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Vocabulary Building Blocks: (21 Down) bloc (NOUN) A group, as of politicians, countries, etc. combined to foster special interests. (Similar to "faction"; a bloc is a coalition or alliance. A trading bloc usually is made up of a group of countries which engage in international trade together, oftentimes under some type of free trade arrangement. A voting bloc can be in a legislature, where a group of diverse members act and vote together to promote shared interests. [Derived from French.]
Did You Know? (43 Across) Although comic strips have been around for hundreds of years and most folks have a favorite, Rodolphe Toepffer, (1799-1846), a Swiss teacher, writer, and artist is considered the father of the modern strip. His "The Adventures of Obadiah Oldbuck" was first published in the United States in 1842.
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