| Initial | Clue | Answer | % Correct |
|---|---|---|---|
| E | One who expires (8) | Expirant | 100%
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| I | From the country formerly known as Persia (7) | Iranian | 100%
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| R | A person, usually over 60, who does not work anymore (8) | Retirant | 100%
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| A | Substance used to preventing sweating; deodorant (14 letters) | Antiperspirant | 75%
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| M | Surname of Brazilian singer Carmen, famous for her fruity hats (7) | Miranda | 75%
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| P | Fearsome inhabitant of South American rivers, known for en masse attacks (7) | Piranha | 75%
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| T | Albanian city which was named after the capital of Iran (6) | Tirana | 75%
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| X | Writer Jay Zhao (5) | Xiran | 75%
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| D | River and village in India, near the border with Bhutan (6) | Dirang | 25%
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| Z | University grade physician Salvador, famous in Mexico (7) | Zubirán | 25%
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| F | Term used in Asia to refer to westerners, derived from the ancient Franks (6) | Firang | 25%
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| G | Old word of French origin, meaning: a radiating and showy composition (such as a cluster of skyrockets fired together); or an ornamental branched candlestick, or aligned ornaments hanging from a central piece on a pendant earring (9) | Girandole | 25%
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| H | Japanese town on the London-Edinburgh road (7) | Hiranai | 25%
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| J | Brazilian town whose name means garden of man-eating Amazonian fish (16) | Jardim de Piranhas | 25%
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| N | Hindu term from Sanskrit which means "pure", with Vertonghen, Koller or Oblak (8) | Niranjan | 25%
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| O | A radio navigational system in which stations emit distinctive signals on each of 360 degrees; based in Niger and Oman (9) | Omnirange | 25%
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| Q | Persian currency; also a popular Muslim dating website (5) | Qiran | 25%
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| U | Website which gives ratings to different colleges or similar institutions (7) | Unirank | 25%
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| Y | Village in Burkina Faso (6) | Yirane | 25%
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| B | Explorers of Brazil and the edge of the jungle, set back from the coast (12) | Bandeirantes | 0%
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| C | A member of the suborder which includes most tortoises and turtles - one which may enjoy making tricky crossword clues (11) | Cryptodiran | 0%
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| K | Party town in Tanzania (7) | Kirando | 0%
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| L | Hang around in Italian town (10) | Langhirano | 0%
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| S | A village in Honduras located under the shadow of nearby hills (8) | Subirana | 0%
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| V | Minor Turkish city where Irish raven flies around (10) | Viranşehir | 0%
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| W | Indonesian presidential candidate responsible for war crimes in East Timor (7) | Wiranto | 0%
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