Solve these clues to fill the grid.
- A state in the western United States
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- Boot-shaped country in Europe famous for pasta
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- European country famous for the Eiffel Tower
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- A straight line through a body or figure that satisfies certain conditions
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- A monarchy in northwestern Europe occupying most of the British Isles
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- Sandy shore beside the sea (plural)
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- Date of the Allied landing in France, World War II
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- A friendly nation (plural)
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- Shiny yellow metal used in jewelry
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- Queen of the Olympian gods who protected marriage
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- Country in Asia with the Great Wall
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- North American republic containing 50 ___ - 48 conterminous ___ in North America plus Alaska
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- Emperor of Japan who renounced his divinity and became a constitutional monarch after Japan
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- Weapon with a long sharp blade
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- A former province of northwestern France on the English channel
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- European country whose capital is Berlin
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