The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 letter word TRENT which also is the latest solution we found used in New York Times in 1947.
Affair almost causing war with England, 1861 crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters | 
|---|---|---|
| TRENT | 100 % | 5 | 
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Affair almost causing war with England, 1861
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 - stephen
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 - united states of america
 - west virginia
 
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