Solve these clues to fill the grid.
- A republic in western South America
- 4 Across
- A city in north central California 75 miles to the northeast of San Francisco on the ___
- 6 Across
- A group of ___ in northeastern West Indies discovered by Christopher Columbus in 1493
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- A ship ___ 40 miles long across the Isthmus of ___ built by the United States
- 9 Across
- A city of central European Russia
- 12 Across
- Capital and largest city of Colombia
- 14 Across
- A midwestern state
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- Island country in the Atlantic to the east of Florida and Cuba
- 16 Across
- Capital and largest city and major port of the Irish Republic
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- A republic in Central America
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- An island republic on the island of ___
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- French capital with the Eiffel Tower
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- Capital of the state of Florida
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- A city in south central Alaska
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- The capital and largest city of Japan
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- A city in southern Quebec province on the Saint Lawrence River
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