| Persia, today |
LA Times Daily |
04 Sep 2026 |
| Azerbaijan neighbor |
LA Times Daily |
02 Sep 2026 |
| Pakistan neighbor |
Eugene Sheffer |
02 Sep 2026 |
| Flock of Seagulls song (2 words) |
USA Today Quick |
25 Aug 2026 |
| "___ as fast as possible to tell you ..." (hurried): 2 wds. |
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| Tehran's land |
Premier Sunday |
23 Aug 2026 |
| Major exporter of pistachios |
New York Times |
22 Aug 2026 |
| Persian Gulf nation whose capital is Tehran |
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| Turkey neighbor |
Thomas Joseph |
20 Aug 2026 |
| Country on the Strait of Hormuz |
The Telegraph Cross Atlantic |
11 Aug 2026 |
| 1979 revolution site |
Universal |
05 Aug 2026 |
| Tehran's land |
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| Largest four-letter country |
Universal |
01 Aug 2026 |
| Modern-day Persia |
The Telegraph Cross Atlantic |
29 Jul 2026 |
| "___ five kilometers this morning before heading to work": 2 wds. |
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| Teheran's nation |
Newsday |
27 Jul 2026 |
| Land in terrible rain (4) |
Mirror Cryptic |
22 Jul 2026 |
| Tehran's country (4) |
Mirror Quick |
22 Jul 2026 |
| Home to the Azadi Tower |
USA Today |
21 Jul 2026 |
| Tehran's country |
LA Times Daily |
20 Jul 2026 |
| Land in terrible rain (4) |
Mirror Cryptic |
06 Jul 2026 |
| Tehran's country (4) |
Mirror Quick |
06 Jul 2026 |
| Tehran's country |
The Telegraph Mini |
05 Jul 2026 |
| Isfahan's country |
LA Times Daily |
03 Jul 2026 |
| Modern-day Persia |
New York Times |
28 Jun 2026 |
| Iraq's neighbor |
USA Today Quick |
26 Jun 2026 |
| Persia, today |
Eugene Sheffer |
25 Jun 2026 |
| Pakistan neighbor |
Newsday |
24 Jun 2026 |
| Asian republic; capital Tehran (4) |
Mirror Quiz |
21 Jun 2026 |
| Dr. Seuss' If __ the Zoo |
Newsday |
21 Jun 2026 |
| Tehran's country (4) |
Mirror Quick |
19 Jun 2026 |
| Land in terrible rain (4) |
Mirror Cryptic |
19 Jun 2026 |
| Setting of the graphic novel "Persepolis" |
LA Times Daily |
12 Jun 2026 |
| Tehran is its capital |
The Telegraph Cross Atlantic |
12 Jun 2026 |
| Persia, now |
The Telegraph Cross Atlantic |
10 Jun 2026 |
| Persia, today |
Wall Street Journal |
10 Jun 2026 |
| Neighbor of Turkey |
Newsday |
09 Jun 2026 |
| World's largest country with a four-letter name |
New York Times |
08 Jun 2026 |
| Khamenei's country |
The Telegraph Cross Atlantic |
08 Jun 2026 |
| Tehran's country (4) |
Mirror Quick |
07 Jun 2026 |
| Land in terrible rain (4) |
Mirror Cryptic |
07 Jun 2026 |
| Modern Persia |
LA Times Daily |
03 Jun 2026 |
| Teheran's country |
Newsday |
01 Jun 2026 |
| Tehran's land |
Commuter |
29 May 2026 |
| Land in terrible rain (4) |
Mirror Cryptic |
26 May 2026 |
| Tehran's country (4) |
Mirror Quick |
26 May 2026 |
| Neighbor of Turkmenistan |
New York Times |
24 May 2026 |
| Tehran's country |
|
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| Country with many Farsi speakers |
New York Times |
17 May 2026 |
| Land in terrible rain (4) |
Mirror Cryptic |
17 May 2026 |
| Tehran's country (4) |
Mirror Quick |
17 May 2026 |
| Country whose national tree is the cypress |
USA Today |
17 May 2026 |
| Setting for the graphic novel series "Persepolis" |
New York Times |
15 May 2026 |
| Turkmenistan neighbor |
Wall Street Journal |
13 May 2026 |
| Persia, today |
Eugene Sheffer |
04 May 2026 |
| Mideast country that celebrates the new year ("Nowruz") in March |
New York Times Midi |
01 May 2026 |
| Tehran's country |
Commuter |
29 Apr 2026 |
| Iraq neighbor |
Commuter |
27 Apr 2026 |
| Tehran's land |
New York Times |
27 Apr 2026 |
| Country led by a supreme leader |
Wall Street Journal |
25 Apr 2026 |
| Birthplace of polo |
USA Today |
16 Apr 2026 |
| Neighbor or Iraq |
Newsday |
15 Apr 2026 |
| Asian republic; capital Tehran (4) |
Mirror Quiz |
14 Apr 2026 |
| Land in terrible rain (4) |
Mirror Cryptic |
13 Apr 2026 |
| Tehran's country (4) |
Mirror Quick |
13 Apr 2026 |
| Tehran's land |
Commuter |
10 Apr 2026 |
| Neighbor of Azerbaijan |
USA Today |
09 Apr 2026 |
| Tehran's country |
Eugene Sheffer |
07 Apr 2026 |
| West Asian country (4) |
USA Today Quick |
06 Apr 2026 |
| Tehran's country |
Universal |
04 Apr 2026 |
| Asian major pistachio exporter |
Newsday |
28 Mar 2026 |
| Tehran's land |
|
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| Tehran's country |
USA Today |
20 Mar 2026 |
| Tehran's country |
The Telegraph Cross Atlantic |
15 Mar 2026 |
| Nation whose flag has "Allahu Akbar" written 22 times |
USA Today |
11 Mar 2026 |
| Persia, today |
Wall Street Journal |
11 Mar 2026 |
| Cornish saint quietly leaves country |
The Telegraph Toughie |
11 Mar 2026 |
| Tehran's country |
LA Times Daily |
10 Mar 2026 |
| I was in charge of country |
The Telegraph Cryptic |
09 Mar 2026 |
| Persia, now |
USA Today Quick |
06 Mar 2026 |
| Persia, today |
Thomas Joseph |
05 Mar 2026 |
| Middle Eastern republic (4) |
Mirror Quick |
01 Mar 2026 |
| Land in terrible rain (4) |
Mirror Cryptic |
01 Mar 2026 |
| Teheran's nation |
Newsday |
24 Feb 2026 |
| Asian republic; capital Tehran (4) |
Mirror Quiz |
22 Feb 2026 |
| "___ into my high school friend at the mall yesterday" (had a chance meeting): 2 wds. |
|
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| Country for which Olympian Samaneh Beyrami Baher will compete |
USA Today |
19 Feb 2026 |
| Country formerly known as Persia (4) |
The Sun Mini |
16 Feb 2026 |
| Shiraz's land |
LA Times Daily |
01 Feb 2026 |
| Former domain of the Shah |
The Telegraph Cross Atlantic |
27 Jan 2026 |
| Middle Eastern country (4) |
Mirror Quick |
17 Jan 2026 |
| Land in terrible rain (4) |
Mirror Cryptic |
17 Jan 2026 |
| Tehran's land |
Commuter |
16 Jan 2026 |
| Tehran's country |
|
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| Tehran's country |
Universal |
08 Jan 2026 |
| Tehran's country |
The Telegraph Cross Atlantic |
01 Jan 2026 |
| Persia, today |
Thomas Joseph |
27 Dec 2025 |
| Tehran's country |
|
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| Setting of 2025's Operation Midnight Hammer |
The Washington Post Mini |
26 Dec 2025 |
| Home to the Golestan Palace |
USA Today |
24 Dec 2025 |
| Setting for Ben Affleck's "Argo" |
|
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| Persia, today |
The Telegraph Cross Atlantic |
29 Nov 2025 |
| Country home to Golestan Palace |
Universal |
22 Nov 2025 |
| Azerbaijan neighbor |
New York Times |
21 Nov 2025 |
| Tehran's country |
Commuter |
01 Nov 2025 |
| Neighbor of Afghanistan |
Universal |
31 Oct 2025 |
| Founding member of 38-Down |
New York Times |
31 Oct 2025 |
| Neighbor of Armenia |
USA Today |
27 Oct 2025 |
| Tehran's country |
|
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| Country on the Caspian |
Newsday |
24 Oct 2025 |
| Tehran's country |
USA Today |
22 Oct 2025 |
| It borders Pakistan |
Newsday |
19 Oct 2025 |
| State of this person on broadcast! |
The Telegraph Cryptic |
17 Oct 2025 |
| Tehran's territory |
|
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| Kerman province's nation |
Wall Street Journal |
15 Oct 2025 |
| Country with a Persian-speaking majority |
LA Times Daily |
12 Oct 2025 |
| Country between the Caspian Sea and the Persian Gulf |
New York Times |
08 Oct 2025 |
| Persian country (4) |
The Telegraph Cross Atlantic |
02 Oct 2025 |
| Persia, now |
Universal |
29 Sep 2025 |
| Country whose cities include Tabriz and Isfahan (4) |
The Guardian Weekend |
27 Sep 2025 |
| Persia, today |
The Telegraph Cross Atlantic |
27 Sep 2025 |
| Country rain storms (4) |
The Guardian Quick Cryptic |
20 Sep 2025 |
| Country with the capital Tehran |
The Telegraph Cross Atlantic |
15 Sep 2025 |
| Nation led by Ali Khamenei |
The Telegraph Cross Atlantic |
12 Sep 2025 |
| Country India controlled |
The Telegraph Toughie |
03 Sep 2025 |
| Major exporter of saffron |
LA Times Mini |
01 Sep 2025 |
| Pakistan neighbor |
Wall Street Journal |
27 Aug 2025 |
| Turkey neighbor |
LA Times Daily |
21 Aug 2025 |
| Persia, today |
USA Today Quick |
20 Aug 2025 |
| Home to Naqsh-e Jahan Square |
USA Today |
16 Aug 2025 |
| Country where Farimah Farjami was born |
USA Today |
08 Aug 2025 |
| Turkey neighbor |
Newsday |
07 Aug 2025 |
| Country on the Caspian Sea |
LA Times Mini |
05 Aug 2025 |
| Country that celebrates Sizdah Bedar |
USA Today |
27 Jul 2025 |
| Country in discussion with Russia and European nations about resuming talks on its nuclear program. (4) |
|
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| Tabriz's location |
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| Persia, today |
Thomas Joseph |
21 Jul 2025 |
| Persia, today |
LA Times Daily |
20 Jul 2025 |
| Neighbor of Pakistan |
LA Times Mini |
14 Jul 2025 |
| Persia, today |
Universal |
13 Jul 2025 |
| Country where an adviser joked on 8 Jul 2025 about micro-droning the U.S. President. (4) |
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| Nation south of the Caspian Sea |
Wall Street Journal |
08 Jul 2025 |
| AFC nation; thrice winners in fifteen FIFA World Cup matches, against the US in 1998, Morocco in 2018 and Wales in 2022 (4) |
|
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| Land on the Caspian |
Newsday |
04 Jul 2025 |
| Country allegedly offered $30 billion for developing civil nuclear programme. (4) |
|
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| Iraq's neighbor |
USA Today Quick |
29 Jun 2025 |
| Shah's land |
Premier Sunday |
29 Jun 2025 |
| Country behind missile strike on Soroka Hospital in southern Israel. (4) |
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| Country that launched retaliatory strikes on Israel following an Israeli attack on its infrastructure. (4) |
|
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| Country that cryptically posted 'WE ARE READY' amid reported US preparations for attack. (4) |
|
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| Country in which one stood for election (4) |
|
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| Isfahan's country |
USA Today |
11 Jun 2025 |
| President's claim: land? (4) |
|
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| Land in awful rain (4) |
|
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| Asian republic; capital Tehran |
Mirror Quiz |
01 Jun 2025 |
| One managed to identify the land (4) |
|
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| Tehran's country |
Commuter |
31 May 2025 |
| Iraq neighbor |
Commuter |
29 May 2025 |
| a?¦ over to it |
|
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| Modern Persia |
USA Today |
29 May 2025 |
| Pakistan neighbor |
Wall Street Journal |
28 May 2025 |
| Tehran's country |
|
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| Tehran's country |
The Telegraph Cross Atlantic |
19 May 2025 |
| Asian team that drew 1-1 with Portugal in their last 2018 World Cup match (4) |
|
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| Persia, today |
Universal |
14 May 2025 |
| Iraq's neighbor |
USA Today Quick |
14 May 2025 |
| Turkey neighbor |
Thomas Joseph |
14 May 2025 |
| Nation has terrible rain |
Mirror Cryptic |
13 May 2025 |
| Middle Eastern country |
Mirror Quick |
13 May 2025 |
| Second-largest exporter of pistachios (after the U.S.) |
|
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| Tehran's country |
Mirror Quick |
05 May 2025 |
| Hamas's sponsor (4) |
|
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| Land in terrible rain |
Mirror Cryptic |
05 May 2025 |
| Pakistan's neighbor |
Commuter |
03 May 2025 |
| Nation managed to hold up international leader (4) |
|
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| Tehran's country |
|
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| Large Mideast nation |
Newsday |
01 May 2025 |
| Country bordering Armenia (4) |
|
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| Once Persia |
|
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| Persia, today |
Thomas Joseph |
01 May 2025 |
| Current article about Republican state |
The Times Quick Cryptic |
30 Apr 2025 |
| Tehran's land |
LA Times Daily |
29 Apr 2025 |
| Country of 78m people with coastline on the Caspian Sea and Indian Ocean (4) |
|
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| Persian nation |
USA Today |
22 Apr 2025 |
| First person fled to mid-east country (4) |
|
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| Persia, today |
Wall Street Journal |
19 Apr 2025 |
| Paykan country (4) |
|
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| Iraq's neighbor whose capital is Tehran |
|
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| Neighbor of Iraq |
Eugene Sheffer |
15 Apr 2025 |
| I joined the navy in Persia (4) |
|
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| One managed to find it on the map (4) |
|
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| Country close to Iraq (4) |
|
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| Where Iraqis live (4) |
|
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| Tehran's country |
LA Times Mini |
12 Apr 2025 |
| "Holy Spider" setting |
USA Today |
10 Apr 2025 |
| A Flock of Seagulls' 1982 hit |
|
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| "Holy Spider's" setting |
|
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| Country that borders Turkmenistan |
|
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| Teheran's country |
Newsday |
07 Apr 2025 |
| Modern-day locale of the ancient Parthian Empire |
New York Times |
04 Apr 2025 |
| Country that may pursue nuclear weapons if attacked by the US or its allies. (4) |
|
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| Home to Qom |
|
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| Country that looks like a sentence |
|
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| Where the Ettela'at daily newspaper is published |
Wall Street Journal |
20 Mar 2025 |
| Persia, today |
Eugene Sheffer |
20 Mar 2025 |
| Persian Gulf nation whose capital is Tehran |
|
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| Side in 1980s war |
|
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| Turkmenistan neighbor |
Newsday |
13 Mar 2025 |
| Tehran's country |
|
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| __-Iraq War |
Commuter |
11 Mar 2025 |
| I managed to find former Persia (4) |
|
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| Country where Narges Mohammadi was born |
USA Today |
11 Mar 2025 |
| Country formerly called Persia |
|
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| Shiraz's country |
USA Today |
06 Mar 2025 |
| Oil-rich Islamic theocracy neighboring Iraq |
|
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| Setting for 2012's "Argo" |
New York Times |
04 Mar 2025 |
| I fled this country |
|
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| Birthplace of Zoroastrianism, today |
New York Times |
28 Feb 2025 |
| Mideastern country |
|
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| Persia, today |
Thomas Joseph |
27 Feb 2025 |
| The piranha's native country? (4) |
|
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| A country of taxi ranks (4) |
|
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| Soldiers dividing in Asian country |
The Telegraph Cryptic |
21 Feb 2025 |
| Somewhat disciplinarian regressive state (4) |
The Guardian Cryptic |
17 Feb 2025 |
| Land in terrible rain |
Mirror Cryptic |
17 Feb 2025 |
| Middle Eastern country |
Mirror Quick |
17 Feb 2025 |
| Tehran locale |
Premier Sunday |
16 Feb 2025 |
| Country on a gulf |
|
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| Tehran's country |
The Telegraph Cross Atlantic |
15 Feb 2025 |
| Possible response to "How did you get here so quickly?" |
USA Today |
11 Feb 2025 |
| Abadan locale |
|
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| Where the Nowruz new year is celebrated |
Wall Street Journal |
06 Feb 2025 |
| The rain storm changed Persia! |
|
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| The land one managed? |
|
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| Iraq's neighbor |
USA Today Quick |
05 Feb 2025 |
| Country home to Chogha Zanbil |
USA Today |
03 Feb 2025 |
| Persia, today |
USA Today Quick |
01 Feb 2025 |
| Persian Gulf nation |
LA Times Daily |
31 Jan 2025 |
| Country of origin for Persian cats |
Universal |
30 Jan 2025 |
| Persia, today |
Thomas Joseph |
29 Jan 2025 |
| Land in terrible rain |
Mirror Cryptic |
28 Jan 2025 |
| M East country (4) |
Mirror Quick |
28 Jan 2025 |
| Teheran's country |
Newsday |
27 Jan 2025 |
| I stood for office in Middle East country (4) |
|
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| Tehran's country |
Eugene Sheffer |
13 Jan 2025 |
| Tehran's country |
Commuter |
07 Jan 2025 |
| A country I controlled |
|
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| Mount Damavand's country |
|
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| Country home to the car manufacturer Saipa |
The Telegraph Cross Atlantic |
01 Jan 2025 |
| Seuss' If __ the Zoo |
Newsday |
29 Dec 2024 |
| Land in the Middle East |
Premier Sunday |
29 Dec 2024 |
| Country with the capital Tehran |
The Telegraph Cross Atlantic |
24 Dec 2024 |
| Islamic republic in the Middle East |
Family Time |
23 Dec 2024 |
| Persia, today |
Eugene Sheffer |
23 Dec 2024 |
| Country rain storm |
|
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| Tehran's country |
The Telegraph Quick |
18 Dec 2024 |
| Tehran's country |
LA Times Daily |
16 Dec 2024 |
| It was known as Persia |
|
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| #2 in natural gas reserves |
Newsday |
14 Dec 2024 |
| Land once known as Persia |
|
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| Caspian Sea country |
LA Times Daily |
12 Dec 2024 |
| Tehran's country |
Eugene Sheffer |
07 Dec 2024 |
| Country one fled from (4) |
|
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| Islamic Republic, leader Ali Khamenei |
The Telegraph Cross Atlantic |
05 Dec 2024 |
| Country bordering the Caspian Sea |
The Telegraph Cross Atlantic |
01 Dec 2024 |
| Country on the Caspian |
The Sun Two Speed |
01 Dec 2024 |
| India governed another Asian republic |
The Sun Two Speed |
01 Dec 2024 |
| Country where I went quickly |
|
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| Persia renamed |
|
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| I managed Persia! (4) |
|
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| Country where rain is expected (4) |
|
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| Persia, today |
Thomas Joseph |
27 Nov 2024 |
| Tehran's country |
|
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| Country that's an anagram of 66-Across |
|
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| Nation on the Caspian |
Newsday |
24 Nov 2024 |
| Mashhad's country |
New York Times |
24 Nov 2024 |
| Country between the Caspian Sea and Persian Gulf |
Universal |
23 Nov 2024 |
| Shiraz locale |
LA Times Daily |
23 Nov 2024 |
| Country that uses the Jalali calendar rather than the Gregorian |
New York Times |
15 Nov 2024 |
| Pakistan neighbor |
Eugene Sheffer |
13 Nov 2024 |
| I administered part of the Middle East (4) |
|
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| Teheran's nation |
Newsday |
11 Nov 2024 |
| Country; capital Tehran (4) |
|
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| Iranians live here (4) |
|
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| Tehran's country |
USA Today |
06 Nov 2024 |
| Country where Farsi is spoken |
LA Times Daily |
03 Nov 2024 |
| Ayatollah's claim on this land? (4) |
|
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| Its flag has four crescents |
Newsday |
31 Oct 2024 |
| Tehran's land |
|
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| Asian republic; capital Tehran |
Mirror Quiz |
27 Oct 2024 |
| I sprinted to get there (4) |
|
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| Tehran is there (4) |
|
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| One hastened to Persia nowadays (4) |
The Guardian Quick Cryptic |
26 Oct 2024 |
| I managed to find a MiddleEastern country (4) |
|
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| Tehran's country |
Commuter |
26 Oct 2024 |
| Pakistan neighbor |
Wall Street Journal |
24 Oct 2024 |
| Tehran's nation |
Universal |
23 Oct 2024 |
| Neighbor of Turkey |
Wall Street Journal |
21 Oct 2024 |
| Fresh air over northern land (4) |
|
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| Some air a new order for a country |
|
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| Neighbor of Pakistan |
LA Times Mini |
15 Oct 2024 |
| Country historically known as Persia |
The Telegraph Cross Atlantic |
15 Oct 2024 |
| Afghanistan neighbor |
USA Today Quick |
14 Oct 2024 |
| Scattered rain in the country |
|
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| One hastened to land (4) |
|
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| Qom's country |
Thomas Joseph |
11 Oct 2024 |
| OPEC member |
Wall Street Journal |
09 Oct 2024 |
| Forecast rain for the country |
|
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| Country with the capital Tehran |
The Telegraph Cross Atlantic |
08 Oct 2024 |
| I fled to this country (4) |
|
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| Country of the one-horse race (4) |
|
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| Lyricist Gershwin has opening night in Middle East country |
|
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| Persia, formerly |
The Telegraph Cross Atlantic |
02 Oct 2024 |
| Neighbour of Turkey |
The Telegraph Cross Atlantic |
29 Sep 2024 |
| West Asian country whose capital is Tehran (4) |
|
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| The country looks different for rain (4) |
|
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| Teheran's site |
|
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| One managed a country in the Middle East (4) |
|
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| Neighbor of Iraq |
Universal |
24 Sep 2024 |
| Teheran's country |
Newsday |
24 Sep 2024 |
| Azerbaijan neighbor |
Wall Street Journal |
21 Sep 2024 |
| Persian Gulf nation |
LA Times Daily |
17 Sep 2024 |
| Tehran's country |
Commuter |
17 Sep 2024 |
| One governed a country (4) |
|
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| Turkey neighbor |
LA Times Daily |
16 Sep 2024 |
| It's opposite Oman on the Gulf of Oman |
New York Times |
15 Sep 2024 |
| Country bordering Afghanistan |
|
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| The Scotsman was right in the country |
|
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| Teheran's nation |
Newsday |
09 Sep 2024 |
| Land in terrible rain |
Mirror Cryptic |
07 Sep 2024 |
| Middle Eastern country |
Mirror Quick |
07 Sep 2024 |
| AFC nation; winners in FIFA World Cup matches against the US in 1998, Morocco in 2018 and Wales in 2022 (4) |
|
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| Chess prodigy Alireza Firouzja's birthplace |
|
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| One administered part of the Middle East (4) |
|
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| A section of their ancient country (4) |
|
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| Country in their annals (4) |
|
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| Home of Kurdistan's easternmost regions |
New York Times |
25 Aug 2024 |
| Country with a Caspian coast |
Wall Street Journal |
24 Aug 2024 |
| Iraq neighbor |
Commuter |
24 Aug 2024 |
| Subject/verb in two Seuss titles |
Newsday |
24 Aug 2024 |
| Persia, today |
Eugene Sheffer |
22 Aug 2024 |
| Tehran's country |
Commuter |
22 Aug 2024 |
| Modern-day home of Persepolis |
New York Times |
22 Aug 2024 |
| Mideast country with a Supreme Leader |
New York Times |
19 Aug 2024 |
| Country once known as Persia |
Universal |
17 Aug 2024 |
| Tehran's country |
|
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| Persepolis locale |
LA Times Daily |
14 Aug 2024 |
| Islamic republic |
The Telegraph Cross Atlantic |
28 Jul 2024 |
| Country that used to be known as Persia (4) |
|
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| Persia, today |
Premier Sunday |
28 Jul 2024 |
| It was Persia |
|
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| Asian country that played in the 1986 World Cup finals, losing all their group games (4) |
|
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| 1979 revolution site |
LA Times Daily |
20 Jul 2024 |
| Nation bordering Armenia, Azerbaijan and Turkmenistan |
The Telegraph Cross Atlantic |
19 Jul 2024 |
| Member nation of 39-A |
|
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| Land of piranhas (4) |
|
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| Country song for A Flock of Seagulls? |
The Telegraph Cross Atlantic |
12 Jul 2024 |
| Azerbaijan's southern neighbor |
|
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| Country west of Pakistan |
|
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| 1982 hit by A Flock of Seagulls (2 wds.) |
|
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| Rainstorm in the country |
|
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| I fled to land in Asia (4) |
|
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| Tehran's land |
|
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| Country on the Persian Gulf |
LA Times Daily |
02 Jul 2024 |
| First person managed Farsi-speaking land (4) |
|
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| Lsfahan's country |
|
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| Home of the rice dish chelo kabab |
|
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| Artist visiting home country |
The Times Quick Cryptic |
27 Jun 2024 |
| Asian republic; capital Tehran |
Mirror Quiz |
25 Jun 2024 |
| Country known for its Persian rugs |
|
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| It's a "theocratic republic," according to the CIA |
Wall Street Journal |
22 Jun 2024 |
| Mideastern nation |
|
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| Country whose capital is Tehran |
|
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| Middle Eastern country whose New Year is called Nowruz |
|
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| Its flag has four crescents |
Newsday |
15 Jun 2024 |
| I managed to name a country (4) |
|
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| Country whose Supreme Leader is Ali Khamenei |
|
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| I managed to get out of the country! |
|
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| I ruled a country (4) |
|
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| Persian Gulf country that borders Armenia |
LA Times Daily |
04 Jun 2024 |
| The country we used to call Persia |
|
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| It might as well rain in the country |
|
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| Country I was the leader of |
The Times Quick Cryptic |
28 May 2024 |
| Turkmenistan neighbor |
Universal |
27 May 2024 |
| Country whose official language is Persian |
|
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| Tehran's land |
New York Times |
27 May 2024 |
| Teheran's country |
Newsday |
27 May 2024 |
| Tehran's country |
|
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| Persia, now |
Premier Sunday |
26 May 2024 |
| I was leader in bombless state |
The Sun Two Speed |
25 May 2024 |
| Nation on Caspian |
The Sun Two Speed |
25 May 2024 |
| Hormuz's nation |
Thomas Joseph |
24 May 2024 |
| Asian republic whose capital is Tehran (4) |
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| Neighbor of Pakistan |
Newsday |
19 May 2024 |
| Large country to the east of Iraq |
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| Persia, today |
Thomas Joseph |
16 May 2024 |
| Iraq's neighbor to the east |
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| Tehran's country |
Commuter |
15 May 2024 |
| I led country |
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| Rain forecast in the country! |
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| I fled country (4) |
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| I fled Middle Eastern country |
The Times Quick Cryptic |
06 May 2024 |
| One fled to the country (4) |
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| Tehran's country |
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| It borders Pakistan |
Newsday |
28 Apr 2024 |
| Is it much the same as Iraq? (4) |
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| Country governed by one (4) |
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| Tehran's land |
Commuter |
20 Apr 2024 |
| "Argo" locale |
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| Modern-day home to Persepolis (4) |
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| I sprinted to modern Persia (4) |
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| Land of stormy rain |
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| Iraq's neighbor whose capital is Tehran |
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| Islamic republic that borders Turkey |
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| Pakistan neighbor |
Eugene Sheffer |
12 Apr 2024 |
| AFC nation; thrice winners in 15 FIFA World Cup matches, against the US in 1998, Morocco in 2018 and Wales in 2022 (4) |
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| Nation that celebrates Islamic Republic Day |
Wall Street Journal |
10 Apr 2024 |
| Land in which Argo is set |
|
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| Spasmodic rain in the country |
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| Middle Eastern home of the Pink Mosque |
Universal |
28 Mar 2024 |
| "_ ___ (So Far Away)" by A Flock of Seagulls |
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| Country whose emblem resembles a tulip |
LA Times Daily |
27 Mar 2024 |
| One fled from this country (4) |
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| Country next to Iraq (4) |
|
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| They defeated Wales 2-0 in the 2022 Fifa World Cup (4) |
|
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| Asian republic; capital Tehran |
Mirror Quiz |
19 Mar 2024 |
| Persian Gulf nation whose capital is Tehran |
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| Neighbor of Turkey |
New York Times |
18 Mar 2024 |
| One fled the country |
|
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| Country in which I didn't dawdle (4) |
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| Where rain would be a change (4) |
|
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| Tehran's country |
|
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| The country of Persia is now called what? (4) |
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| Turkmenistan's neighbor |
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| Pakistan's neighbour |
|
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| Country whose capital is Tehran |
|
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| Persia, today |
LA Times Daily |
28 Feb 2024 |
| Neighbor of Turkey |
Newsday |
28 Feb 2024 |
| Independent stood as a candidate in Middle East country (4) |
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| Tehran's nation |
TV |
25 Feb 2024 |
| Pistachio-exporting country |
|
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| Country which borders the Caspian Sea in the north and Persian Gulf in the south (4) |
|
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| IRA takes on first nuclear country in the Middle East (4) |
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| Iraq's neighbor |
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| Tehran's country |
Eugene Sheffer |
23 Feb 2024 |
| Afghanistan neighbor |
Commuter |
20 Feb 2024 |
| Middle Eastern country that borders 12-Across |
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| Here there is no dam, Miranda (4) |
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| Land in terrible rain |
Mirror Cryptic |
12 Feb 2024 |
| Independent governed nation (4) |
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| Middle Eastern country |
Mirror Quick |
12 Feb 2024 |
| Tehran's country |
Eugene Sheffer |
08 Feb 2024 |
| Neighbor of Iraq |
Newsday |
07 Feb 2024 |
| Islamic Republic of ___ (Middle Eastern nation) |
|
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| Home to Tehran and Isfahan |
|
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| Its provinces include Qazvin and Qom |
Wall Street Journal |
25 Jan 2024 |
| Persia, today |
Eugene Sheffer |
25 Jan 2024 |
| Tehran's country |
|
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| __-Contra affair |
Commuter |
23 Jan 2024 |
| Tehran's place |
Family Time |
22 Jan 2024 |
| State the words of a coward? |
The Times Cryptic |
22 Jan 2024 |
| Harpy stood for election in Middle East country (4) |
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| What sprinter said he did in the country |
|
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| Country that shares the first three letters of its name with a neighboring country |
|
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| OPEC charter member |
Newsday |
14 Jan 2024 |
| Base of the Achaemenid Empire, nowadays |
|
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| Shiraz's country |
LA Times Daily |
08 Jan 2024 |
| Persia, previously (4) |
|
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| Teheran's country |
Newsday |
01 Jan 2024 |
| Home country of 2023 Nobel Peace Prize winner Narges Mohammadi |
|
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| Turkey neighbor |
LA Times Daily |
29 Dec 2023 |
| I managed the country there |
|
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| Country that rearranged spells "rain" |
Family Time |
24 Dec 2023 |
| (GKN) Modern country in which ' the city-state of Uruk, ruled by 33 Across, was situated (4) |
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| Teheran's country |
Newsday |
18 Dec 2023 |
| Was Persia |
|
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| Elnaz Rekabi's Middle Eastern country |
Universal |
12 Dec 2023 |
| Country trains' Central departure (4) |
|
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| Azar Nafisi's country of birth |
|
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| 17th largest country in area, with one of the world's oldest civilisations (4) |
|
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| Tehran’s country |
Eugene Sheffer |
09 Dec 2023 |
| Country of 2023 Nobel Peace Prize winner Narges Mohammadi |
LA Times Daily |
07 Dec 2023 |
| Processing raisin is banned in Middle Eastern country (4) |
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| Big pistachio exporter |
LA Times Daily |
06 Dec 2023 |
| Teheran's country |
Newsday |
05 Dec 2023 |
| Country on the Caspian |
Newsday |
03 Dec 2023 |
| Persia nowadays |
|
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| Persia, nowadays |
Family Time |
03 Dec 2023 |
| Tehran's land |
New York Times |
28 Nov 2023 |
| Second largest Middle East nation |
|
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| Tehran's country |
|
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| Mashhad's country |
Universal |
25 Nov 2023 |
| Maz Jobrani's birth country |
USA Today |
24 Nov 2023 |
| Country where reassembled Hillman Hunters were sold as the Paykan (4) |
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| Country that anagrams to a weather forecast |
USA Today |
19 Nov 2023 |
| Tehran's land |
LA Times Daily |
14 Nov 2023 |
| Country that's home to Vakil Bazaar |
USA Today |
12 Nov 2023 |
| Mashhad's country |
USA Today |
10 Nov 2023 |
| Land of the Persians |
|
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| Country north of 40-Down |
LA Times Daily |
08 Nov 2023 |
| Teheran's country |
Newsday |
08 Nov 2023 |
| Country sharing three letters with its western neighbor |
Universal |
04 Nov 2023 |
| Country whose capital is Tehran |
|
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| Tehran's country |
|
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| OPEC member |
Newsday |
22 Oct 2023 |
| Tehran's home |
Family Time |
22 Oct 2023 |
| Pakistan neighbor |
Eugene Sheffer |
20 Oct 2023 |
| Iraq neighbor |
LA Times Daily |
12 Oct 2023 |
| Qom's country |
Thomas Joseph |
07 Oct 2023 |
| Tehran's land with a verb hidden in its name |
|
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| Tehran's country that shares a border with Turkmenistan |
|
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| Teheran's country |
Newsday |
25 Sep 2023 |
| Big exporter of saffron |
LA Times Daily |
24 Sep 2023 |
| Country whose name looks like something a marathoner might say |
New York Times |
19 Sep 2023 |
| Country on the Caspian Sea |
USA Today |
17 Sep 2023 |
| Neighbor of Iraq |
Family Time |
17 Sep 2023 |
| Persia today |
The Guardian Quick |
13 Sep 2023 |
| Country where Nowruz is celebrated |
USA Today |
06 Sep 2023 |
| "Reading Lolita in Tehran" setting |
Universal |
04 Sep 2023 |
| Country with Shiraz and Tehran |
|
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| Turkmenistan neighbor |
Wall Street Journal |
22 Aug 2023 |
| Scene of 2022 women's rights protests |
Universal |
19 Aug 2023 |
| Shirin Ebadi's birth country |
USA Today |
15 Aug 2023 |
| Tehran's country |
Newsday |
15 Aug 2023 |
| Middle Eastern nation |
The Times Concise |
01 Aug 2023 |
| Country where Shohreh Aghdashloo was born |
USA Today |
28 Jul 2023 |
| Oil-rich nation |
New York Times |
25 Jul 2023 |
| Farsi-speaking land |
LA Times Daily |
02 Jul 2023 |
| Tehran's nation |
|
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| Neighbor of Iraq |
Universal |
30 Jun 2023 |
| Country bordered by Pakistan and Armenia |
The Guardian Weekend |
24 Jun 2023 |
| Karaj's country |
Wall Street Journal |
23 Jun 2023 |
| Persia's new name |
|
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| Middle Eastern country that's home to Tehran |
|
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| Persia, today |
Eugene Sheffer |
12 Jun 2023 |
| Modern site of ancient Persepolis |
New York Times |
09 Jun 2023 |
| Tehran's land |
|
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| Persia, today |
Thomas Joseph |
08 Jun 2023 |
| Teheran's country |
Newsday |
06 Jun 2023 |
| Country west of Pakistan |
USA Today |
04 Jun 2023 |
| Tehran's country |
|
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| Iraq's neighbor |
|
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| Scotsman possibly crossing river in Asian republic |
The Times Cryptic |
29 May 2023 |
| Country north of the Persian Gulf |
New York Times |
22 May 2023 |
| Tehran's country |
Eugene Sheffer |
20 May 2023 |
| Turkmenistan neighbor |
Universal |
18 May 2023 |
| Teheran's country |
Newsday |
17 May 2023 |
| Neighbor of Armenia |
Newsday |
14 May 2023 |
| Caspian country |
LA Times Daily |
11 May 2023 |
| Persepolis' land, today |
Universal |
06 May 2023 |
| Tehran's country |
|
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| Country; rain (anag.) |
The Telegraph Quick |
23 Apr 2023 |
| Country whose last letters are hidden in "Tehran" |
|
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| Teheran's country |
Newsday |
17 Apr 2023 |
| Tehran's country |
USA Today |
10 Apr 2023 |
| Persia, today |
LA Times Daily |
02 Apr 2023 |
| Persia, today |
Thomas Joseph |
30 Mar 2023 |
| Country formerly known as Persia |
|
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| Modern-day Persia |
Newsday |
28 Mar 2023 |
| Country west of Afghanistan |
USA Today |
27 Mar 2023 |
| Teheran's country |
Newsday |
27 Mar 2023 |
| Tehran's country |
USA Today |
16 Mar 2023 |
| Persia, today |
Thomas Joseph |
14 Mar 2023 |
| Country where Farsi is spoken |
LA Times Daily |
10 Mar 2023 |
| Teheran's country |
Newsday |
07 Mar 2023 |
| Home of the poet Forugh Farrokhzad |
New York Times |
26 Feb 2023 |
| Tehran's country |
|
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| Persia, now |
Wall Street Journal |
25 Feb 2023 |
| Setting of the graphic novel "Persepolis" |
LA Times Daily |
22 Feb 2023 |
| Nation on the Persian Gulf |
Wall Street Journal |
18 Feb 2023 |
| Site of the Taftan volcano |
Wall Street Journal |
16 Feb 2023 |
| Where Teheran is capital |
Newsday |
13 Feb 2023 |
| Neighbor of Iraq |
USA Today |
11 Feb 2023 |
| Iraq neighbor |
LA Times Daily |
22 Jan 2023 |
| Tehran's nation |
|
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| Tehran locale |
Premier Sunday |
22 Jan 2023 |
| Country on the Caspian Sea |
Universal |
19 Jan 2023 |
| Googoosh's country |
USA Today |
17 Jan 2023 |
| Teheran's country |
Newsday |
16 Jan 2023 |
| Its flag has 'Allahu Akbar' written 22 times |
New York Times |
12 Jan 2023 |
| Shiraz setting |
Wall Street Journal |
12 Jan 2023 |
| Teheran's country |
Newsday |
10 Jan 2023 |
| Jafar Panahi's country |
USA Today |
07 Jan 2023 |
| Modern-day site of ancient Persepolis |
New York Times |
05 Jan 2023 |
| Persia, today |
Eugene Sheffer |
04 Jan 2023 |
| Tehran's country |
|
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| Tehran's country |
Eugene Sheffer |
31 Dec 2022 |
| OPEC member |
Newsday |
29 Dec 2022 |
| Tehran's land |
LA Times Daily |
26 Dec 2022 |
| Tehran's country |
|
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| Teheran's country |
Newsday |
12 Dec 2022 |
| Azadi Tower country |
LA Times Daily |
10 Dec 2022 |
| Persia, today |
Thomas Joseph |
07 Dec 2022 |
| Home of the 2003 Nobel Peace Prize winner Shirin Ebadi |
New York Times |
04 Dec 2022 |
| Tehran's country |
LA Times Daily |
28 Nov 2022 |
| Country with a verb hidden in its name |
|
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| Site of 2022's 'Woman, Life, Freedom' protests |
New York Times |
25 Nov 2022 |
| Persia, today |
Wall Street Journal |
22 Nov 2022 |
| Major producer of pomegranates |
Newsday |
19 Nov 2022 |
| Nation with a supreme leader |
Wall Street Journal |
15 Nov 2022 |
| Qom home |
New York Times |
13 Nov 2022 |
| Where polo was invented |
New York Times |
12 Nov 2022 |
| Tehran's country |
USA Today |
08 Nov 2022 |
| Land led by a 26 Down |
Newsday |
28 Oct 2022 |
| Persia, today |
Universal |
26 Oct 2022 |
| Land south of the Caspian |
Wall Street Journal |
22 Oct 2022 |
| Tehran's country |
Universal |
21 Oct 2022 |
| Persia, today |
Eugene Sheffer |
20 Oct 2022 |
| Persian Gulf nation |
Universal |
17 Oct 2022 |
| Tehran's home |
New York Times |
16 Oct 2022 |
| Country formerly Persia |
The Times Concise |
13 Oct 2022 |
| Asghar Farhadi's country |
USA Today |
11 Oct 2022 |
| Persia, today |
Thomas Joseph |
06 Oct 2022 |
| Nasir ol-Molk Mosque's country |
USA Today |
06 Oct 2022 |
| Country on the Caspian |
Newsday |
29 Sep 2022 |
| Qom's country |
Thomas Joseph |
16 Sep 2022 |
| Tehran’s country |
Wall Street Journal |
12 Sep 2022 |
| Persia, today |
LA Times Daily |
08 Sep 2022 |
| Big exporter of pistachios |
New York Times |
04 Sep 2022 |
| Modern-day locale of the ancient Achaemenid Empire |
New York Times |
02 Sep 2022 |
| Land on the Caspian |
Newsday |
01 Sep 2022 |
| Country where Farsi is spoken |
USA Today |
30 Aug 2022 |
| Neighbour of Iraq |
|
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| Country that's the only remaining home to the Asiatic Cheetah |
USA Today |
27 Aug 2022 |
| Neighbor of Armenia |
Universal |
26 Aug 2022 |
| Writer stood for election in Middle East country |
The Guardian Quiptic |
22 Aug 2022 |
| Writer stood for election in Middle East country |
|
|
| Country that is an anagram for "Rain" |
Family Time |
21 Aug 2022 |
| Isfahan's country |
USA Today |
20 Aug 2022 |
| Tehran's country |
|
|
| Tehran's country |
Eugene Sheffer |
18 Aug 2022 |
| Teheran's country |
Newsday |
17 Aug 2022 |
| Neighbor of Azerbaijan and Afghanistan |
Wall Street Journal |
15 Aug 2022 |
| Global center of Shia Islam |
New York Times |
15 Aug 2022 |
| Persia, today |
Thomas Joseph |
13 Aug 2022 |
| Home country of Oscar-winning filmmaker Asghar Farhadi |
LA Times Daily |
06 Aug 2022 |
| Persia, now |
Universal |
03 Aug 2022 |
| Pakistan's neighbor |
USA Today |
02 Aug 2022 |
| Asian country |
|
|
| Tehran is its capital |
|
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| Iraq's eastern neighbor |
LA Times Daily |
01 Aug 2022 |
| Home to Tehran |
Universal |
26 Jul 2022 |
| Home of Nobel Peace Prize winner Shirin Ebadi |
New York Times |
24 Jul 2022 |
| World's leading saffron producer |
New York Times |
22 Jul 2022 |
| World’s leading saffron producer |
New York Times |
22 Jul 2022 |
| Country in rain |
Family Time |
21 Jul 2022 |
| Nasir al-Mulk Mosque's country |
USA Today |
18 Jul 2022 |
| Nation that follows the Solar Hijri calendar |
LA Times Daily |
15 Jul 2022 |
| Land bordering Afghanistan |
New York Times |
11 Jul 2022 |
| Pakistan neighbor |
Eugene Sheffer |
07 Jul 2022 |
| Tehran's home |
|
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| Setting of the memoir "Reading Lolita in Tehran" |
LA Times Daily |
03 Jul 2022 |
| Primarily Islamic republic, Azerbaijan's neighbour? |
|
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| Asian nation |
|
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| Setting of the graphic novel "Persepolis" |
LA Times Daily |
24 Jun 2022 |
| Tehran's country |
|
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| Tehran's land |
|
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| Persian Gulf nation |
Wall Street Journal |
11 Jun 2022 |
| Tehran's country |
|
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| Country where Nowruz is celebrated |
Universal |
04 Jun 2022 |
| Turkey neighbor |
Thomas Joseph |
25 May 2022 |
| Afghanistan neighbor |
Wall Street Journal |
23 May 2022 |
| It was Persia until 1935 |
Family Time |
16 May 2022 |
| Azadi Tower country |
USA Today |
15 May 2022 |
| Tabriz's country |
USA Today |
14 May 2022 |
| Teheran's country |
Newsday |
10 May 2022 |
| Tehran's nation |
|
|
| Country that outlawed alcohol in 1979 |
|
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| Country that outlawed alcohol in 1979 |
LA Times Daily |
29 Apr 2022 |
| Persian Gulf land |
Newsday |
28 Apr 2022 |
| OPEC charter member |
Newsday |
22 Apr 2022 |
| Tehran's country |
|
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| Tehran's country |
LA Times Daily |
19 Apr 2022 |
| Neighbor of Turkey |
Universal |
19 Apr 2022 |
| Neighbor of Pakistan |
Universal |
18 Apr 2022 |
| "___ out of words!" (went speechless): 2 wds. |
|
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| #2 Mideast nation in area |
Newsday |
17 Apr 2022 |
| Tehran's country |
|
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| Site of the Islamic Revolution of 1979 |
USA Today |
05 Apr 2022 |
| Country where Maryam Mirzakhani was born |
USA Today |
04 Apr 2022 |
| Tehran's land |
Premier Sunday |
03 Apr 2022 |
| Nation where the film 'Taste of Cherry' is set |
|
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| Seuss' ''If __ the Zoo'' |
Newsday |
25 Mar 2022 |
| Tehran's land |
|
|
| Land south of the Caspian Sea |
New York Times |
11 Mar 2022 |
| Neighbor of Pakistan |
Universal |
10 Mar 2022 |
| Tehran's country |
New York Times |
08 Mar 2022 |
| Turkey neighbor |
Thomas Joseph |
02 Mar 2022 |
| Persia, today |
Eugene Sheffer |
28 Feb 2022 |
| Tehran's country |
Eugene Sheffer |
26 Feb 2022 |
| Country that celebrates Nowruz |
USA Today |
21 Feb 2022 |
| Neighbor of Syria |
Newsday |
20 Feb 2022 |
| Turkey neighbor |
LA Times Daily |
16 Feb 2022 |
| Turkey neighbor |
|
|
| Nation north of the Persian Gulf |
Wall Street Journal |
16 Feb 2022 |
| Persia, today |
Eugene Sheffer |
14 Feb 2022 |
| Tehran's country |
|
|
| Where Farsi is the national language |
USA Today |
08 Feb 2022 |
| Persia, today |
|
|
| Isfahan's country |
Universal |
31 Jan 2022 |
| Writer managed country |
|
|
| Farsi is its official language |
USA Today |
29 Dec 2021 |
| Shiraz's country |
|
|
| "Rooftops of Tehran" setting |
Universal |
27 Dec 2021 |
| Country, near ruin at intervals, that's on the rise |
The Telegraph Cryptic |
24 Dec 2021 |
| Persia, now |
LA Times Daily |
23 Dec 2021 |
| Shiraz's country |
LA Times Daily |
19 Dec 2021 |
| Tehran's land |
|
|
| Turkey neighbor |
Thomas Joseph |
09 Dec 2021 |
| Bandar Abbas' country |
USA Today |
07 Dec 2021 |
| Tehran's country |
Eugene Sheffer |
07 Dec 2021 |
| Tehran’s nation |
Wall Street Journal |
06 Dec 2021 |
| Director Abbas Kiarostami’s home country |
Wall Street Journal |
04 Dec 2021 |
| Tehran's country |
|
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| Tehran's land |
LA Times Daily |
29 Nov 2021 |
| Tehran's country |
USA Today |
29 Nov 2021 |
| Afghanistan neighbor |
LA Times Daily |
28 Nov 2021 |
| Neighbor of Turkmenistan |
USA Today |
28 Nov 2021 |
| Nation south of Azerbaijan |
Wall Street Journal |
23 Nov 2021 |
| Tehran's territory |
|
|
| Pakistan neighbor |
Eugene Sheffer |
11 Nov 2021 |
| Nation bordering the Caspian |
Wall Street Journal |
27 Oct 2021 |
| Country where Yalda Night is celebrated |
USA Today |
21 Oct 2021 |
| Home of many Zoroastrians |
New York Times |
21 Oct 2021 |
| Tehran's land |
|
|
| Teheran's nation |
Newsday |
13 Oct 2021 |
| Persia, today |
Thomas Joseph |
12 Oct 2021 |
| Forugh Farrokhzad's country |
USA Today |
26 Sep 2021 |
| Persia, today |
Eugene Sheffer |
24 Sep 2021 |
| Turkey neighbor |
LA Times Daily |
20 Sep 2021 |
| Turkey neighbor |
|
|
| Persian Gulf nation |
Wall Street Journal |
14 Sep 2021 |
| Tehran's land |
LA Times Daily |
13 Sep 2021 |
| Tehran's land |
|
|
| Teheran's country |
Newsday |
13 Sep 2021 |
| Country by the Caspian Sea |
Universal |
12 Sep 2021 |
| Country once ruled by the Pahlavi dynasty |
Universal |
03 Sep 2021 |
| Tehran's country |
Eugene Sheffer |
31 Aug 2021 |
| Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei’s country |
Wall Street Journal |
31 Aug 2021 |
| Country whose name ends in the same three letters as its capital |
LA Times Daily |
29 Aug 2021 |
| Country whose name ends in the same three letters as its capital |
|
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| Country |
The Times Concise |
27 Aug 2021 |
| Country where the Gate of All Nations is located |
USA Today |
27 Aug 2021 |
| Its largest province is Kerman |
Wall Street Journal |
25 Aug 2021 |
| Tehran's country |
|
|
| Teheran's land |
Newsday |
22 Aug 2021 |
| Tehran's country |
USA Today |
21 Aug 2021 |
| Managed under independent country |
|
|
| Teheran's country |
Newsday |
18 Aug 2021 |
| Persia, now |
|
|
| Persia, now |
LA Times Daily |
16 Aug 2021 |
| Tehran's country |
Eugene Sheffer |
14 Aug 2021 |
| Country |
The Times Concise |
09 Aug 2021 |
| The Islamic Consultative Assembly is its legislature |
Wall Street Journal |
07 Aug 2021 |
| Persia, now |
Universal |
01 Aug 2021 |
| Neighbor of Turkey |
Newsday |
28 Jul 2021 |
| Afghanistan neighbor |
Newsday |
21 Jul 2021 |
| Big exporter of saffron |
New York Times |
18 Jul 2021 |
| Persepolis' country |
Universal |
15 Jul 2021 |
| Persia, today |
Eugene Sheffer |
13 Jul 2021 |
| Karaj's country |
|
|
| Nation that was controlled by me |
The Telegraph Cryptic |
10 Jul 2021 |
| Land with coasts on both the Caspian Sea and Persian Gulf |
New York Times |
06 Jul 2021 |
| Caspian Sea land |
LA Times Daily |
04 Jul 2021 |
| Caspian Sea land |
|
|
| Country where Sara Farizan's book 'If You Could Be Mine' is set |
|
|
| Kiarostami's country |
USA Today |
14 Jun 2021 |
| Country where Everyman was a contender |
|
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| Country importing really amazing nectarines, primarily |
|
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| Persia, today |
Universal |
04 Jun 2021 |
| Persia, today |
Thomas Joseph |
27 May 2021 |
| Turkmenistan neighbor |
LA Times Daily |
26 May 2021 |
| Turkmenistan neighbor |
|
|
| Nation on Caspian |
The Sun Two Speed |
25 May 2021 |
| India governed another Asian republic |
The Sun Two Speed |
25 May 2021 |
| One side of a 2015 nuclear agreement |
New York Times |
23 May 2021 |
| Neighbor of Turkey |
Universal |
22 May 2021 |
| Neighbor of Pakistan |
USA Today |
20 May 2021 |
| Tehran's country |
|
|
| Tehran Stock Exchange's country |
USA Today |
02 May 2021 |
| Formerly Persia |
|
|
| Tehran's land |
|
|
| Vlad crosswords reportedly finish off country |
|
|
| Tehran's country |
USA Today |
21 Apr 2021 |
| Country across the Persian Gulf from the 29-Down |
New York Times |
20 Apr 2021 |
| Present-day Persia |
LA Times Daily |
18 Apr 2021 |
| Present-day Persia |
|
|
| Place where Farsi is spoken |
New York Times |
13 Apr 2021 |
| Tehran locale |
Family Time |
05 Apr 2021 |
| Country where Everyman was a contender |
|
|
| Teheran's country |
Newsday |
22 Mar 2021 |
| Tehran's country |
|
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| Ayatollah Khamenei’s home |
Wall Street Journal |
16 Mar 2021 |
| Emir, a narcissist controlling Islamic country |
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| Country known for rug weaving |
Universal |
12 Mar 2021 |
| President Rouhani’s country |
Wall Street Journal |
09 Mar 2021 |
| Shah's land |
Premier Sunday |
07 Mar 2021 |
| Neighbor of Pakistan |
Universal |
07 Mar 2021 |
| Its flag has Arabic words |
Newsday |
04 Mar 2021 |
| Persepolis setting |
Wall Street Journal |
03 Mar 2021 |
| Nation on the Caspian |
The Sun Two Speed |
02 Mar 2021 |
| Here in Asia one did marathon? |
The Sun Two Speed |
02 Mar 2021 |
| Country in a rearranged "rain" |
Family Time |
28 Feb 2021 |
| I fled foreign land |
|
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| Persia, today |
Eugene Sheffer |
15 Feb 2021 |
| Gate of All Nations nation |
|
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| Caspian Sea land |
|
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| Caspian Sea land |
LA Times Daily |
12 Feb 2021 |
| Afghanistan neighbor |
Wall Street Journal |
08 Feb 2021 |
| Country with a large Shia population |
Universal |
06 Feb 2021 |
| Land north of the Strait of Hormuz |
Wall Street Journal |
03 Feb 2021 |
| Persian Gulf country |
|
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| Nation on the Gulf of Oman |
Wall Street Journal |
26 Jan 2021 |
| Present day Persia |
|
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| Modern Persia |
New York Times |
25 Jan 2021 |
| Tehran's land |
New York Times |
18 Jan 2021 |
| Maryam Mirzakhani's birth country |
USA Today |
13 Jan 2021 |
| Turkey neighbor |
Thomas Joseph |
11 Jan 2021 |
| Azerbaijan neighbor |
Wall Street Journal |
09 Jan 2021 |
| Qom's country |
USA Today |
08 Jan 2021 |
| Country whose name could be parsed as a sentence |
Universal |
07 Jan 2021 |
| Teheran's land |
Newsday |
06 Jan 2021 |
| Where ''dollars'' are rials |
Newsday |
01 Jan 2021 |
| Nation on the Caspian |
USA Today |
31 Dec 2020 |
| Turkey's neighbor |
|
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| Tehran's land |
|
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| Country where tahdig is eaten |
USA Today |
19 Dec 2020 |
| Tehran's country |
Eugene Sheffer |
17 Dec 2020 |
| Persia formerly |
The Telegraph Quick |
16 Dec 2020 |
| Gulf country |
Premier Sunday |
13 Dec 2020 |
| Where Shiraz is located |
New York Times |
06 Dec 2020 |
| Country south of Azerbaijan |
USA Today |
06 Dec 2020 |
| It's at the southern end of the Caspian Sea |
New York Times |
02 Dec 2020 |
| Country that borders three '-stans' |
New York Times |
24 Nov 2020 |
| Tehran's land |
|
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| Tehran's land |
LA Times Daily |
23 Nov 2020 |
| Persia, now |
Premier Sunday |
22 Nov 2020 |
| Tehran's country |
|
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| Turkey neighbor |
LA Times Daily |
18 Nov 2020 |
| Turkey neighbor |
|
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| Country where Farsi is spoken |
USA Today |
14 Nov 2020 |
| Country once called Persia |
Universal |
13 Nov 2020 |
| Country in which one did marathon? |
The Telegraph Toughie |
10 Nov 2020 |
| Country whose name becomes another country if you change the last letter to a Q |
New York Times |
09 Nov 2020 |
| Persepolis ruins locale |
|
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| Persepolis ruins locale |
LA Times Daily |
06 Nov 2020 |
| Country that uses the Solar Hijri calendar |
USA Today |
05 Nov 2020 |
| Country in which one did marathon? |
The Sun Two Speed |
04 Nov 2020 |
| Via road regularly used, finish in southern country |
The Telegraph Cryptic |
30 Oct 2020 |
| Country in Satrapi's 'Persepolis' |
USA Today |
27 Oct 2020 |
| Persia, now |
Wall Street Journal |
27 Oct 2020 |
| Neighbor of Turkey and Turkmenistan |
USA Today |
26 Oct 2020 |
| Saffron-producing country |
USA Today |
18 Oct 2020 |
| Country name that's an anagram of "rain" |
Family Time |
28 Sep 2020 |
| Country on the Strait of Hormuz |
Universal |
26 Sep 2020 |
| Country on the Caspian |
The Sun Two Speed |
15 Sep 2020 |
| I was leader in Asian state |
The Sun Two Speed |
15 Sep 2020 |
| Country on the Caspian Sea |
Family Time |
14 Sep 2020 |
| Land in the centre of Albania's capital |
|
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| Country that celebrates Sizdah Bedar |
USA Today |
09 Sep 2020 |
| Neighbor of Pakistan |
Newsday |
06 Sep 2020 |
| Tehran's country |
|
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| Seuss' ''If __ the Circus'' |
Newsday |
30 Aug 2020 |
| Nation on the Indian Ocean |
Newsday |
28 Aug 2020 |
| Country with a four-crescent emblem |
USA Today |
28 Aug 2020 |
| Tehran's land |
|
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| Turkey neighbor |
Newsday |
23 Aug 2020 |
| It shares a border with Armenia |
Family Time |
17 Aug 2020 |
| Tehran's land |
Premier Sunday |
09 Aug 2020 |
| Charter member of OPEC |
New York Times |
30 Jul 2020 |
| Tehran's land |
Universal |
28 Jul 2020 |
| President Rouhani’s home |
Wall Street Journal |
23 Jul 2020 |
| Present-day Persia |
Family Time |
20 Jul 2020 |
| I was in charge of foreign land |
|
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| Land between the Caspian Sea and the Persian Gulf |
New York Times |
08 Jul 2020 |
| Tehran's land |
|
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| Turkish neighbour of characters in taxi ranks |
|
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| Country between Turkey and Turkmenistan |
Universal |
26 Jun 2020 |
| Tehran's location |
|
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| I was leader in the country |
The Sun Two Speed |
24 Jun 2020 |
| Tabriz's country |
|
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| OPEC member |
LA Times Daily |
11 Jun 2020 |
| OPEC member |
|
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| Iraq's eastern neighbor |
Universal |
07 Jun 2020 |
| Home of the Dez Dam |
|
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| Nation bordering Pakistan |
Newsday |
20 May 2020 |
| Persia, now |
|
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| Persia, now |
LA Times Daily |
18 May 2020 |
| What one might say after fleeing country |
|
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| Persian Gulf nation |
Universal |
03 May 2020 |
| Oil source |
Newsday |
25 Apr 2020 |
| Shiraz's country |
Universal |
19 Apr 2020 |
| Turkmenistan neighbor |
Universal |
03 Apr 2020 |
| Where shahs once reigned |
Newsday |
01 Apr 2020 |
| Tehran locale |
Premier Sunday |
29 Mar 2020 |
| Persian-speaking nation |
Newsday |
24 Mar 2020 |
| Teheran's county |
Newsday |
23 Mar 2020 |
| Where the biblical Esther and Daniel are purported to be buried |
New York Times |
21 Mar 2020 |
| Country where "Argo" is set |
Universal |
16 Mar 2020 |
| President Rouhani’s nation |
Wall Street Journal |
14 Mar 2020 |
| Neighbor of Turkey |
Wall Street Journal |
10 Mar 2020 |
| Country where Nowruz is celebrated |
USA Today |
27 Feb 2020 |
| Persia, nowadays |
New York Times |
24 Feb 2020 |
| Mashhad is its second-largest city |
Family Time |
16 Feb 2020 |
| Tehran's country |
|
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| Home of about 10% of the world's oil reserves |
|
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| Tehran's country |
|
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| Persian Gulf country |
Universal |
06 Jan 2020 |
| Tehran’s land |
Wall Street Journal |
23 Dec 2019 |
| Tehran's country |
|
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| Modern-day locale of ancient Persepolis |
New York Times |
19 Dec 2019 |
| Modern-day locale of ancient Persepolis |
|
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| Persia, presently |
Wall Street Journal |
19 Dec 2019 |
| Neighbor of Turkmenistan |
USA Today |
10 Dec 2019 |
| Tehran's country |
|
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| Country yours truly led |
The Telegraph Cryptic |
05 Dec 2019 |
| Shah's onetime domain |
Newsday |
04 Dec 2019 |
| Coward's confession? (2 words) |
Family Time |
02 Dec 2019 |
| Tehran's country |
|
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| Strait of Hormuz country |
|
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| Persia no more |
Family Time |
18 Nov 2019 |
| Afghanistan neighbor |
USA Today |
14 Nov 2019 |
| Part of Xerxes I's realm, nowadays |
|
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| Part of Xerxes I's realm, nowadays |
LA Times Daily |
03 Nov 2019 |
| Fragment of memoir antagonises Turkish neighbour |
|
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| Ayatollah's domain |
USA Today |
01 Nov 2019 |
| Caspian sharer with 25 Across |
Newsday |
27 Oct 2019 |
| Shiraz's land |
|
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| Tabriz's nation |
|
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| Shiraz's land |
LA Times Daily |
20 Oct 2019 |
| Country refugee's claim about what he or she did? |
|
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| India governed another Asian republic |
The Telegraph Cryptic |
17 Oct 2019 |
| Pakistan neighbor |
Universal |
15 Oct 2019 |
| Theocracy since 1979 |
USA Today |
12 Oct 2019 |
| Shah's domain, once |
USA Today |
07 Oct 2019 |
| Iraq foe of the 1980s |
USA Today |
04 Oct 2019 |
| Mideast theocracy |
USA Today |
02 Oct 2019 |
| Country where rials are spent |
Universal |
01 Oct 2019 |
| An Islamic republic |
Family Time |
30 Sep 2019 |
| Land of the Persians |
|
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| Modern-day Persia |
New York Times |
24 Sep 2019 |
| Where Farsi is spoken |
USA Today |
18 Sep 2019 |
| Country that anagrams to "rain" |
Universal |
16 Sep 2019 |
| Carpet-exporting land |
USA Today |
12 Sep 2019 |
| Nuke deal signer of 2015 |
USA Today |
07 Sep 2019 |
| I was leader in Gulf state? |
The Sun Two Speed |
04 Sep 2019 |
| Land south of the Caspian Sea |
Wall Street Journal |
04 Sep 2019 |
| Where 29-Down took place |
Wall Street Journal |
26 Aug 2019 |
| Land on the Caspian |
Newsday |
25 Aug 2019 |
| Caspian land |
Family Time |
25 Aug 2019 |
| Persian Gulf republic |
LA Times Daily |
20 Aug 2019 |
| Persian Gulf republic |
|
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| Farsi-speaking land |
USA Today |
16 Aug 2019 |
| 'Argo' setting |
|
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| Neighbor of Iraq |
USA Today |
15 Aug 2019 |
| "Argo" setting |
LA Times Daily |
15 Aug 2019 |
| Country involved in a 2015 nuclear deal |
|
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| Country previously called Persia |
|
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| Isfahan's land |
USA Today |
10 Aug 2019 |
| Persian Gulf nation |
Newsday |
07 Aug 2019 |
| Shah's land, once |
USA Today |
04 Aug 2019 |
| Land with an ayatollah |
New York Times |
29 Jul 2019 |
| Islamic republic on the Persian Gulf |
|
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| Tehran's country |
|
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| Middle East nation |
|
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| State broadcast supports Islamic leader |
|
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| Modern Persia |
|
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| Tehran's country |
Universal |
13 Jun 2019 |
| Persia, presently |
Newsday |
02 Jun 2019 |
| Nation whose flag features a stylized version of the word 'Allah' |
|
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| Persia, now |
|
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| Tehran's country |
|
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| Shiraz's country |
LA Times Daily |
08 May 2019 |
| Shiraz's country |
|
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| Tehran's country |
Newsday |
06 May 2019 |
| Hassan Rouhani's country |
Universal |
06 May 2019 |
| Nation's first person sought office |
|
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| Saffron-producing Middle East land |
USA Today |
24 Apr 2019 |
| Caspian Sea land |
USA Today |
23 Apr 2019 |
| Modern Persia |
Wall Street Journal |
20 Apr 2019 |
| Middle East's second-largest country |
Universal |
19 Apr 2019 |
| Strait of Hormuz land |
USA Today |
19 Apr 2019 |
| Persian is its official language |
Universal |
18 Apr 2019 |
| Where Teheran is capital |
Newsday |
16 Apr 2019 |
| Country on the Caspian |
Newsday |
14 Apr 2019 |
| Islamic republic |
The Telegraph Quick |
12 Apr 2019 |
| Gulf nation |
Premier Sunday |
07 Apr 2019 |
| Azerbaijan's banks supporting Irish nation |
|
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| Persia, today |
|
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| 1978-79 revolution site |
New York Times |
27 Mar 2019 |
| Country west of Afghanistan |
New York Times |
26 Mar 2019 |
| "If ___ the Zoo" (book by Dr. Seuss): 2 wds. |
|
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| Country west of Afghanistan |
Universal |
25 Mar 2019 |
| OPEC charter member |
USA Today |
23 Mar 2019 |
| Country |
The Times Concise |
21 Mar 2019 |
| Shiraz site |
|
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| Country with a Supreme Leader |
New York Times |
06 Mar 2019 |
| Country whose capital is Tehran |
|
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| Country south of the Caspian |
USA Today |
25 Feb 2019 |
| Modern-day Persia |
The Times Concise |
25 Feb 2019 |
| Afghanistan neighbor |
Universal |
19 Feb 2019 |
| Where to find Tehran |
Family Time |
17 Feb 2019 |
| State that was under my command? |
|
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| Where Tehran is the capital |
|
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| Middle Eastern country |
Family Time |
04 Feb 2019 |
| Persia, now |
Universal |
19 Jan 2019 |
| West Asian country home to Bandar-e Mahshahr- town with 2nd highest heat index ever |
|
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| Country whose name can also be a full sentence |
New York Times |
15 Jan 2019 |
| Tehran's country |
|
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| "Reading Lolita in Tehran" setting |
LA Times Daily |
15 Jan 2019 |
| 'Reading Lolita in Tehran' setting |
|
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| Country whose name sounds like "I sprinted" |
|
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| Hassan Rouhani's country |
|
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| Ayatollah's domain |
|
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| Carpet-exporting land |
|
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| Caspian Sea land |
|
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| Country south of the Caspian |
|
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| Farsi-speaking land |
|
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| Iraq foe of the 1980s |
|
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| Isfahan's land |
|
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| Mideast theocracy |
|
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| Neighbor of Iraq |
|
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| Nuke deal signer of 2015 |
|
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| OPEC charter member |
|
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| Saffron-producing Middle East land |
|
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| Shah's domain, once |
|
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| Theocracy since 1979 |
|
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| Where Farsi is spoken |
|
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| Where rials are spent |
|
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| Tehran's country |
|
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| Shah's land, once |
|
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| "Argo" setting |
|
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| Country with a Revolutionary Guard |
|
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| Land south of the Caspian Sea |
|
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| Modern Persia |
|
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| Persia, now |
|
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| Turkmenistan neighbor |
|
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| Where 29-Down took place |
|
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| 1978-79 revolution site |
|
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| Country west of Afghanistan |
|
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| Country whose name can also be a full sentence |
|
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| Country with a Supreme Leader |
|
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| Land with an ayatollah |
|
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| Modern-day Persia |
|
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| Tehran's land |
|
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| Persian is its official language |
|
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| Persia, now |
|
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| Pakistan neighbor |
|
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| Neighbor of Turkey |
|
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| Middle East's second-largest country |
|
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| Country where rials are spent |
|
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| Country where "Argo" is set |
|
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| Country west of Afghanistan |
|
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| Country that anagrams to "rain" |
|
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| Country once called Persia |
|
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| Afghanistan neighbor |
|
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| Turkmenistan neighbor |
|
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| Shiraz's land |
|
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| Shiraz's country |
|
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| Persian Gulf republic |
|
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| Persia, now |
|
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| Part of Xerxes I's realm, nowadays |
|
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| OPEC member |
|
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| "Reading Lolita in Tehran" setting |
|
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| Country near Iraq |
Family Time |
31 Dec 2018 |
| Tabriz's land |
USA Today |
16 Dec 2018 |
| Country whose capital is Tehran |
|
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| What I did to flee country |
The Telegraph Cryptic |
14 Dec 2018 |
| ''If __ the Zoo'' (Seuss book) |
Newsday |
06 Dec 2018 |
| Ahmadinejad's domain |
|
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| One fled to this country |
|
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| Country formerly known as Persia |
The Sun Two Speed |
25 Nov 2018 |
| Longtime rival of Saudi Arabia |
New York Times |
19 Nov 2018 |
| Land of the Shahs, formerly called Persia |
|
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| I managed land |
|
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| 'Persepolis' setting |
Wall Street Journal |
03 Nov 2018 |
| Country home in which artist settles |
The Telegraph Cryptic |
02 Nov 2018 |
| Nation on the Caspian Sea |
Newsday |
31 Oct 2018 |
| Qom's country |
Thomas Joseph |
26 Oct 2018 |
| Land bordering Turkmenistan |
USA Today |
22 Oct 2018 |
| Where rials are spent |
USA Today |
21 Oct 2018 |
| 1979-81 hostage site |
USA Today |
16 Oct 2018 |
| Land on the Caspian Sea |
USA Today |
15 Oct 2018 |
| 1980s foe of Iraq |
USA Today |
14 Oct 2018 |
| Country south of Azerbaijan |
Wall Street Journal |
08 Oct 2018 |
| Tughrul Tower's nation |
|
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| Farsi-speaking land |
Universal |
29 Sep 2018 |
| 2015 nuke deal nation |
USA Today |
25 Sep 2018 |
| Pakistan neighbor |
|
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| Pakistan neighbor |
LA Times Daily |
18 Sep 2018 |
| Land including part of Kurdistan |
USA Today |
14 Sep 2018 |
| Tehran's country |
|
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| Teheran's nation |
Newsday |
10 Sep 2018 |
| Persia (formerly) |
The Telegraph Quick |
29 Aug 2018 |
| Tehran's land |
|
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| ___-Contra Affair |
USA Today |
25 Aug 2018 |
| Some Azerbaijanis live there |
Universal |
15 Aug 2018 |
| Baha'i's setting |
Universal |
11 Aug 2018 |
| Asian producer of nearly all of the world's saffron |
Newsday |
04 Aug 2018 |
| Current name of Persia |
Newsday |
25 Jul 2018 |
| Land of the Persians |
|
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| Fragment of Kashmir anecdote produced by Afghani neighbour |
|
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| Revolutionary Guard nation |
USA Today |
20 Jun 2018 |
| Borders of insular Asian nation |
|
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| Tehran's land |
|
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| Nation I governed |
The Telegraph Cryptic |
21 May 2018 |
| Modern land in the ancient Sasanian Empire |
New York Times |
18 May 2018 |
| Persia, as was |
The Sun Two Speed |
15 May 2018 |
| Persia, today |
|
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| Persia, today |
LA Times Daily |
30 Apr 2018 |
| Qom's country |
Universal |
29 Apr 2018 |
| Country that was once known as Persia |
|
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| Persian rug source |
|
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| Shahs' home |
Premier Sunday |
22 Apr 2018 |
| 'Argo' setting |
USA Today |
13 Apr 2018 |
| Miranda's internal state |
|
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| #2 Mideast nation in area |
Newsday |
07 Apr 2018 |
| Rani wandering in Persia of today |
|
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| Tabriz location |
Universal |
27 Mar 2018 |
| Setting for 2012's 'Argo' |
|
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| Persian Gulf land |
Newsday |
04 Mar 2018 |
| Persian Gulf land |
USA Today |
22 Feb 2018 |
| Country since 1935 |
Universal |
21 Feb 2018 |
| Mideast nation in a 2015 nuclear deal |
|
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| Mideast nation in a 2015 nuclear deal |
LA Times Daily |
19 Feb 2018 |
| Turkmenistan neighbor |
Wall Street Journal |
15 Feb 2018 |
| "Argo" setting |
USA Today |
14 Feb 2018 |
| Four-crescent flag country |
Universal |
06 Feb 2018 |
| Country with the world's largest natural gas supply |
|
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| Nation with a Caspian coast |
Wall Street Journal |
01 Feb 2018 |
| Tehran's country |
|
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| Oil-rich nation |
Universal |
31 Jan 2018 |
| Country south of Georgia |
Universal |
25 Jan 2018 |
| New Persia |
Universal |
19 Jan 2018 |
| I had to leave the country |
|
|
| Isfahan's place |
Universal |
11 Jan 2018 |
| "___ so far away" (Flock of Seagulls) |
Universal |
09 Jan 2018 |
| Isfahan's place |
|
|
| Four-crescent flag country |
|
|
| Mideast nation in a 2015 nuclear deal |
|
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| One of its provinces is Fars |
|
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| "Argo" setting |
|
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| Revolutionary Guard nation |
|
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| Persian Gulf land |
|
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| Land on the Caspian Sea |
|
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| Tehran's land |
|
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| "Argo" setting |
|
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| Persian rug source |
|
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| Persia, today |
|
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| 1979-81 hostage site |
|
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| "Persepolis" setting |
|
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| Land including part of Kurdistan |
|
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| Pakistan neighbor |
|
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| Tehran's land |
|
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| Some Azerbaijanis live there |
|
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| Qom's country |
|
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| Oil-rich nation |
|
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| New Persia |
|
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| "___ so far away" (Flock of Seagulls) |
|
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| 1980s foe of Iraq |
|
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| Setting for 2012's "Argo" |
|
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| Modern land in the ancient Sasanian Empire |
|
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| Land bordering Turkmenistan |
|
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| Tabriz's land |
|
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| ___-Contra Affair |
|
|
| Farsi-speaking land |
|
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| Country south of Georgia |
|
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| Country south of Azerbaijan |
|
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| Longtime rival of Saudi Arabia |
|
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| 2015 nuke deal nation |
|
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| Country since 1935 |
|
|
| Baha'i's setting |
|
|
| It's on the Gulf of Oman |
New York Times |
28 Dec 2017 |
| Neighbor of Afghanistan |
New York Times |
26 Dec 2017 |
| Persia, once |
Universal |
19 Dec 2017 |
| MiddleГ%82В East republic |
Universal |
12 Dec 2017 |
| U.S. occupation target in 2014's ''RoboCop'' |
Newsday |
09 Dec 2017 |
| One managed what's around Tehran |
|
|
| Persia (once) |
The Telegraph Quick |
06 Dec 2017 |
| Part of Bush's "axis of evil" |
USA Today |
03 Dec 2017 |
| Maranjab Desert country |
LA Times Daily |
02 Dec 2017 |
| Maranjab Desert country |
|
|
| It's west of Afghanistan |
Wall Street Journal |
27 Nov 2017 |
| Locale of 10% of the world's oil reserves |
New York Times |
23 Nov 2017 |
| Country whose name is also a two-word sentence |
New York Times |
19 Nov 2017 |
| Part of Kurdistan is in it |
|
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| Part of Kurdistan is in it |
LA Times Daily |
19 Nov 2017 |
| Nation north of the Strait of Hormuz |
Wall Street Journal |
15 Nov 2017 |
| Iraq neighbor |
Universal |
13 Nov 2017 |
| Shah's former land |
LA Times Daily |
02 Nov 2017 |
| Shah's former land |
|
|
| Farsi speaker's land |
USA Today |
31 Oct 2017 |
| Its nuclear program is the subject of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action |
Wall Street Journal |
26 Oct 2017 |
| State of aspirant |
|
|
| Ahmadinejad's turf |
|
|
| Big pistachio producer |
Wall Street Journal |
07 Sep 2017 |
| ___-Contra affair |
USA Today |
05 Sep 2017 |
| Teheran's nation |
Newsday |
05 Sep 2017 |
| Neighbor of Turkey |
Newsday |
24 Aug 2017 |
| Isfahan's land |
Universal |
22 Aug 2017 |
| Where shahs ruled |
Premier Sunday |
13 Aug 2017 |
| Where they speak Farsi |
Universal |
31 Jul 2017 |
| Land bordering the Caspian Sea |
USA Today |
22 Jul 2017 |
| President Rouhani's home |
Wall Street Journal |
15 Jul 2017 |
| Pakistan neighbor |
Newsday |
12 Jul 2017 |
| Where Farsi is spoken |
Universal |
12 Jul 2017 |
| Neighbor of Turkey |
New York Times |
09 Jul 2017 |
| Nation with the most natural-gas reserves |
Newsday |
01 Jul 2017 |
| 2015 nuke deal signatory |
USA Today |
01 Jul 2017 |
| Hormuz's nation |
Thomas Joseph |
28 Jun 2017 |
| Modern-day home of the classical poet Hafez |
New York Times |
23 Jun 2017 |
| Shiraz setting |
New York Times |
17 Jun 2017 |
| Gulf country that was once known as Persia |
|
|
| Land formerly ruled by a shah |
|
|
| Land formerly ruled by a shah |
LA Times Daily |
14 Jun 2017 |
| Oil-rich country |
Universal |
02 Jun 2017 |
| Qom locale |
Universal |
25 Apr 2017 |
| Neighbor of Azerbaijan |
|
|
| Persia, now |
|
|
| Gulf republic |
Premier Sunday |
09 Apr 2017 |
| 1979 revolution site |
New York Times |
07 Apr 2017 |
| It's south of the Caspian |
New York Times |
06 Apr 2017 |
| Country in "rain" |
Family Time |
02 Apr 2017 |
| 'Argo' setting |
Wall Street Journal |
29 Mar 2017 |
| Land east of the Persian Gulf |
Wall Street Journal |
15 Mar 2017 |
| Theocratic state since 1979 |
USA Today |
12 Mar 2017 |
| Ayatollah's country |
Universal |
08 Mar 2017 |
| Land bordering the Persian Gulf |
|
|
| OPEC founding member |
LA Times Daily |
17 Feb 2017 |
| I was in charge of Asian nation |
|
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| Scene of a 1979 overthrow |
USA Today |
12 Feb 2017 |
| Second-largest Middle East country |
LA Times Daily |
11 Feb 2017 |
| 2015 nuclear deal participant |
USA Today |
24 Jan 2017 |
| Only remaining home of the Asiatic cheetah |
New York Times |
20 Jan 2017 |
| Where diners use dinars |
Universal |
16 Jan 2017 |
| Afghanistan neighbor |
Newsday |
15 Jan 2017 |
| 18th-largest country in the world |
Wall Street Journal |
05 Jan 2017 |
| 10-Across's land |
New York Times |
03 Jan 2017 |
| Mashhad's country |
Universal |
03 Jan 2017 |
| Neighbor of Pakistan |
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| 2015 nuke deal signatory |
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| 2015 nuclear deal participant |
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| ___-Contra affair |
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| Theocratic state since 1979 |
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| Scene of a 1979 overthrow |
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| Part of Bush's "axis of evil" |
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| Neighbor of Pakistan |
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| Land bordering the Caspian Sea |
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| Farsi speaker's land |
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| Land formerly ruled by a shah |
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| Maranjab Desert country |
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| Part of Kurdistan is in it |
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| Shah's former land |
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| Where they speak Farsi |
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| Where diners use dinars |
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| Where Farsi is spoken |
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| Qom locale |
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| Persia, once |
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| Oil-rich country |
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| Middle East republic |
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| Mashhad's country |
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| Isfahan's land |
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| Iraq neighbor |
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| 10-Across's land |
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| Ayatollah's country |
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| Country whose name is also a two-word sentence |
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| It's on the Gulf of Oman |
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| It's south of the Caspian |
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| Locale of 10% of the world's oil reserves |
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| Modern-day home of the classical poet Hafez |
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| Only remaining home of the Asiatic cheetah |
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| Shiraz setting |
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| Pakistan neighbor |
USA Today |
21 Dec 2016 |
| Neighbor of Armenia |
Universal |
18 Dec 2016 |
| Middle Eastern country |
The Times Concise |
09 Dec 2016 |
| ''Argo'' setting |
Newsday |
08 Dec 2016 |
| Birthplace of Bahaism |
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| Middle Eastern theocratic republic |
Universal |
27 Nov 2016 |
| Country one governed |
The Telegraph Cryptic |
22 Nov 2016 |
| Strait of Hormuz adjoiner |
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| I ruled the country |
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| Country with a Caspian coastline |
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| Neighbor of Turkey |
Thomas Joseph |
27 Oct 2016 |
| Nation bordering Iraq |
Newsday |
25 Oct 2016 |
| Iraq's neighbor |
Universal |
20 Oct 2016 |
| It was formerly Persia |
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| Nation once ruled by a 70-Across |
Wall Street Journal |
01 Oct 2016 |
| Nation between Iraq and Afghanistan |
Wall Street Journal |
19 Sep 2016 |
| Tehran's locale |
Universal |
04 Sep 2016 |
| Modern Persia |
Universal |
02 Sep 2016 |
| Former shahdom one managed |
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| Nation on the Persian Gulf |
Wall Street Journal |
15 Aug 2016 |
| Shah's home |
Premier Sunday |
07 Aug 2016 |
| Shah's realm, once |
LA Times Daily |
19 Jul 2016 |
| I hunted in the country |
The Telegraph Cryptic |
08 Jul 2016 |
| Hassan Rouhani's country |
LA Times Daily |
06 Jul 2016 |
| Its flag has four crescents |
Newsday |
02 Jul 2016 |
| Country retreat originally owned by a Scotsman |
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| Country that's a major producer of pistachio nuts |
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| Land on the Indian Ocean |
Newsday |
11 Jun 2016 |
| 2015 nuke deal country |
Universal |
04 Jun 2016 |
| 1980s war country |
Universal |
03 Jun 2016 |
| Country with the only remaining wild Asiatic cheetahs |
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| Tehran's country |
LA Times Daily |
16 May 2016 |
| What happened when bull chased me in the country |
The Telegraph Toughie |
12 May 2016 |
| Its official language is Persian |
Wall Street Journal |
19 Apr 2016 |
| Caspian Sea country |
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| Character initiating insurrection led Islamic republic |
The Telegraph Cryptic |
14 Apr 2016 |
| Shiraz locale |
Universal |
07 Apr 2016 |
| "Argo" setting |
Universal |
27 Mar 2016 |
| Modern Persia |
Newsday |
16 Mar 2016 |
| Seuss' ''If __ the Zoo'' |
Newsday |
13 Mar 2016 |
| Persian Gulf land |
LA Times Daily |
13 Mar 2016 |
| Republic since 1979 |
LA Times Daily |
26 Feb 2016 |
| Present-day Persia |
USA Today |
23 Feb 2016 |
| Persia no more |
Universal |
19 Feb 2016 |
| Mashhad locale |
USA Today |
03 Feb 2016 |
| Subject of Senator Tom Cotton's letter |
|
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| Awful rain across the Caspian Sea |
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| Country held up by revolutionaries |
The Telegraph Toughie |
21 Jan 2016 |
| Iraq neighbor |
Eugene Sheffer |
14 Jan 2016 |
| 6 Down neighbor |
Newsday |
06 Jan 2016 |
| Persia, nowadays |
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| Strait of Hormuz land |
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| 1980s war country |
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| 2015 nuke deal country |
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| Neighbor of Armenia |
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| Country with the only remaining wild Asiatic cheetahs |
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| Tehran's country |
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| Shah's realm, once |
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| Hassan Rouhani's country |
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| Mashhad locale |
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| Pakistan neighbor |
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| Farsi-speaking land |
LA Times Daily |
30 Dec 2015 |
| Tehran is its capital |
Universal |
12 Dec 2015 |
| Persia, nowadays |
USA Today |
08 Dec 2015 |
| Mashhad is its second-largest city |
USA Today |
03 Dec 2015 |
| Nation once known as Persia |
USA Today |
27 Nov 2015 |
| Persia, now |
Eugene Sheffer |
17 Nov 2015 |
| 'Argo' setting |
New York Times |
15 Nov 2015 |
| Shah's onetime domain |
New York Times |
11 Nov 2015 |
| Country for some Kurds |
Universal |
09 Nov 2015 |
| Mount Damavand location |
Wall Street Journal |
05 Nov 2015 |
| Country bordering Iraq |
The Sun Two Speed |
29 Oct 2015 |
| Artist hosted by popular country |
The Sun Two Speed |
29 Oct 2015 |
| Nation formerly called Persia |
Wall Street Journal |
12 Oct 2015 |
| Caspian Sea nation |
Newsday |
09 Oct 2015 |
| Country on the Strait of Hormuz |
LA Times Daily |
09 Oct 2015 |
| Its capital is Tehran |
USA Today |
29 Sep 2015 |
| Persepolis site, today |
Newsday |
24 Sep 2015 |
| OPEC member |
Newsday |
23 Sep 2015 |
| Party to a 2015 nuclear deal |
USA Today |
16 Sep 2015 |
| Ahmadinejad's land |
Eugene Sheffer |
15 Sep 2015 |
| Iraq neighbour |
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| Today's Persia |
Family Time |
31 Aug 2015 |
| Tehran's nation |
Universal |
11 Aug 2015 |
| Muslim republic |
USA Today |
08 Aug 2015 |
| Persia's current name |
Newsday |
04 Aug 2015 |
| Country in Argo |
Newsday |
05 Jul 2015 |
| Persia, now |
USA Today |
22 Jun 2015 |
| Where the Karun River flows |
Wall Street Journal |
15 May 2015 |
| Rug source |
USA Today |
10 May 2015 |
| It was once Persia |
Universal |
30 Apr 2015 |
| Where some natives speak Azeri or Luri |
LA Times Daily |
24 Apr 2015 |
| One group of men serving Queen and country |
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| Nation on the Caspian |
Newsday |
22 Apr 2015 |
| 'Persepolis' setting |
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| President Rouhani's nation |
Wall Street Journal |
17 Apr 2015 |
| Dr. Seuss' "If __ the Circus" |
LA Times Daily |
15 Apr 2015 |
| Moslem nation |
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| I was in charge of country |
The Telegraph Cryptic |
14 Mar 2015 |
| Ayatollah's home |
New York Times |
09 Mar 2015 |
| Tehran locale |
Universal |
20 Feb 2015 |
| State of Indian woman's upliftment |
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| Nation protected by counter-revolutionaries? |
The Telegraph Cryptic |
11 Feb 2015 |
| Indian woman returns from Asian country |
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| ME country |
The Telegraph Quick |
13 Jan 2015 |
| Bit of Kurdistan |
Universal |
07 Jan 2015 |
| Dr. Seuss' "If ___ the Zoo" |
Family Time |
04 Jan 2015 |
| Shah's realm, once |
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| Site of ancient Persepolis |
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| Where to find rial spenders |
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| Country on the Caspian |
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| Country in Argo |
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| Caspian Sea nation |
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| Caspian Sea land |
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| Country on the Strait of Hormuz |
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| Dr. Seuss' "If __ the Circus" |
|
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| Farsi-speaking land |
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| It was once Persia |
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| Mount Damavand location |
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| Nation formerly called Persia |
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| President Rouhani's nation |
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| Bit of Kurdistan |
|
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| Dr. Seuss' "If __ the Circus" |
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| Tehran's nation |
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| Tehran locale |
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| Tehran is its capital |
|
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| OPEC founding member |
|
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| "Argo" setting |
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| "Persepolis" setting |
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| Where some natives speak Azeri or Luri |
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| Where the Karun River flows |
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| Site of a 1953 C.I.A.-directed coup |
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| "Argo" setting |
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| 1979 hostage locale |
|
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| Adjoiner of Afghanistan |
|
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| Afghanistan's neighbor to the west |
|
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| Site of a 1953 C.I.A.-directed coup |
New York Times |
01 Jan 2015 |
| Country now home to the ruins of Persepolis |
|
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| Shah's onetime domain |
|
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| Pakistan neighbor |
|
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| Ayatollah's home |
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| Teheran's nation |
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| Country for some Kurds |
|
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| Persia's current name |
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| Persia, nowadays |
|
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| "Argo" setting |
|
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| Persepolis site, today |
|
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| Pakistan neighbor |
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| OPEC member |
|
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| Nation on the Caspian |
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| Its capital is Tehran |
|
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| Mashhad is its second-largest city |
|
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| Muslim republic |
|
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| Nation once known as Persia |
|
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| Party to a 2015 nuclear deal |
|
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| Persia, now |
|
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| Persia, nowadays |
|
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| Rug source |
|
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| Persia, today |
|
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| Persian Gulf country |
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| Republic bordering the Caspian |
|
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| Shah's land |
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| Turkmenistan neighbor |
|
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| Today's Persia |
|
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| Shah's place, once |
|
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| Republic on the Caspian |
|
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| Place using dinars |
|
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| Persia, today |
|
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| Mashhad locale |
|
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| Kurdistan locale |
|
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| Its capital is Teheran |
|
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| Persia, today |
|
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| Mideast nation that borders the Caspian Sea |
|
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| Neighbor of 23-Across |
|
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| Tehran's nation |
|
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| Tehran's country |
|
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| Dry country whose name is an anagram of wet weather |
|
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| Country whose flag says "God is great" 22 times |
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| Country bordering three "-stans" |
|
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| Teheran's country |
|
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| Land on a gulf |
|
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| Azerbaijan neighbor |
|
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| President Rouhani's homeland |
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| Persian Gulf nation |
|
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| Persia, today |
|
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| OPEC nation |
|
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| OPEC charter member |
|
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| Nation west of Afghanistan |
|
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| Modern-day Persia |
|
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| It's west of Afghanistan |
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| It borders Afghanistan |
|
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| Afghanistan neighbor |
|
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| Homeland of Bahaism |
|
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| Only nation with a Caspian and Indian Ocean coastline |
|
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| Neighbor of Azerbaijan |
|
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| One of OPEC's founders |
|
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| Major exporter of handmade carpets |
|
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| Land in "Argo" |
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| OPEC charter member |
|
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| Persian-speaking land |
|
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| Ayatollah's land |
|
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| Azerbaijan neighbor |
|
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| Nation on the Caspian |
|
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| Present-day Persia |
|
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| Where to find Tehran |
|
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| Zagros Mountains locale |
|
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| Land with a red, white and green flag |
|
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| Persian Gulf land |
|
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| Qajar dynasty country, today |
|
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| Country that can trace its history to the Proto-Elamite period |
|
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| Setter fled Middle Eastern country |
|
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| Ahmadinejad's land |
|
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| Where to find Shiraz |
|
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| Country subject to 2006 U.N. sanctions |
|
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| Country with a supreme leader |
|
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| Founding member of OPEC |
|
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| Hassan Rouhani's land |
|
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| Home of Qom |
|
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| Home of the daily Hamshahri |
|
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| Home to Asia's highest volcano |
|
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| Land on the Persian Gulf |
|
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| Target of 2006 United Nations sanctions |
|
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| Neighbor of Turkey |
|
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| Rouhani's nation |
|
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| Site of Persepolis, now |
|
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| Gulf nation |
|
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| Tehran's land |
|
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| Land with a red, white and green flag |
|
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| Charter member of OPEC |
|
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| Land on the Persian Gulf |
|
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| Mashhad is its second-largest city |
|
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| Nation once known as Persia |
|
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| Neighbor of Turkmenistan |
|
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| Persepolis' land, today |
|
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| Persian Gulf republic |
|
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| Qom home |
|
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| Shahdom of yore |
|
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| Dr. Seuss' "If ___ the Zoo" |
|
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| Land on the Persian Gulf |
|
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| 1979 "Canadian Caper" country |
|
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| One of OPEC's charter members |
|
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| Country bordering the Caspian Sea |
|
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| Country on the Caspian |
|
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| Country on the Caspian Sea |
|
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| Country on the Strait of Hormuz |
|
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| Country whose name means "Land of the Aryans" |
|
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| Literally, "Land of the Aryans" |
|
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| Modern home of ancient Media |
|
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| Nation bordering the Caspian Sea |
|
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| Persian Gulf power |
|
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| Republic whose Supreme Leader is Ali Khamenei |
|
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| Turkmenistan neighbor |
|
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| Country on the Caspian |
|
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| Present-day Persia |
|
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| __-Iraq War: '80s conflict |
|
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| Land on the Caspian |
|
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| Shi'ite state |
|
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| Tehran's land |
|
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| Home to the Zagros Mountains |
|
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| Charter OPEC member |
|
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| __-Iraq War: '80s conflict |
|
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| "If ___ the Zoo" (Dr. Seuss) |
|
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| One place Kurdish is spoken |
|
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| Its Supreme Leader is Ali Khamenei |
|
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| Nation formerly in my command? |
|
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| I was leader in bombless state |
|
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| World's leading saffron-producing nation |
|
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| Nation on the Persian Gulf |
|
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| Caspian country |
|
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| Gulf country |
|
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| Meshed setting |
|
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| Farsi-speaking nation |
|
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| 1979 hostage locale |
|
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| Country on the Persian Gulf |
|
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| Home to the Zagros Mountains |
|
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| Present-day Persia |
|
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| Nation that's home to Persepolis |
|
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| Nation bordering the Caspian Sea |
|
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| Qom location |
|
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| OPEC member |
|
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| Modern home of ancient Elam |
|
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| It's bordered by three countries with "-stan" in their names |
|
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| Home of Sistan and Baluchestan |
|
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| Big oil exporter |
|
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| Azadi Stadium setting |
|
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| Former shahdom |
|
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| 1974 Asian Games host |
|
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| Qom home |
|
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| Persian Gulf republic |
|
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| Setting of Mount Damavand |
|
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| Azerbaijan neighbor |
|
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| Afghanistan neighbor |
|
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| Iraq's foe for much of the 1980s |
|
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| 1979 revolution site |
|
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| Contemporary Persia |
|
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| Persian Gulf nation |
|
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| Setting for the 2012 film "Argo" |
|
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| Turkey toucher |
|
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| Persian Gulf nation |
|
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| Shiite Islam is its state religion |
|
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| Neighbor of Turkey |
|
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| Birthplace of polo, today |
|
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| Modern Persia |
|
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| Caspian Sea country |
|
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| Home to many Kurds |
|
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| 1974 Asian Games host |
|
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| World's leading saffron-producing nation |
|
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| Turkey is always next to it |
|
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| Persian Gulf country |
|
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| Persia, nowadays |
|
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| Caspian Sea country |
|
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| Neighbor of Pakistan |
|
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| Pakistan neighbor |
|
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| Persia, nowadays |
|
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| Persian Gulf country |
|
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| Shiite Islam is its state religion |
|
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| Tehran's land |
|
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| Caspian country |
|
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| Turkey is always next to it |
|
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| Setter governed country |
|
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| "__ (So Far Away)": 1982 hit for A Flock of Seagulls |
|
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| Turkey neighbor |
|
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| See 21 Down |
|
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| Name derived from "Aryan" |
|
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| Azerbaijan neighbor |
|
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| Supreme Leader's nation |
|
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| Persia today |
|
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| Site of the Elburz Mountains |
|
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| "___ (So Far Away)" (1982 hit by A Flock of Seagulls) |
|
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| Country where Baha'i was founded |
|
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| Khomeini's country |
|
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| Tehran's land |
|
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| Persia, today |
|
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| One of Turkey's neighbors |
|
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| Modern Persia |
|
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| Armenia's neighbor |
|
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| Afghanistan's western neighbor |
|
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| Farsi-speaking republic |
|
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| Founding member of OPEC |
|
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| Mashhad is its second-largest city |
|
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| Modern-day theocracy |
|
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| Persian Gulf nation |
|
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| Shah's domain, once |
|
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| Shah's land, once |
|
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| Persia, now |
|
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| Ahmadinejad's land |
|
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| With 47-Across, it stopped flying to New York in 1979 |
|
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| Where the Baha'i faith originated |
|
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| Founding member of OPEC |
|
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| Theocratic state |
|
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| Ahmadinejad's land |
|
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| Islamic Republic |
|
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| Elburz Mountains locale |
|
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| Azerbaijan neighbor |
|
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| "-gate" opener of the '80s |
|
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| Where the rial rules |
|
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| Shah's land, once |
|
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| Persian Gulf country |
|
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| OPEC member |
|
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| Land on the Caspian |
|
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| Islamic nation |
|
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| Country by the Caspian |
|
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| Ayatollah territory |
|
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| Where Baha'i began |
|
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| ___-Contra Affair |
|
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| OPEC co-founder |
|
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| Persian Gulf borderer |
|
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| Country where election protestor Neda Agha-Soltan was killed on June 20, 2009 |
|
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| 1979 revolution locale |
|
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| Turkmenistan neighbor |
|
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| Nation south of the Caspian Sea |
|
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| Country which was once Persia |
|
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| 1979 hostage site |
|
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| Today's Persia |
|
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| Esfahan's land |
|
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| Where Tehran is |
|
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| Afghanistan neighbor |
|
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| Afghanistan's western neighbor |
|
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| Ahmadinejad's land |
|
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| Country where Baha'i was founded |
|
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| Farsi-speaking republic |
|
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| Founding member of OPEC |
|
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| Mashhad is its second-largest city |
|
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| Modern-day theocracy |
|
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| OPEC co-founder |
|
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| Persian Gulf nation |
|
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| Shah's domain, once |
|
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| Shah's land, once |
|
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| "__ (So Far Away)": 1982 hit for A Flock of Seagulls |
|
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| Afghanistan neighbor |
|
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| Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's country |
|
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| Nation on the Gulf of Oman |
|
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| Iraq neighbor |
|
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| OPEC nation |
|
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| Persian's place |
|
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| Oil-rich nation |
|
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| Qum country |
|
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| Tehran's nation |
|
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| Nation on the Persian Gulf |
|
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| Member of 22 Down |
|
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| Charter member of 2-Down |
|
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| Present-day Persia |
|
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| The rial world? |
|
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| Host of the 1974 Asian Games |
|
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| Oil-rich land |
|
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| Modern home of ancient Persepolis |
|
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| Mideast nation |
|
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| Tehran is its capital |
|
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| Turkey neighbor |
|
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| OPEC founding member |
|
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| It abuts Turkey |
|
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| Where "dollars" are dinars |
|
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| Turkey neighbor |
|
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| Mideast nation |
|
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| "Bomb, Bomb ___" ("Barbara Ann" parody sung by John McCain) |
|
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| Country divided in 111-Across |
|
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| Persian's place |
|
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| Caspian Sea country |
|
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| Turkey neighbor |
|
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| Country with a Guardian Council |
|
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| Land where Farsi is spoken |
|
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| "Axis of evil" land |
|
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| Country divided in 111-Across |
|
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| Persia, since 1935 |
|
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| Caspian country |
|
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| Current-day Persia |
|
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| ___-Contra affair |
|
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| Tehran land |
|
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| Persian Gulf land |
|
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| Tehran is its largest city |
|
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| Where the Bahai religion was founded |
|
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| Afghanistan neighbor |
|
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| Oil-rich land |
|
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| Modern locale of ancient Persepolis |
|
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| Modern home of the biblical Elam |
|
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| Neighbor of Afghanistan |
|
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| Neighbor of 1-Across |
|
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| Modern-day Persia |
|
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| Home of Sharif University of Technology |
|
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| Dr. Seuss's "If ___ the Circus" |
|
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| Farsi-speaking country |
|
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| Persia, now |
|
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| First landfall north of Oman |
|
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| ___-Contra Affair |
|
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| Bahai's birthplace |
|
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| Turkey neighbor |
|
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| Ahmadinejad's country |
|
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| The rial world? |
|
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| Neighbor of Pakistan |
|
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| Home to Lake Urmia |
|
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| Dr. Seuss' "If __ the Circus" |
|
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| Ahmadinejad's country |
|
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| Tehran site |
|
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| Isfahan's land |
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| Modern-day Persia |
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| Persian Gulf country |
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| Persian Gulf nation |
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| Ahmadinejad's homeland |
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| Central Eurasian nation |
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| Azerbaijan adjoiner |
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| Caspian Sea land |
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| Election locale of 2009 |
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| Omid satellite launcher |
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| Qom home |
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| Qom's country |
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| Nation once known as Persia |
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| Middle East nation |
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| Ahmadinejad's land |
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| "Persepolis" setting |
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| Country that recently certified its election results, thus forever ending any doubt about the legitimacy thereof, totally |
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| Modern Persia |
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| Where Qum is |
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| Country in "rain" |
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| Birthplace of Bahaism |
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| Revolution land of '79 |
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| Oil source |
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| Strait of Hormuz country |
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| Country led by Mahmoud Ahmadinejad |
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| OPEC country |
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| Azadi Stadium setting |
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| Tabriz locale |
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| OPEC member |
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| Meshed locale |
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| Bain-Sadr was its president once |
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| Modern Media |
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| Modern Media |
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| Ahmadinejad's country |
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| Azerbaijan neighbor |
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| 1979 revolution site |
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| Caspian land |
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| President Ahmadinejad's country |
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| 1979 revolution site |
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| Persia, now |
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| Side in a 1980s war |
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| It has a Supreme Leader |
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| Zagros Mountains locale |
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| Ahmadinejad's land |
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| Modern home of ancient Medes |
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| Site of the Peacock Throne |
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| Its flag says "God is great" 22 times |
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| Coward's confession? |
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| Setting of the 2007 animated film "Persepolis" |
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| "Bomb bomb bomb, bomb bomb ___" |
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| Dr. Seuss' "If ___ the Zoo" |
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| OPEC member |
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| Shah's realm, once |
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| Turkey neighbor |
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| "Persepolis" setting |
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| Modern locale of ancient Persepolis |
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| Sistan and Baluchestan is its largest province |
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| Revolutionary Guard country |
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| Persian Gulf nation |
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| Whence Baha'i |
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| Ayatollah's land |
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| Caspian land |
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| Strait of Hormuz country |
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| Where Farsi is spoken |
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| Location of Qom |
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| Gulf land |
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| Response to "What did you do when you saw the bear?" |
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| Present Persia |
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| Persia, after 1935 |
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| Pahlavi's domain |
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| OPEC member |
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| Home of Persepolis, now |
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| Turkmenistan neighbor |
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| Qom's land |
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| Persia, today |
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| President Ahmadinejad 's nation |
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| Land east of the Persian Gulf |
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| 1980s war side |
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| '80s war side |
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| Neighbor of Turkey |
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| Caspian Sea nation |
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| Ayatollah's land |
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| Afghanistan neighbor |
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| It's about 200 miles south of Georgia |
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| Ayatollah's land |
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| Qom's land |
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| Cyrus' realm, today |
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| Shah's old place |
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| Rafsanjani's home |
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| Persian Gulf state |
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| Persia, since 1935 |
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| Kerman country |
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| It abuts Armenia |
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| Farsi-speaking nation |
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| Country on the Caspian |
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| Caspian Sea land |
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| East Azerbaijan is a province in it |
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| Dr. Seuss' "If __ the Zoo" |
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| Neighbor of Armenia |
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| Neighbor of Azerbaijan |
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| Persia, in the past |
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| Shahs' land |
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| 1982 Flock of Seagulls hit subtitled "So Far Away" |
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| Charter member of OPEC |
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| Country on the Gulf of Oman |
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| Member of Bush's "axis of evil" |
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| Setting of "Reading Lolita in Tehran" |
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| U.N. member since its inception |
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| Where the Qezel Owzan flows |
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| Gulf of Oman adjoiner |
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| Country on the Caspian |
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| Persia, formerly (4) |
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| Tabriz locale |
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| Zagros Mountains locale |
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| Modern home of ancient Media |
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| Tehran's home |
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| Theodemocratic state |
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| Modern-day location of Parthia |
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| Ayatollah's land |
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| Country on the Caspian |
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| Persia, since 1935 |
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| Persia, today |
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| It's south of Georgia? |
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| Birthplace of Baha'i |
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| Where rials are spent |
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| Ayatollah's country |
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| A "-gate" opener |
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| Lake Urmia locale |
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| Persia today |
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| Country across the Persian Gulf from Saudi Arabia |
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| Meshed setting |
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| Neighbor of Pakistan |
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| Neighbor of Turkey |
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| Setting of the Dasht-i-Lut desert |
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| Teheran is its largest city |
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| ___-contra affair |
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| Islamic republic |
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| Islamic republic |
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| Where Qum is |
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| Country on the Caspian |
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| Country renamed in 1935 |
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| Isfahan locale |
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| Armenia adjoiner |
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| Muslim state |
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| Muslim nation |
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| Where Teheran is the capital |
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| Country renamed in 1935 |
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| Place for dinars |
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| Zagros Mountains country |
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| Where rials are spent |
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| Former home of the Peacock Throne |
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| Azerbaijan neighbor |
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| Rafsanjani's land |
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| Kurdistan's locale, in part |
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| Home of the Zagros Mountains |
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| Persia, formerly |
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| Setting for "Not Without My Daughter" |
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| Teheran is here |
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| Zagros Mountains country |
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| Middle Eastern country |
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| Teheran locale |
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| Home of ancient Persepolis |
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| Pahlavi's former domain |
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| OPEC member |
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| Tehran's locale |
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| Part of Bush's "Axis of Evil" |
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| Part of Bush's Axis of Evil |
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| Rug source |
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| Oil-rich land |
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| Land of Tabriz |
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| Teheran's land |
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| Dasht-i-Lut location |
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| Persia, now |
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| Rug exporter |
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| Qom's country |
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| Neighbor of Afghanistan |
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| Supporter of Palestine |
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| Shiraz locale |
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| Its New Year's Day is in March |
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| Coward's confession? |
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| Azerbaijan neighbor |
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| Farsi-speaking land |
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| Former home of the Peacock Throne |
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| Zagros' Mountains locale |
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| Neighbor of Afghanistan |
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| Qum home |
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| OPEC member |
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| 1980 campaign issue |
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| 1979 revolution locale |
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| Bit of Kurdistan |
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| Modern-day theocracy |
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| Where they speak Farsi |
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| Where diners use dinars |
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| Present-day Persia |
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| Persia, since 1935 |
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| One of the Persian Gulf States |
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| Where Baha'i began |
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| Shah's domain, once |
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| Neighbor of Azerbaijan |
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| Rafsanjani's home |
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| Persia, since 1935 |
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| Land of Tabriz |
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| It's south of the Caspian |
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| Country that got its current name in 1935 |
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| Caspian country |
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| Neighbor of Turkmenistan |
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| Lake Urmia's locale |
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| It's south of Georgia |
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| Home of Persepolis |
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| Formerly Persia |
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| Birthplace of Bahai |
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| Bani Sadr was its president in 1980-81 |
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| Country on the Caspian |
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| It borders the Caspian Sea, Persian Gulf, and Gulf of Oman |
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| Qum's country |
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| Where Pashto is spoken |
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| Where rials are spent |
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| Republic on the Caspian |
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| Where Farsi is spoken |
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| Where Baha'i began |
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| Middle East nation |
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| Bani Sadr was its president in 1980-81 |
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| Where to hear Farsi |
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| Emerging nuclear nation |
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| Shah's land, once |
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| Teheran's place |
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| Gulf of Oman land |
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| Middle East nation |
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| Oil-producing country |
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| Teheran's place |
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| Shah's country |
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| Qum's land |
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| President Ahmadinejad's nation |
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| Armenia neighbor |
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| Where Baha'ism began |
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| Teheran's country |
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| Tehran's place |
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| Land south of the Caspian |
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| OPEC nation |
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| Gulf land |
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| Where Baha'i was founded |
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| Land in the 108 Across |
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| It was named in 1935 |
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| Nation on the Gulf of Oman |
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| Neighbor of Azerbaijan |
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| Qom home |
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| Media, today |
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| Kurdistan overlaps part of it |
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| Shah's land |
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| Islamic republic |
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| Home to Lake Urmia |
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| Khomeini's land |
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| __-Contra affair |
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| "If __ the Circus" (Seuss book) |
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| Persia, after 1935 |
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| Islamic republic |
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| East Azerbaijan is a province in it |
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| Shiraz locale |
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| Country across the Strait of Hormuz from Oman |
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| Mashhad's land |
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| Scene of a 1979 revolution |
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| A theocratic republic |
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| Neighbor of Pakistan |
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| Its flag says "God is great" 22 times |
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| Neighbor of Turkey |
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| Setting of James Clavell's "Whirlwind" |
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| Qom locale |
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| Where Teheran is |
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| OPEC country |
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| Afghanistan neighbor |
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| Location of Qom |
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| Tehran's place |
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| Modern locale of ancient 113-Across |
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| Islamic republic |
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| Khomeini's country |
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| "___ (So Far Away)" (1982 hit for A Flock of Seagulls) |
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| Shah's former domain |
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| Turkmenistan neighbor |
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| Tehran's land |
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| The rial world? |
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| Coward's confession |
|
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| Its capital is Tehran |
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| Country on the Caspian |
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| Land in which Farsi is spoken |
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| Land of Tabriz |
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| Land on the Caspian |
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| Part of 47-Down |
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| Asia's Plateau of ___ |
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| Ayatollah's land |
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| Land on the Caspian |
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| Mount Damavand locale |
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| Neighbor of Armenia |
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| Neighbor of Azerbaijan |
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| Tabriz's country |
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| Where Farsi is spoken |
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| President Khatami's country |
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| Qom home |
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| Theocratic republic |
|
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| Qum location |
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| Afghanistan neighbor |
|
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| Dr. Seuss's "If ___ the Zoo" |
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| OPEC nation |
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| Persian Gulf land |
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| Rain anagram |
|
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| Mideast country |
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| Former domain of the Shah |
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| Farsi-speaking land |
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| Home of many mullahs |
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| Tehran's locale |
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| Turkmenistan neighbor |
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| Where Shiraz is |
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| Former shahdom |
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| Its capital is Tehran |
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| OPEC nation |
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| Qom home |
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| Caspian country |
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| Farsi-speaking nation |
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| Islamic republic |
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| It's north of Oman |
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| Meshed locale |
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| OPEC member |
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| Susa's locale |
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| Where Kerman is |
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| Shiraz locale |
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| Rug exporter |
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| Place avoided by Rushdie |
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| One of the Gulf states |
|
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| Rafsanjani's land |
|
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| Teheran is its capital |
|
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| Where shahs once ruled |
|
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| '80s foe of Iraq |
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| Armenia neighbor |
|
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| Caspian Sea country |
|
|
| Its capital is Teheran |
|
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| Middle East republic |
|
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| Neighbor of Iraq |
|
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| Persia, at present |
|
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| Qom locale |
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| Capital is Teheran |
|
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| Dr. Seuss "If ___ the Zoo" |
|
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| Turkey toucher |
|
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| Modern home of ancient Susa |
|
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| Shiraz is there |
|
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| Dr. Seuss "If ___ the Zoo" |
|
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| Farsi-speaking country |
|
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| Where Meshed is |
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| Where Abadan is |
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| Qom home |
|
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| 1979-81 hostage site |
|
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| Baha'i's home |
|
|
| ___-Contra |
|
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| Its capital is Teheran |
|
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| Muslim nation |
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| Present Persia |
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| Mideast land |
|
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| Neighbor of Pakistan |
|
|
| Seuss' "If __ the Zoo" |
|
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| Farsi-speaking country |
|
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| Where Tabriz is |
|
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| Birthplace of Baha'i |
|
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| Teheran locale |
|
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| Heartland of the Persian Empire |
|
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| It was Persia in the past |
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| Formerly Persia |
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| Shiraz location |
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| Shah's former domain |
|
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| Persian Gulf nation |
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| Country in the RAIN? |
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| Isfahan locale |
|
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| Formerly Persia |
|
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| Before 1935 it was Persia |
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| It's south of Georgia |
|
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| Pahlavi ruled there |
|
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| Kuwait neighbor |
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| Turkey neighbor |
|
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| Persian Gulf country |
|
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| Persia, today |
|
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| Neighbor of Turkmenistan |
|
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| Ethnically, it's about a quarter Azerbaijani |
|
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| Scene of a 1979 revolution |
|
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| Persia, today __ |
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| 1980-88 war side |
|
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| Neighbor of Azerbaijan |
|
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| Where to find the Elburz Mountains |
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| Strait of Hormuz adjoiner |
|
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| Persian Gulf country |
|
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| "If ___ the Circus": Dr. Seuss |
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| Tehran's place |
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| Where to spend 60 Across |
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| Where to spend a rial |
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| Site of the Peacock Throne |
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| It was invaded on Sept. 22, 1980 |
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| Home to the Zagros Mountains |
|
|
| ___-contra affair |
|
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| Qum locale |
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| Teheran's place |
|
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| Bahai home |
|
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| Moslem nation |
|
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| Contemporary Persia |
|
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| Caspian Sea country |
|
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| Persia, now |
|
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| '80s war participant |
|
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| Mideast nation |
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| Qom's land |
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| Farsi-speaking country |
|
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| Zagros Mountains locale |
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| Teheran's home |
|
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| Where Shiraz is |
|
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| Where rials are spent |
|
|
| Persian Gulf land |
|
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| Mullah's land |
|
|
| Its former hostages celebrated the 20th anniversary of their release |
|
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| Tehran's location |
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| Where Farsi is spoken |
|
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| Mideast theocracy |
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| Persia, since 1935 |
|
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| Where Khomeini ruled |
|
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| Carpet place |
|
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| Home to the Ayatollah |
|
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| 1979 hostage site |
|
|
| Where Tabriz is |
|
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| Gulf of Oman borderer |
|
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| Khatami's country |
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| Where the Safavid Dynasty once ruled |
|
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| Land on the Strait of Hormuz |
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| Noted sponsor of terrorism |
|
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| Khatami's land |
|
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| Persian spoken here |
|
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| Land south of the Caspian |
|
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| Islamic republic |
|
|
| Coward's confession |
|
|
| Caspian Sea nation |
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| Where Tabriz is |
|
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| Teheran s place |
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| Pakistan abutter |
|
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| Mideast country |
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| Mideast land |
|
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| Peacock Throne country |
|
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| Where Khomeini ruled |
|
|
| Dr. Seuss' "If __ the Circus" |
|
|
| Earthquake site of '90 |
|
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| Shah's home |
|
|
| Syria neighbor |
|
|
| Teheran's locale |
|
|
| Where Baha'i was founded |
|
|
| Teheran's country |
|
|
| Tabriz's country |
|
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| Shah's place, once |
|
|
| Country on the Persian Gulf |
|
|
| Country for some Kurds |
|
|
| Where Baha'i was founded |
|
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| Urmia locale |
|
|
| Shah's land |
|
|
| They're backing 15-Across |
|
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| The U.S. is easing sanctions on this country's luxury products |
|
|
| The State Department denies a "secret" Gore deal in which Russian arms were sent here |
|
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| Nation that backs Hizballah |
|
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| Its lawmakers approved a draft bill that would prohibit police from campuses without permission |
|
|
| Its biggest student movement staged a sit-in supported by many parliament members |
|
|
| Hardliner Rafsanjani has withdrawn from its parliament |
|
|
| Country in which 12-Across is located |
|
|
| A newspaper here ended a 20-year taboo by printing the U.S. flag |
|
|
| Where the rial rules |
|
|
| Whence Bahaism |
|
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| President Khatami's land |
|
|
| President Khatami's country |
|
|
| Prefix with "gate" |
|
|
| It changed its name in 1935 |
|
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| Where Farsi is spoken |
|
|
| Persian Gulf power |
|
|
| Light heavyweight Barkley |
|
|
| Caviar exporter |
|
|
| Persia now |
|
|
| Scene of a 1970 revolution |
|
|
| Qum home |
|
|
| OPEC land |
|
|
| Mujahedin base |
|
|
| Kingdom until 1979 |
|
|
| Home of ancient Persepolis |
|
|
| Boxer Barkley |
|
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| Caspian Sea adjoiner |
|
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| Carpet source |
|
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| Big rug exporter |
|
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| 1980 combatant |
|
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| Middle East country |
|
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| '80s fighters of 56-down |
|
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| Neighbor of Pakistan |
|
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| Ayatollah s land |
|
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| Where to find 38 Across |
|
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| Armenia neighbor |
|
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| OPEC member |
|
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| Farsi-speaking land |
|
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| Land near the Caspian |
|
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| Iraq's neighbor |
|
|
| Mullah's home |
|
|
| Theocracy of the Middle East |
|
|
| Persia today |
|
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| Neighbor of Turkey |
|
|
| OPEC nation |
|
|
| Khomeini's land |
|
|
| Khatami's land |
|
|
| It abuts Turkey |
|
|
| Ayatollah land |
|
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| Rafsanjani's nation |
|
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| Land on the Caspian Sea |
|
|
| OPEC country |
|
|
| Home to many Kurds |
|
|
| Hit for A Flock of Seagulls |
|
|
| Tabriz is there |
|
|
| Founding member of OPEC |
|
|
| Where Qum is |
|
|
| Qum home |
|
|
| Oil-rich nation |
|
|
| Land south of the Caspian |
|
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| Lake Urmia's land |
|
|
| Islamic republic |
|
|
| Boxer Barkley |
|
|
| Theocracy since 1979 |
|
|
| Teheran's nation |
|
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| Shah's land, once |
|
|
| Locale for 1999 solar eclipse watchers |
|
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| Where the Shah fell |
|
|
| Until 1935, it was called Persia |
|
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| Afghanistan's neighbor |
|
|
| Teheran's terrain |
|
|
| Modern Persia |
|
|
| Where diners use dinars |
|
|
| 1979 revolution site |
|
|
| Persia, today |
|
|
| Tehran's country |
|
|
| Big oil supplier |
|
|
| Where Baha'i began |
|
|
| Teheran's nation |
|
|
| Shah's homeland |
|
|
| Persia, nowadays |
|
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| Persia, now |
|
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| Moslem nation |
|
|
| Meshed's country |
|
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| Kurdish country |
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| Asian republic |
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| Home to some Kurds |
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| Former shahdom |
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| East of Turkey |
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| Rug exporter |
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| Baha'i's country of origin |
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| Shah's domain, once |
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| Shah's land, once |
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| Persia, today |
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| Modern Media |
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| A "-gate" opener |
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| Country not in Rushdie's travel plans |
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| Persia |
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| Mideast theocracy |
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| Side in a 1980's war |
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| Teheran's land |
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| Turkey's neighbor |
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| Bactria now |
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| Site of a 70's revolution |
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| Where Shiraz is |
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| Teheran is its capital |
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| Persia, after 1935 |
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| Ayatollah's land |
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| Tabriz's land |
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| Neighbor of Turkmenistan |
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| Imperial Guard's home |
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| Where Tabriz is |
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| Today's home for 67 Across |
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| Foe of 26-Down |
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| ___-contra |
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| Esfahan's land |
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| Where Qum is |
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| Rafsanjani's land |
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| Land of the Peacock Throne |
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| Khomeinei's rival |
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| Tehran is its capital |
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| Kashan's country |
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| Persia today |
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| Kurdish home |
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| Rug exporter |
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| Farsi is spoken here |
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| Ayatollahland |
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| Persia once |
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| OPEC member |
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| Neighbor of Armenia |
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| Major rug exporter |
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| Kerman local |
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| It's south of Georgia |
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| Member of 35-Across |
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| Land on the Caspian |
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| Subject of Gary Sick's "All Fall Down" |
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| Tabriz locale |
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| Zagros Mountains site |
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| Dr. Seuss's "If _____ the Zoo" |
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| Shah's land |
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| Revolution site of 1979 |
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| Rafsanjani's country |
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| Nation on the Strait of Hormuz |
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| Persia today |
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| Ahvaz is here |
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| Esfahan's locale |
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| Abadan's land |
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| Esfahan is here |
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| Esfahan's land |
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| Neighbor of Afghanistan |
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| Pahlevi once ruled here |
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| Where the Atrek flows |
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| Tabriz location |
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| Where Kerman is |
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| "___ my heedless ways": Dylan Thomas |
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| Kashan is here |
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| Country on the Caspian |
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| Bam's locale |
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| A neighbor of Kuwait |
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| Persia, updated |
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| Land of Qum |
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| Persian Gulf country |
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| Persia, now |
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| New Persia |
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| Former Peacock Throne site |
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| Earthquake site: June 21, 1990 |
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| Bani-Sadr's homeland |
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| An OPEC land |
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| Teheran is its capital |
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| Land once called Persia |
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| Where Teheran is |
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| Land west of Pakistan |
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| A neighbor of Turkey |
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| Kurdish is spoken here |
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| Turkish neighbor |
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| Mashhad's locale |
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| Iraq's foe |
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| Tabriz is here |
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| SW Asian country |
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| Iraqi neighbor |
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| Middle East trouble spot |
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| Where Meshed is |
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| Where Farsi is spoken |
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| Mashhad site |
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| Shah's former realm |
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| Where Kashan is |
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| Locale of Tabriz |
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| Ex-shahdom |
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| Asian country |
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| Land in the news |
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| Mideast nation |
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| Where to find Qum |
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| Persia updated |
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| Rain anagram |
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| Land south of the Caspian |
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| Finisher's song? |
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| Qum is here |
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| Mideast trouble spot |
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| Meshed is here |
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| Iraq foe |
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| Abadán is here |
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| Enemy of Iraq |
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| Land of Qom |
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| Neighbor of Iraq |
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| Flock of Seagulls song |
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| Home of many Shiites |
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| Home of some Baluchis |
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| Medes' land, today |
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| Foe of Iraq |
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| Where Persepolis is |
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| Mideast hot spot |
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| Middle East hot spot |
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| Country in SW Asia |
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| Bani-Sadr's land |
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| Meshed's locale |
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| Land of the Peacock Throne, once |
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| Where Kurdish is spoken |
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| Site of the Elburz Mts. |
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| Khomeini's land |
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| Home of 40 million |
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| Neighbor of Turkey |
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| Qum's land |
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| Site of Qum |
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| Where the Shah ruled |
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| Elburz Mountains locale |
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| Neighbor of Pakistan |
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| Persia now |
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| Site of Mount Demavend |
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| Modern name for Persia |
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| Adversary of Iraq |
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| Land Pahlevi left |
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| Peacock Throne locale |
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| Plateau of ___, in Asia |
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| OPEC country |
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| Land bordering the Caspian Sea |
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| Land bordering the Persian Gulf |
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| Locale of the Zagros Mountains |
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| Mt. Demavend is its highest point |
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| Oil-rich country |
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| Where the Safid Rud flows |
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| Country on the Gulf of Oman |
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| Land bordering the Caspian |
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| Where the Gurgan flows |
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| Shiite stronghold |
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| Khomeini's country |
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| Afghanistan's western neighbor |
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| One of earth's troubled spots |
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| Khomeini's domain |
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| OPEC nation |
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| Where Isfahan is |
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| U.S.S.R. neighbor |
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| Oil-rich land |
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| Pahlavi's country |
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| CENTO member |
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| Land south of the Caspian Sea |
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| Oil power |
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| Shah's domain |
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| Pahlavi's land |
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| Mideast country |
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| Pahlavi's realm |
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| Isfahan's land |
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| Oil land |
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| Oil country |
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| Oil exporter |
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| Asian kingdom |
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| Mideast land |
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| Farah's country |
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| Kerman's land |
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| Tabriz's country |
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| Pahlavi's home |
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| Neighbor of U.S.S.R. |
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| Empress Farah's land |
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| Teheran's country |
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| Part of 18 Across |
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| Omar's country |
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| Asian land |
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| Where Shiraz is located |
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| Queen Farah's land |
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| Turkey's neighbor |
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| Caspian land |
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| Shah country |
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| Afghanistan's neighbor |
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| Persepolis's land |
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| Rials are used here |
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| Land of shahs |
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| Pahlevi's domain |
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| Meshed's country |
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| Meshed's land |
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| Shahs' country |
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| Where the Elburz Mountains are. |
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| Afghanistan neighbor. |
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| Country in 8 Down. |
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| Pakistan's neighbor. |
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| Asiatic nation. |
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| Kingdom of Asia. |
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| Land south of the Caspian. |
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| Soraya's land. |
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| Tehran is its capital. |
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| Baghdad Pact country. |
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| Kingdom in Asia. |
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| Neighbor of Turkey. |
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| Asian country. |
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| Country of Asia. |
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| Farah Diba's home. |
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| Member of CENTO. |
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| Modern Persia. |
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| Crown Prince Riza's country. |
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| Neighbor of 58 Across. |
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| Pahlevi's land. |
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| Persia. |
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| Queen Farah's country. |
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| See 15 Across. |
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| Where to spend 13 Across. |
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| Eastern country. |
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| Kurdish is spoken here. |
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| Land of a new Crown Prince. |
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| Neo-Persia. |
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| Queen Farah's land. |
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| Major oil producer. |
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| Where Yezd is. |
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| Where to spend rials. |
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| Afghanistan's neighbor. |
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| Asiatic country. |
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| Shiites' land. |
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| Where dates come from. |
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| Turkey's neighbor. |
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| Where Pahlavi rules. |
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| Country bordering the Caspian. |
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| Shah country. |
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| Hassan Rouhani's country |
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| Its Independence Day is April 1 (no foolin') |
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| Its national anthem begins "Upwards on the horizon rose the Eastern Sun" |
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| Neighbor of Turkey |
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| One of OPEC's founding nations |
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| Qom home |
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| Rial estate? |
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| Shiraz locale |
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| Supreme Leader's country |
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| Supreme Leader's nation |
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| Country administered by Pahlevi. |
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| Near East nation. |
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| Where Pahlevi is Shah. |
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| Land of the Lion and the Sun. |
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| Prime Minister Soheily's country. |
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| Where Teheran is. |
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| "Hot seat" of oil disputes. |
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| Azerbaijan is here. |
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| Where the Karun flows. |
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| Mohammed Riza Pahlevi's realm. |
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| Entezam's country. |
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| Where Isfahan is. |
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| Shah's land. |
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| Moslem country. |
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| Where Meshed is. |
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| Abadan's country |
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| Shah Pahlevi's country. |
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| Land on Caspian Sea |
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| Ambassador Grady's post. |
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| Beneficiary of Point 4 program. |
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| Isfahan's country |
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| Land of oil. |
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| Alborz mountains home |
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| Britain's big problem. |
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| Country of 39 Down. |
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| United Nation. |
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| Country of the late Ali Razmara. |
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| Country on the Persian Gulf. |
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| Where Abadan is. |
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| Crucial part of the Near Eastern problem. |
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| Entezam's land. |
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| Empress Farah's land. |
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| Hussein Makki's land. |
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| Near East oil center. |
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| Pahlevi's land, site of first major "Point 4" project. |
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| Kingdom on the Persian Gulf. |
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| Where Nishapur is. |
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| Scene of Britain's big problem. |
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| The country with the oil. |
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| Middle East country. |
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| Where Abadan Island is. |
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| Where Harriman is meditating. |
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| Where Loy Henderson is now our Ambassador. |
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| Ambassador Henderson's post. |
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| Country in the headlines. |
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| Part of the Near East. |
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| European question mark. |
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| Where the Medes once lived. |
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| Kingdom between the Indus and the Tigris. |
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| Land of Abadan. |
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| Land of Pahlevi and Soraya. |
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| Land of the Majlis |
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| It fairly floats on oil. |
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| Baghdad Pact member. |
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| Land of the Shah. |
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| Middle East powder keg. |
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| Formerly called Persia. |
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| Soraya's country. |
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| Asiatic kingdom. |
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| Oil-rich country. |
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| Neighbor of Afghanistan. |
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| Country on the Caspian. |
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| Vast plateau of SW Asia. |
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| Kingdom of Western Asia. |
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| Middle East Kingdom. |
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| Where Tabriz is. |
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| Loy Henderson's post. |
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| Recipient of recent $25,000,000 loan by U. S. |
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| Country of Big Three meeting. |
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| Where Shiraz is. |
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| Pahlevi's domain. |
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| Persia since 1935. |
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| Scene of recent revolution. |
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| U. S.–British diplomatic problem. |
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| Where the Majlis convenes. |
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| Asian land. |
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| Kingdom of SW Asia. |
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| Country visited by Eisenhower. |
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| Where they spend rials. |
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| Home of the Persian. |
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| Land of the Shiites. |
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| Land of oil |
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| Part of the Middle East. |
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| Trouble spot in the Near East. |
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| Where Hoover Jr. mediated. |
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| Country of 19 and 49 Across. |
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| Member of Baghdad pact group. |
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| Member of the Arab League. |
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| Riza Shah's country. |
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| Where to spend a rial. |
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| Land of the Middle East. |
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| Country with imposed sanctions |
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| Shah's realm. |
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| U. N. member. |
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| Moslem nation. |
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| Scene of recent coronation. |
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| Where Kerman is. |
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| Neighbor of Baluchistan. |
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| Pahlevi's country. |
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| Queen Soraya's land. |
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| Shah Pahlavi's domain. |
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