The term CRUSADER FOES refers to the enemies of the Christian Crusaders during the Middle Ages. The 8-letter solution SARACENS refers to a group of people who lived in the Middle East and North Africa and were Muslim. The 7-letter solution SARACEN is another name for the same group of people. The 6-letter solution BATMAN is a reference to the Muslim leader Saladin, who was a major opponent of the Crusaders. The 5-letter solution NADER is a reference to the Persian leader Nadir Shah, who also fought against the Crusaders. Finally, the 4-letter solution RAGS is a reference to the ragtag armies that were often used by the Muslim forces to fight against the Crusaders.