The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 8 letter word NATIONAL which also is the latest solution we found used in New York Times in 1954.
Affecting a country as a whole crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters | 
|---|---|---|
| NATIONAL | 100 % | 8 | 
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Affecting a country as a whole
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- public
 - general
 - pandemic
 - geopolitics
 - epidemic
 - universal
 - province
 - national
 - population
 - countrywide
 - nationwide
 - china
 
Crossword Answer definitions
NATIONAL noun- A subject of a nation.
 - (usually in the plural) A tournament in which participants from all over the nation compete.
 
- Of or having to do with a nation.
 - (by extension) Of or having to do with a country (sovereign state).
 
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