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Can you identify the geographic names that most frequently appear as New York Times crossword puzzle answers? (See 'More Info')
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Lake that stretches from Toledo to Buffalo
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Locale of both the 2018 and 2020 Olympics
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About 1/4 of Sicily's population lives on its slopes
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City that's home to the Viking Ship Museum
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2016 Olympics city, informally
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Sault ___ Marie, Mich.
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Persia, nowadays
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Seat of Oklahoma's Garfield County
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So-called 'Biggest Little City in the World'
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Home to Zion National Park
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Miley Cyrus hit 'Party in the ___'
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The 'A' of U.A.E.
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Italian town known for sparkling wine
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Suffix meaning 'land' in some country names
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What Dubliners call their homeland
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Muscat's land
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Eurasian boundary
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Famed loch
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___ Sea, now four lakes
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Iowa college town
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Stratford-upon-___
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Taj Mahal locale
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North Africa's ___ Mountains
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___ Andreas Fault
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Texas landmark to 'remember'
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Matterhorn or Jungfrau
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