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Word Pyramids: World Countries XV
In these Word Pyramids, the first letter is given to you (which is the first answer). Use the clues to build the pyramid to find the answer. In each consecutive answer, a letter is added to the previous answer. However, the answer letters might not be in the same order.
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Starting letter: N
Clues:
1. A space equal to half the width of a linear unit (1/6 inch) used in printing.
2. The base number of the decimal number system.
3. A brief record, especially one written down to aid the memory.
4. American architect who was an exponent of the International Style. Among his notable designs is the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington, D.C.
5. Makes amends, as for a sin(s) or fault(s).
6. This country was forcefully incorporated into the USSR in 1940.
Good Luck!!
Starting letter: N
Clues:
1. A space equal to half the width of a linear unit (1/6 inch) used in printing.
2. The base number of the decimal number system.
3. A brief record, especially one written down to aid the memory.
4. American architect who was an exponent of the International Style. Among his notable designs is the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington, D.C.
5. Makes amends, as for a sin(s) or fault(s).
6. This country was forcefully incorporated into the USSR in 1940.
Hint
A country of north-central Europe west of Russia, bordering on the Baltic Sea. For clue number 4, the architects name is Edward Durrell -----.Answer
NEN
TEN
NOTE
STONE
ATONES
ESTONIA
Settled before the 1st century A.D., it was held successively between the 13th and 18th centuries by the Danes, German Livonian Knights, Swedes, and Russians. Estonia became an independent republic in 1918 but was annexed by the USSR in 1940. Occupied by Germany in 1941, it reverted to Soviet control in 1944 and was known as the Estonian Soviet Socialist Republic.
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