Leeward Islands
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Group of stars in Cancer, known as the Beehive Cluster or Manger
praesepe
Genus of plants with latex-like sap and flowers with no petals or nectar
EUPHORBIA
Former nation, consisting of 15 republics for its last 35 years
USSR
Former name for the capital of Kazakhstan
alma-ata
Football club based at the Johan Cruyff Arena
AJAX
Female protagonist of Wuthering Heights
Catherine Earnshaw
Common intertidal edible gastropod
PERIWINKLE
Central Asian floor covering illustrated on a national flag
Turkoman rug
Capital of Italy’s Piedmont region
TURIN
Canadian former snooker player noted for his natty (often white) attire
Kirk Stevens
Area of Manhattan on the Hudson River
west side