COUNTRIES WITH FEWER THAN 1 MILLION PEOPLE
FLOWERS
13- TO 17-LETTER WORDS
VEGGIE IDIOMS
TRAVEL & TOURISM
NEWER WORDS
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The 750,000 people of Bhutan live in these mountains, which include the 24,800-foot Gangkar Puensum

the Himalayas

400

Spoon, quill & pompon are forms of this flower that's a symbol of Japan

a chrysanthemum

400

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Adjective for a novel based on the author's life, like Sylvia Plath's "The Bell Jar"

autobiographical

400

"Small" these are insignificant; a "hot" one is an incendiary topic

potatoes

400

The medieval city of Carcassonne in France puts on a great fireworks display on this July holiday

Bastille Day

400

Using a breaking story to market your product is called " news " -this; no vehicle theft involved

newsjacking

800

Winter sports & duty-free shopping lure 8 million tourists a year to this 76,000-strong nation of the Pyrenees

Andorra

800

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Shasta & oxeye are varieties of this garden flower

a daisy

800

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Adjective for a scream that will make the fluid in your veins coagulate

bloodcurdling

800

You're crazy if you're described as "out of your" this type of plant that includes squash

gourd

800

With more than 60 active geysers, Chile's El Tatio in these mountains is the largest geyser field south of the Equator

the Andes

800

This "alert" means warning: I'm about to give away the plot

spoiler alert

1200

Suriname's citizens converse in Taki-Taki Creole, English & this official language

Dutch

1200

The pansy is a hybrid of this flower that can have petals in white, lilac, or the color of its name

violet

1200

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This sauce, gluten free & made by Lea & Perrins since 1835

Worcestershire sauce

1200

This alliterative phrase referring to one's calm suggests a certain amount of refrigeration

cool as a cucumber

1200

Neuschwanstein Castle was begun in 1869 by "Mad" King Ludwig of this German kingdom

Bavaria

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1200

Dating back to the 1930s, Antifa is short for this

anti-fascist

1600

The small African nation of Djibouti has a strategic location on this sea

the Red Sea

1600

The cattleya type of this flower is traditional for a corsage

an orchid

1600

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Means by which assassin Leon Czolgosz was killed

electrocution

1600

You are trying to tempt someone to your cause if you "dangle" one of these in front of him

a carrot

1600

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Dunn's River Falls makes Ocho Rios a popular destination on this Caribbean isle

Jamaica

1600

This word used to describe the "seismic" influx of young British voters was Oxford Dictionaries' 2017 word of the year

youthquake

2000

This European country has about 33,000 people; the country that completely surrounds it has about 60 million

San Marino

2000

Seen here, the Annunciation lily is also known as this lily

the Madonna lily

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2000

15 letters:
One who doesn't eat meat but whose diet includes dairy products

a lactovegetarian

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2000

Bryce Harper says Mickey Mantle was "a typical" this-fed "kid from Oklahoma"

corn

2000

The name of this Tokyo district of expensive shops means "silver mint", as a mint stood there centuries ago

Ginza

2000

Originally a Twitter joke, a "milkshake" this fowl describes a viral darling whose dark past quickly appears

duck

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