Sri Lanka's former name Crossword Clue

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Sri Lanka's former name Crossword Answer

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(noun)
1. a republic on the island of Ceylon; became independent of the United Kingdom in 1948
2. an island in the Indian Ocean off the southeastern coast of India

Hint 2: Clue Definitions

FORMER (adjective)
1. belonging to some prior time
2. belonging to the distant past
FORMER (noun)
1. the first of two or the first mentioned of two
NAME (verb)
1. assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
2. give or make a list of; name individually; give the names of
NAME (noun)
1. family based on male descent
2. a defamatory or abusive word or phrase

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34. Shaped like a 0

36. Easy __ (simple)

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39. From ancient times

40. Little

41. Best imaginable

42. Not so much

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45. Directs attention away from

47. Stovetop soup vessel

49. Barely passing grades

50. Medal of Honor recipient

54. Made to adhere, as glue

57. Having achy muscles

58. Kitten's sound

59. Fuzzy brown fruit

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63. 'What's __ for me?'

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65. Not quite ''Correct''

66. Say it isn’t so

67. Little salamander

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Down

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6. Section

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12. Voice inflection

13. Cpl.'s superiors

17. Money spent

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27. Guys

28. Apple tablet?

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30. Gooey hair products

31. Very eager

32. Formally hand over

33. Coral ridge

35. Battery measures

38. Smooth and glossy

43. Tire in a trunk

48. Mine vehicle

50. Lowest-quality

51. Online message

52. Put back into service

53. Possesses

54. Lose traction

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56. Triumphant cry

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