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World War II

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  1. 1. The southern part of a new allied duo
  2. 3. A slow parade of merchantmen shadowed by steel sharks
  3. 4. A fruit-named harbor that floated to France
  4. 8. A man of steel who governed by the red star
  5. 9. The Norwegian whose name became a synonym for traitor
  6. 11. Hunter-gatherers found in the Atlantic basement
  7. 15. A letter of guidance for a pathfinder in the dark
  8. 16. A fixed portion for a hungry home front
  9. 17. Early nickname for the jet engine's wet exhaust
  10. 18. Those from down under who stood together
  11. 19. A precious stone that brought a giant to its feet
  12. 20. Where the final act played out below the garden

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  1. 2. A riddle wrapped in a rotor machine
  2. 3. Sea battle where the ships never saw each other
  3. 4. A solid defense that was simply walked around
  4. 5. A wild horse that escorted bombers to Berlin
  5. 6. A heavy visitor to Nagasaki
  6. 7. A bulldog with a cigar and a V-sign
  7. 10. An urban project that ended with a flash
  8. 12. A divine wind that blew only one way
  9. 13. A cutting name for a German bird of prey
  10. 14. The time zone the planners used for the great invasion

World War II

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  1. 1. Invisible eyes that detected incoming Luftwaffe raids
  2. 5. Reinforced shelter for protection against shells
  3. 6. Where the Longest Day began on French soil
  4. 7. Tube-shaped weapon used to take out tanks
  5. 10. Submersible hunter lurking in the Atlantic

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  1. 1. Fixed allowance of sugar or butter for a civilian
  2. 2. Handheld explosive often called a pineapple
  3. 3. Statesman who promised nothing but blood, toil, tears, and sweat
  4. 4. Codename for the massive invasion of Europe
  5. 5. Precautionary darkness to confuse enemy pilots
  6. 8. The tripartite alliance of Berlin, Rome, and Tokyo
  7. 9. Anti-aircraft fire bursting in the night sky

World War II

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  1. 2. Technology used to detect incoming enemy aircraft
  2. 5. The group of nations including Britain, USA, and Russia
  3. 6. The leader of the Soviet Union

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  1. 1. A German submarine used to sink merchant ships
  2. 3. The alliance of Germany, Italy, and Japan
  3. 4. The heavy bombing of British cities by Germany

World History

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  1. 5. The restoration that dragged Japan into the modern world
  2. 7. A giant leap for mankind but a small step for a god
  3. 9. An age where reason finally outshone faith
  4. 12. The people who built a city on a lake and saw an eagle
  5. 13. A fleet that found the English weather quite stormy
  6. 14. The German house that ruled the British Isles

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  1. 1. A ruler who spent his life building his own tomb
  2. 2. Prague's favorite way to dispose of diplomats
  3. 3. The messy process of breaking up with an empire
  4. 4. The culture Alexander left behind in his dust
  5. 6. A long war between a land power and a sea power
  6. 8. A metal drapery that divided a continent
  7. 10. A Caesar who preferred snow to sunshine
  8. 11. An office with a very long line of succession

World History

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  1. 1. A territory under the full or partial political control of another country
  2. 3. Title used by Russian monarchs until the 1917 revolution
  3. 5. The 'Great' half of a 1215 charter of rights
  4. 9. The 'rebirth' of European art and learning following the Middle Ages
  5. 10. Form of government where power is held by the people and their elected representatives
  6. 11. The act of taking control of a place or people by military force

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  1. 2. A priestess acting as a medium for divine advice in ancient Greece
  2. 4. A noble title with several historical meanings in the Muslim world
  3. 6. One who lacks a permanent home and moves according to the seasons
  4. 7. The fortress-prison whose storming sparked a major 1789 revolution
  5. 8. Franz Ferdinand's rank before his assassination triggered a world war

World History

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  1. 2. Fabric symbol representing a nation or kingdom
  2. 4. Large fortified building during the medieval era
  3. 6. South American empire located in the Andes
  4. 7. Ancient empire that featured the Colosseum

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  1. 1. Civilization famous for its complex calendar system
  2. 3. Empire that built the city of Tenochtitlan
  3. 4. Metal money used for trade since ancient times
  4. 5. Title used by former rulers of Russia

Vocabulary

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  1. 1. The colorful part of a sentence
  2. 4. It comes before the root
  3. 6. An accidental, often funny, word substitution
  4. 10. Peter Piper's preferred pattern
  5. 13. Either a shoe or a comma
  6. 14. NASA or NATO, but not FBI
  7. 15. A mental or physical inventory of terms
  8. 16. Where the action is

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  1. 1. The eyes are they see, rearranged
  2. 2. Informal, like a chat over coffee
  3. 3. A statement so obvious it goes without saying
  4. 5. A blushing crow instead of a crushing blow
  5. 7. Sounds like what it is
  6. 8. Racecar or kayak, for example
  7. 9. They sound the same but look different at the sea
  8. 11. A piece of cake that isn't food
  9. 12. Language that is too cool for school

Vocabulary

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  1. 2. A bound morpheme added to the end of a stem
  2. 3. Written language in its ordinary form, without metrical structure
  3. 7. The art of using language effectively and persuasively
  4. 9. One of two or more words with nearly the same meaning
  5. 10. A relatively new or isolated term in a language

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  1. 1. A word pronounced the same as another but spelled differently
  2. 2. The branch of linguistics concerned with meaning
  3. 3. A joke exploiting the different possible meanings of a word
  4. 4. Specialized language used by a particular profession or group
  5. 5. A word formed from the initial letters of a name or phrase
  6. 6. An expression whose meaning is not predictable from the literal parts
  7. 8. A word used to identify a person, place, or thing

Vocabulary

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  1. 1. A word that describes or modifies an action
  2. 2. An action word
  3. 4. A distinctive way of pronouncing words
  4. 6. The basic part of a word without any prefixes

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  1. 2. The letters A, E, I, O, or U
  2. 3. Very informal language used in speech
  3. 5. The written or printed words in a book

Spelling

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  1. 6. A little hook under a C to make it soft
  2. 7. Another word for a word that means the same thing
  3. 10. The smallest sound bite in the linguistic menu
  4. 12. Right writing in a graph, essentially
  5. 14. Converting the script but keeping the sound
  6. 16. Tracing the family tree of a phrase
  7. 17. The lazy sound that hides in every unstressed corner
  8. 18. Two dots that give a German vowel some flair

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  1. 1. Whether a letter stands tall or stays small
  2. 2. The style in which your characters choose to dress
  3. 3. A carved character that might be a bit of a mystery
  4. 4. A wavy line found riding atop an N
  5. 5. A little map at the back of the book
  6. 8. A typographical marriage between two characters
  7. 9. A gathering of competitors who fear the letter Z
  8. 10. Two words packed into one suitcase
  9. 11. An overhead mark that shows possession or absence
  10. 13. The ancient mark for division or a sharp point
  11. 15. To write with keys or a specific kind of character
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