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Across
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1
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Country in Micronesia in Oceania (8,7)
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Marshall Islands
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4
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Country which borders Portugal (5)
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Spain
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7
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Country home to Wales (initials) (1,1)
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U.K.
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8
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State home to Las Vegas (6)
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Nevada
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10
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Word preceding "Everest" or "Kilimanjaro" (5)
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Mount
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11
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Former name for the D.R. Congo (5)
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Zaire
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14
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The state capital of Connecticut (8)
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Hartford
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16
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Large city in northeast Brazil (6)
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Recife
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17
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"Annoyed" French city (6)
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Angers
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18
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City home to Samsung, LG and Hyundai (5)
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Seoul
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20
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To gradually wear away soil, rock or land (5)
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Erode
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23
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Capital city of Jamaica (8)
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Kingston
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25
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Most populous city in Iraqi Kurdistan (5)
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Erbil
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26
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Coastal body of water where land curves inwards; e.g. Bengal, Chesapeake, Biscay (3)
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Bay
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27
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Grand Canyon state (7)
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Arizona
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28
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'Loch' potentially home to a monster (4)
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Ness
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30
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Largest country in the Middle East (5,6)
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Saudi Arabia
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34
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To defrost or thaw sea ice into water (4)
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Melt
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35
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Dutch island country in the Caribbean (5)
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Aruba
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36
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To travel through the air (3)
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Fly
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37
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Egyptian limestone human-lion statue (6)
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Sphinx
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38
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The land along the edge of water; coast (5)
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Shore
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Down
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1
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Home to two football teams - City and United (10)
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Manchester
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2
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Natural flowing stream of water (5)
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River
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3
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Largest rainforest in the world (6)
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Amazon
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4
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English county north of Devon; home to Bath (8)
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Somerset
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5
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Capital of Paraguay (8)
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Asunción
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6
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Word which follows Brazil, chest and hazel (3)
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Nut
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9
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Rise and fall of oceans due to lunar attraction (4)
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Tide
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12
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Named "Land of Silver" in Spanish (9)
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Argentina
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13
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City in Morocco, or flat-topped red hat (3)
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Fez
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15
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British territory east of South America (8,7)
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Falkland Islands
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19
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Relating to the curved path of a celestial object around another object (7)
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Orbital
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21
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Country north of Bulgaria (7)
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Romania
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22
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Long, distinct time period in history (3)
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Era
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24
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Largest city in Brazil (3,5)
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São Paulo
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26
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Large motor vehicle carrying passengers (3)
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Bus
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29
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Only planet known to support life (5)
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Earth
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30
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Examples are Baltic and Mediterranean (4)
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Seas
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31
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State known for Mormonism (4)
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Utah
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32
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Formerly known as Persia (4)
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Iran
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33
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Landlocked body of water; e.g. Superior (4)
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Lake
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