ABBREVIATION: "country in southwestern Asia bordering on the Mediterranean Sea in the northwest" Crossword Clue

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ABBREVIATION: "country in southwestern Asia bordering on the Mediterranean Sea in the northwest" Crossword Answer

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MEDITERRANEAN (noun)
1. the largest inland sea; between Europe and Africa and Asia
SOUTHWESTERN (adjective)
1. situated in or oriented toward the southwest
2. of a region of the United States generally including New Mexico; Arizona; Texas; California; and sometimes Nevada; Utah; Colorado
SOUTHWESTERN (noun)
1. a dialect of Middle English

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9. ADJECTIVE: "of or relating to one or oneself"

10. NOUN: "a group on one side (as in football or a debate)"

11. ___ mater (school you graduated from)

12. BIOGRAPHICAL NAME: "circa 495–circa 430 b.c. Greek philosopher"

13. Yiddish cry

17. Eat away at

20. ADJECTIVE: "first in rank, importance, or influence"

22. ADJECTIVE: "of a flaxen, golden, light auburn, or pale yellowish-brown color"

23. Intra-office system

24. Monetary unit in Nigeria

26. Famed NYC nightclub that closed in 2006

28. ABBREVIATION: "a service (such as light, power, or water) provided by a public [company]"

31. VERB: "to handle or touch in order to examine, test, or explore some quality"

32. Prefix with physical

33. NOUN: "a hideous giant of fairy tales and folklore"

34. NOUN: "a private school that [gets students ready] for college"

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4. NOUN: "electromagnetic radiation"

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6. PHRASE: "used to say goodbye"

7. NOUN: "a usually cylindrical receptacle"

8. NOUN: "[a group] that provides [medical] care to people who make regular payments to it and who agree to use the doctors, hospitals, etc., that belong to the [group]"

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15. Bach's "Mass ___ Minor"

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19. Seeming eternity

21. VERB: "to provide with the means or opportunity"

25. Heinie

26. Top bean-counter

27. "I __ of you!"

29. Ending for Wyoming or Wisconsin

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