- The Guardian
- Issue #2158
Guardian 11 August 2025 2157
Across
1. Kyoto – Japanese city, original target of atomic attack
6. Black Rain – A toxic precipitation caused by nuclear attack
7. Sadako Sasaki – A young girl victim of radiation-related cancer, inspired the paper crane movement
9. Enola Gay – Nickname of aeroplane that dropped the first atomic weapon in warfare
10. A-Bomb Dome – Partially ruined building, now a memorial to the first atomic strike
Down
2. Truman – US President who ordered the war crimes to be committed
3. Hibakusha – Japanese term for survivors of the atomic bombings
4. Human Shadow – Famous exhibition, showing what little remains of a person vaporised by a nuclear weapon
5. Fat man – Name of nuclear bomb dropped on Nagasaki
8. Silence – A solemn period observed at 8:15 AM on 6 August
