People in the puzzle include TATARS (18D. Dwellers along the Volga); a SAMOAN (37D. Pago Pago resident); a RASCAL (21A. Imp); ESAU (30A. Jacob’s twin); Mother TERESA, 1979 Peace Nobelist (39A.);
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Jun 24, 2007 ... The other place that tripped me up (after I'd rectified the shoo/scat problem), was 42A: Dweller along the Volga (Tatar). ...
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For a Monday puzzle, this had some tough ones. The fairly easy crosses brought it back to a Monday 18D: Dwellers along the Volga (Tatars). Or them. 19D: Working stiff (prole). Proletariat, sure. Prole, no. According to my dictionary, it's somewhat derogatory. 23D: French city where Jules Verne was born (Nantes).
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There are sandy beaches for swimming along the Volga and Akhtuba Rivers banks and grassy beaches on turf-covered banks of the delta arms and small lakes (these beaches are not sufficient but there are vacant areas for their expansion).
www.fipc.ru/fipc/regions/astrakha/turizm_e.html
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The Sarmatians , Sarmatæ or Sauromatæ (Persian: , Old Iranian Sarumatah 'archer', Greek: ) were a people of Ancient Iranian origin. Mentioned by classical authors, they migrated from Central A...
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Along the Volga, topography is relatively flat and meadows are more frequent. .... hole-dwellers in the spectrum of life forms. Eurybionts ...
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monday, december 17, 2007; richard chisholm / will shortz ny times online premium crossword puzzle; difficulty factor: one minor stumble; theme: 'tis the seasons! 17A SARATOGA SPRINGS; 24A NIAGARA FALLS; ... 42A LARRY SUMMERS; 54A JONATHAN WINTERS; maybe more later...; keep on keepin' on...; dann; 1. _ mater 5.
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VOLGA RIVER CRUISE MOSCOW TO SAMARA ... PART II - DESCRIPTIONS OF IMPORTANT CITIES ALONG THE VOLGA ... This is the 'cover page' for a planned and expanding reference site devoted to Russian cities along the Volga River.
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