neighborhood in London or neighborhood in New York City
• ST. LO – Saint-Lô, World War II battle site in Normandy
• URAL – river and mountain range of Russia
• YSER – river of France and Belgium

General terms

• ADIT - mine entrance
• ARÊTE – thin ridge of rock that formed by glaciers
• MESA – high-elevation area of rock that stands out from its surroundings
• TOR – rock outcrop formed by weathering

Interjections

• AHEM – used to represent the noise made when clearing the throat
• EGAD – used to express surprise
• HAHA – used to represent laughter
• HMM – used to express uncertainty
• PHEW – used to express relief
• PSST – used to attract someone's attention
• WHOA – used to express surprise
• WOWEE – used to express astonishment
• YEA – used as an affirmative response

Jargon and slang

• ALEE – in nautical language, toward the side opposite the wind
• ARO – clipping of aromantic
• TEC – old slang for a detective

Language

Manmade items

• AWL – pointed tool used for punching holes in leather
• ETUI – small purse often used to hold sewing supplies
• EWER – decorative pitcher
• OBI – sash worn with a kimono
• OLIO – miscellaneous mixture of elements, especially artistic works, musical pieces, writing, or food
• OLLA – ceramic stew pot
• ULU – knife traditionally used by Yup'ik, Inuit, and Aleut women

Mathematics

• RADII – plural of radius, straight line from the centre of a circle to its circumference

Music

• ADAGIO – tempo marking that means "play slowly"
• A DUE – musical direction that means "for two"
• A FLAT
• A MAJOR
• ARCO – musical direction that means "with the bow"
• ARIA – solo in an opera
• ASSAI – musical direction that means "very"
• A TEMPO – musical direction that means "resume speed"
• LARGO – tempo marking that means "play slowly"
• LEGATO – musical direction that means "play smooth and connected"
• LENTO – tempo marking that means "play very slowly"
• POCO – musical direction modifier that means "somewhat"
• RIT – abbreviation for "ritardando"
• STAC – abbreviation for "staccato"
• TACET – musical direction to rest

Names

• AGEE – James Agee, American novelist and critic
• ALDA – Alan Alda, American actor who starred in M*A*S*H
• ALI – Various people, including Muhammad Ali and Ali Baba
• ALOU – Alou family of American baseball players
• ANKA – Paul Anka, Canadian-American singer, songwriter and actor
• AOKI and ISAO – Isao Aoki, Japanese golfer
• ARIE – Arie Luyendyk, Dutch race car driver; or India Arie, American singer
• ARLO – Arlo Guthrie, American folk singer
• AROD – Alex Rodriguez, American baseball player
• ARP – Jean Arp, German Dadaist sculptor
• ASCH – Sholem Asch, Polish-American writer in the Yiddish language
• ASHE – Arthur Ashe, American tennis player
• ASNER – Ed Asner, American actor who played Lou Grant
• AUEL – Jean M. Auel, American author of the best-selling Earth's Children series
• AYN – Ayn Rand, American writer and philosopher
• BAER – Max Baer, American boxer
• BARA – Theda Bara, American silent film actress
• CID – El Cid, Castilian soldier of the 11th century
• DENG – Deng Xiaoping, leader of China in the 1980s
• EDA – Eda LeShan, American psychologist and childcare expert
• EDD – Edd Roush, American baseball player
• EDIE – Edie Adams; Edie Falco, American actress who starred on The Sopranos
• EERO – Eero Saarinen, Finnish-American architect
• ELBA – Idris Elba, English actor
• ELI – Various people, including American football quarterback Eli Manning
• ELIA – pen name for Charles Lamb; Elia Kazan, Greek-born American film and theater director
• ELIE – Elie Wiesel, Holocaust survivor and author of Night
• ELKE – Elke Sommer, German actress
• ELLA – Ella Fitzgerald, American jazz singer
• ELS – Ernie Els, South African golfer
• EMIL – Emil Jannings, winner of the first Academy Award for Best Actor
• ENO – Brian Eno, English musician and record producer
• ENYA – Enya, Irish singer of New Age music
• ERIQ – Eriq La Salle, American actor who starred on ER
• ERLE – Erle Stanley Gardner, American detective author who created Perry Mason
• ERNO – Ernő Rubik, inventor of the Rubik's Cube
• ERROL – Errol Flynn, American actor who played swashbucklers
• ERTE – Erté, Russian-born French graphics and costume designer in the Art Deco style
• ESAI – Esai Morales, American actor of Puerto Rican descent
• ETTA – Etta James, American blues and R&B singer; American singer Etta Jones
• EVERT – Chris Evert, American tennis player
• EWAN – Ewan McGregor, Scottish actor
• EZIO – Ezio Pinza, Italian opera singer
• GENA – Gena Rowlands, American actress
• GERE – Richard Gere, American actor
• GRAF – Steffi Graf, German tennis player
• ILIE – Ilie Năstase, Romanian tennis player
• IM PEI – I. M. Pei, Chinese-American architect
• INGE – William Inge, American playwright
• ISAK – Isak Dinesen, Danish author
• ISSA – Issa Rae, American actress and writer
• ITALO – Italo Calvino, Italian author
• LON – Lon Chaney, American actor in silent horror films
• MAO – Mao Zedong, first chairman of communist China
• MIRA – Mira Sorvino, American actress
• NERO – Nero, Roman emperor
• NIA – Various people, including American actresses Nia Long, Nia Peeples, and Nia Vardalos
• NIN – Anaïs Nin, French-born diarist and writer of erotica; ANAIS
• ONO – Yoko Ono, Japanese artist and singer
• ORR – Bobby Orr, Canadian ice hockey player
• OTT – Mel Ott, American baseball player
• PELE – Pelé, Brazilian soccer player
• POLA – Pola Negri, Polish silent film actress
• RAE – Various people, including Charlotte Rae, explorer John Rae, Issa Rae, Norma Rae, Corinne Bailey Rae, and Carly Rae Jepsen
• REA – Stephen Rea, Irish actor who starred in The Crying Game
• SELA – Sela Ward, American actress
• SELES – Monica Seles, Swiss tennis player
• SOSA – Sammy Sosa, Dominican-American baseball player
• TATI – Jacques Tati, French mime and filmmaker
• TERI – Various people, including American actresses Teri Garr, Teri Hatcher, and Teri Polo
• TRIS – Tris Speaker, American baseball player
• UMA – Uma Thurman, American actress who starred in Pulp Fiction and Kill Bill
• U NU – U Nu, first prime minister of Burma
• UTA – Uta Hagen, American actress and acting teacher
• URI – Uri Geller, Israeli magician
• URIS – Leon Uris, American author
• YAO – Yao Ming, Chinese basketball player
• YMA – Yma Sumac, Peruvian singer
• YUL – Yul Brynner, Russian-born American actor who starred in ''The King and I''

Nature

• ACAI – Amazonian palm fruit
• AERIE – high nest of a bird of prey
• AGAVE – spiky succulent plant of the desert used to make tequila
• ALOE – succulent plant. Often refers to Aloe vera, a common cosmetic ingredient and sunburn-relieving gel
• ANIL – plant used to make indigo dye
• ASH – common tree
• ASP – Egyptian snake
• ASTER – flower whose name means "star"
• AUK – common seabird
• AWN – bristle on some grasses
• BOA – type of snake
• BOSC – type of pear
• CALLA – kind of lily
• EFT – juvenile phase of the newt
• EIDER – kind of duck used for their down feathers
• ELAND – African antelope
• ELK – large deer
• EMU – large flightless bird of Australia
• ERNE – sea eagle
• GNU – another name for the wildebeest
• IBEX – goat living in mountains
• IBIS – wading bird that was venerated in ancient Egypt
• IRIS – common flower
• KUDU – kind of antelope
• MOA – extinct bird of New Zealand
• NENE – goose endemic to Hawaii
• OCA – tuber of South America
• OKAPI – relative of the giraffe
• OKRA – pod vegetable used in gumbo
• ORCA – another name for the killer whale
• RHEA – large flightless bird of South America
• SEDGE – family of grassy marsh plants
• SEGO – kind of lily
• SEPAL – flower part that supports the petals
• SLOE – fruit plant used to make a type of gin
• SMEW – kind of duck
• TARO – root vegetable used in poi
• TERN – common seabird
• TIT – common bird related to the chickadee
• TSETSE – disease-carrying insect of Africa
• UDO – Japanese herb
• UGLI – Jamaican citrus fruit

Non-English words

• À MOI and À TOI – "mine" and "yours" respectively
• AMI or AMIE – "friend"
• ANO – "year"
• AVEC – "with"
• BESO – "kiss"
• EAU – "water"
• ERSE –
• ESA and ESO – feminine and masculine pronouns
• ESTA and ESTO – feminine and masculine pronouns
• ET TU – "Et tu, Brute?", the alleged last words spoken by Julius Caesar after being stabbed by his friend Brutus the Younger|Brutus]
• ÉTAT – "state", as in "coup d'état"
• ÉTÉ – "summer"
• ÊTRE – "to be", as in "raison d'être"
• FRAU – "woman", "wife" or "Mrs."
• HERR – "Mister "
• HOC – ad hoc, meaning "pertaining to a specific problem"
• ICI – "here"
• IRAE – "Dies irae" "Day of Wrath", medieval hymn used in the Roman Catholic Requiem Mass
• ÎLE – "island", as in "Île-de-France"
• MÁS – "more"
• MES – "my"; Spanish for "month"
• MLLE and MME – French abbreviations for "Mademoiselle" and "Madame" respectively
• ORO – "gold"
• REATA – "lasso"
• ROI – "king"
• SEL – "salt"
• SES – possessive adjective, "it's".
• SRA and SRTA – abbreviations for "señora" and "señorita" respectively
• STE – abbreviation for "sainte", as in Sault Ste. Marie
• TES – possessive
• TÊTE – "head", as in "tête-à-tête"
• TÍA and TÍO – "aunt" and "uncle" respectively
• UNE – Feminine singular indefinite article. Equivalent to "a" or "an" in English.
• VENI, VIDI, VICI – phrase spoken by Julius Caesar meaning "I came, I saw, I conquered"

Poetic phrases and terms

• E'EN – contraction of "even"
• E'ER – poetic contraction of "ever"
• ERE – poetic synonym of "before"
• ERIN – poetic name for Ireland
• O'ER – contraction of "over"

Prefixes

• AERO- – relating to flight and air
• PYRO- – relating to fire and heat

Suffixes

• -ASE – a suffix used to form the names of enzymes
• -ESE – a suffix used to indicate a language or ethnicity
• -ISM – indicating a belief or principle
• -IST – indicating an adherent to a belief or principle
• -ITE – a suffix with several meanings, including a faithful follower of a certain person, a mineral, and a native of a certain place
• -OSE – a suffix in chemistry indicating sugar or "full of"
• -ULE – a suffix meaning small

Religion and mythology

• AJAX – Greek hero
• AMUN-RA
• ARES – Greek god of war, one of the twelve Olympians
• EID – Eid al-Fitr or Eid al-Adha, Islamic holidays
• EOS – Greek goddess of the dawn
• ERATO – Greek muse of poetry
• EROS – Greek god of love
• HAJJ – the pilgrimage every faithful Muslim is obliged to perform; one of the Five Pillars of Islam. Sometimes spelled HADJ.
• HERA – Greek goddess, sister and wife of Zeus
• LEDA – queen in Greek mythology, part of "Leda and the Swan"
• MEDEA – Greek figure who helped Jason
• NIOBE – weeping Greek figure
• NOEL – Christmas
• ROC – giant bird of Middle Eastern mythology
• SATYR – half-man, half-goat of Greek mythology
• TET – Tết Nguyên Đán, the Vietnamese New Year

Roman numerals

• a puzzle might ask for the solution of 1916 − 1662 as "MCMXVI minus MDCLXII." The answer would be written as CCLIV.
• IIII, sometimes used on clocks as the number 4.
• LEOIV is the answer to a clue about Pope Leo IV.
• a puzzle might ask which Super Bowl was the first to be played in Tampa, Florida. The answer is XVIII.

Science

• OZONE – a pale-blue, inorganic molecule
• XENON – a colourless noble gas with symbol 'Xe' and atomic-number '54'

Sports and gaming

• ALAI – jai alai, game played in a court with a ball and a wickerwork racket
• ALEAST, ALWEST, ALER – American League East/West and a baseball player in the AL
• AT BAT – baseball batter's turn at the plate
• ANTE – forced bet in poker
• BAMA – University of Alabama Crimson Tide
• ÉPÉE – modern fencing sword
• ERA – earned run average
• ESPY – ESPY Awards; also sometimes clued as the verb "espy", meaning "catch a glimpse of"
• NLEAST, NLWEST, NLER – National League East/West and a baseball player in the NL
• RBI – run batted in
• SAC – baseball clipping of "sacrifice", as in sac fly or sac bunt
• TKO – a boxing term meaning "technical knockout"; plural is "TKOs"

Team nicknames

• BOSOX – Boston Red Sox
• BUCS – Tampa Bay Buccaneers
• CAPS – Washington Capitals
• CAVS – Cleveland Cavaliers or University of Virginia Cavaliers
• HABS – Montreal Canadiens
• JAGS – Jacksonville Jaguars
• MAVS – Dallas Mavericks
• NATS – Washington Nationals
• PATS – New England Patriots
• VIKES – Minnesota Vikings
• VOLS – University of Tennessee Volunteers

[Scoreboard] abbreviations

• ANA – Anaheim Ducks
• ARI – Arizona Cardinals, Coyotes and Diamondbacks
• ATL – Atlanta Braves, Falcons and Hawks
• BAL – Baltimore Orioles and Ravens
• BKN – Brooklyn Nets
• BOS – Boston Bruins, Celtics and Red Sox
• BUF – Buffalo Bills and Sabres
• CAR – Carolina Hurricanes and Panthers
• CGY – Calgary Flames and Stampeders
• CHA – Charlotte Hornets
• CHC – Chicago Cubs
• CHI – Chicago Bears, Blackhawks and Bulls
• CHW – Chicago White Sox
• CIN – Cincinnati Bengals and Reds
• CLE – Cleveland Browns, Cavaliers and Guardians
• COL – Colorado Avalanche and Rockies
• DAL – Dallas Cowboys, Mavericks and Stars
• DEN – Denver Broncos and Nuggets
• DET – Detroit Lions, Pistons, Red Wings and Tigers
• EDM – Edmonton Elks and Oilers
• FLA – Florida Panthers
• GSW – Golden State Warriors
• HOU – Houston Astros, Rockets and Texans
• IND – Indianapolis Colts and Indiana Pacers
• JAC – Jacksonville Jaguars
• LAA – Los Angeles Angels
• LAC – Los Angeles Chargers and Clippers
• LAD – Los Angeles Dodgers
• LAK – Los Angeles Kings
• LAL – Los Angeles Lakers
• LAR – Los Angeles Rams
• MEM – Memphis Grizzlies
• MIA – Miami Dolphins, Heat and Marlins
• MIL – Milwaukee Brewers and Bucks
• MIN – Minnesota Timberwolves, Twins, Vikings and Wild
• MTL – Montreal Alouettes and Canadiens
• NAS – Nashville Predators
• NOP – New Orleans Pelicans
• NYG – New York Giants
• NYI – New York Islanders
• NYJ – New York Jets
• NYK – New York Knicks
• NYM – New York Mets
• NYR – New York Rangers
• NYY – New York Yankees
• OAK – Oakland Athletics
• OKC – Oklahoma City Thunder
• ORL – Orlando Magic
• OTT – Ottawa Senators
• PHI – Philadelphia Eagles, Flyers, Phillies and 76ers
• PHO – Phoenix Suns
• PIT – Pittsburgh Penguins, Pirates and Steelers
• POR – Portland Trail Blazers
• SAC – Sacramento Kings
• SAS – San Antonio Spurs
• SEA – Seattle Kraken, Mariners and Seahawks
• STL – St. Louis Blues and Cardinals
• TBL – Tampa Bay Lightning
• TEN – Tennessee Titans
• TEX – Texas Rangers
• TOR – Toronto Argonauts, Blue Jays, Maple Leafs and Raptors
• UTA – Utah Jazz
• VAN – Vancouver Canucks
• WAS – Washington Capitals, Commanders, Nationals, and Wizards

Titles of books, plays, movies, etc.

• AIDA – 1871 opera by Verdi set in ancient Egypt or the Elton John musical adaptation
• "ERI TU" – aria from Verdi's Un ballo in maschera
• OED – Oxford English Dictionary
• OMOO – 1847 novel by Herman Melville
• OTELLO – 1887 opera by Verdi based on Shakespeare's Othello
• R.U.R. 1920 play by Karel Čapek that popularized the word "robot"
• TOSCA – 1900 opera by Puccini
• TYPEE – 1846 novel by Melville

Titles used by royalty and the nobility

• AGA – Turkish honorific for a high-level government official
• BEY – the governor of a district or province in the Ottoman Empire
• EMIR – a title given to princes and/or sheikhs who rule certain Arab countries; formerly, alternative spellings included AMIR, AMEER, and EMEER
• PASHA – high Ottoman military rank
• RAJA and RANI – former Indian monarch and wife
• SRI – South Asian honorific

Transportation

• ALERO – last Oldsmobile model
• ALFA – short for Alfa Romeo, Italian carmaker
• AUDI – German carmaker
• AVEO – Chevrolet subcompact
• BART – abbreviated name of the Bay Area Rapid Transit, the subway system that serves the San Francisco Bay Area
• EDSEL – Ford model that famously flopped
• GEO – line of compact cars sold by Chevrolet dealers, based on cars manufactured by Toyota and Suzuki
• GTI – abbreviation of Grand Tourer Injection, used on many sporty European and Japanese cars, most notably the Volkswagen Golf GTI
• GTO – abbreviation of the Italian term Gran Turismo Omologato, most notably used on the Pontiac GTO
• IROC – racing organization or its namesake type of Chevrolet Camaro
• IRT – abbreviated name of the Interborough Rapid Transit Company which used to operate a portion of the New York City subway system
• MARTA – abbreviated name of the Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority, the subway system that serves the Atlanta metropolitan area
• OPEL – German carmaker
• REO Motor Car Company – American carmaker founded by Ransom E. Olds; one of its models inspired the band name REO Speedwagon
• XK-E – Jaguar model

U.S. states and Canadian provinces

• ALA – Alabama
• ALB – Alberta
• ARIZ – Arizona
• ARK – Arkansas
• CALIF – California
• COLO – Colorado
• CONN – Connecticut
• DEL – Delaware
• FLA – Florida
• IDA – Idaho
• ILL – Illinois
• IND – Indiana
• KANS – Kansas
• MICH – Michigan
• MINN – Minnesota
• MISS – Mississippi
• MONT – Montana
• NEB – Nebraska
• NEV – Nevada
• NMEX – New Mexico
• NCAR – North Carolina
• NDAK – North Dakota
• NWT – Northwest Territories
• OKLA – Oklahoma
• OREG – Oregon
• ONT – Ontario
• PEI – Prince Edward Island
• PENN – Pennsylvania
• QUE – Quebec
• SASK – Saskatchewan
• SCAR – South Carolina
• SDAK – South Dakota
• TENN – Tennessee
• TEX – Texas
• WASH – Washington
• WVA – West Virginia
• WIS – Wisconsin
• WYO – Wyoming

Weaponry and warfare

• ENOLA – Enola Gay, airplane that dropped the first atomic bomb
• ETO – European Theater of Operations
• SNEE – obsolete term for a dagger

Miscellaneous crosswordese

• ALAMO – mission in San Antonio, Texas, where the Battle of the Alamo took place
• ARA – constellation of the Southern Hemisphere
• CREE – indigenous people of northern North America, especially what is now Canada
• ECRU – pale color similar to beige; from French écru, meaning "raw, unbleached"
• LAIC – of the laity
• NÉE – designates woman's surname before marriage; literally French for "born"
• ORE – rock mined for metal
• OTOE – indigenous people of what is now Nebraska, also OTO
• SCALA – La Scala, opera house in Milan, Italy
• UTE – indigenous people of what is now Utah

Outdated crosswordese

• ANOA – buffalo of Indonesia
• EMAG - rarely used term for an online "electronic" magazine such as Salon.com
• INEE – type of arrow poison used by native South Americans
• SLA – Symbionese Liberation Army, 1970s radical group known for kidnapping Patty Hearst

Works cited