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S.S. Mess Crossword Puzzle

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Social Studies, that is; includes lots of five-letter words relating to history and geography. US English unless otherwise noted. Have fun!
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      1. Famously neutral nation of 26 cantons
      9. Sea parted by Moses
      11. Pittsburgh-based clothing outfitter (abbr.)
      12. Freetown is its capital, Sierra ___
      13. Desert and mountain important to Moses
      14. Flying saucer acronym
      15. French for "face-to-face", or opposite of, vis-a-___
      16. ___ Lanka
      17. Fish eggs
      18. Relationship of Eleanor Roosevelt to Theodore Roosevelt
      20. Revolutionary "___" Guevara
      22. Africa's third-longest river
      24. Al Capp comics character, ___ Abner
      26. Biblical wedding site
      27. 1961 Charlton Heston flick, "___ Cid"
      28. In the Sixties protesting students might burn their ___ cards
      31. Dynamite (abbr.)
      32. UN Secretary-General from 1953-1961, ___ Hammarskjöld
      34. Arawak people who met Columbus
      36. Three, in Roman numerals
      37. Former Portuguese enclave in India
      38. New Mexico race track, ___ Downs
      39. Greek island near Albania
      40. Capital of the Austrian state of Styria
      42. Ancient African empire ruled by Mansa Musa
      46. Egyptian sun god
      47. Omani capital and major port
      49. Year of our Lord (abbr.)
      51. Hero of Virgil epic
      53. In the 1500s, the Spanish Netherlands were ruled by the Duke of ___
      55. 1944 Italian beachhead
      56. Not far
      58. State bird of Minnesota
      59. Spaniards first saw its South Rim in 1540 (2 words)

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      1. Persian Empire following the Parthian (224-651 AD)
      2. Small fence or net set in a stream for catching fish
      3. Early order of classical Greek architecture
      4. Congo nation name, 1971-1997
      5. Modern Normandy capital and site of Joan of Arc's execution
      6. Patterson's first Alex Cross novel, "___ Came a Spider"
      7. Cornhusker state (abbr.)
      8. Famous for its White Cliffs
      9. Last book of the N.T., "The Book of ___"
      10. British Columbian Provincial Marine Park founded in 1973: ___ Sound
      19. Latin abbreviation for "that is"
      21. "Space Odyssey" ship computer, ___ 9000
      23. Formerly Persia
      25. National Spokesman for the Congress on Racial Equality, Niger ___
      27. Self-awareness
      28. Large ski resort in Graubünden canton in Switzerland
      29. The Ocean State, (abbr.)
      30. City centers of the Roman Empire
      33. Public center of ancient Athens
      35. Premier League soccer team in Birmingham, Aston ___
      40. Scotland's island, ___ Britain
      41. Austrian author of "Fear" and "Amok", Stefan ___
      43. Ghana's capital
      44. Mussolini was its dictator
      45. Its capital is Libreville
      47. Nobel-prize winning author of "Buddenbrooks", Thomas ___
      48. Not new
      50. Son of Jacob
      51. Grand Canyon state (abbr.)
      52. Neither a ___ b
      54. British slang for toilet
      57. Opposite of direct current (abbr.)