| Toys |
| An S.S.R. |
| Gorki loc. |
| Former SSR |
| Eur. nation |
| Moscow loc. |
| Eur. country |
| Putin's lang. |
| Country: Lat. |
| Ukr. neighbor |
| Bulg. relative |
| Yeltsin's rep. |
| Neighbor of Fin. |
| Muscovite: Abbr. |
| Neighbor of Ukr. |
| Land of 147 mill. |
| Rutheniums symbol |
| Big chunk of Eur. |
| Huge chunk of Eur. |
| Tsar's land: Abbr. |
| Putin's land: abbr. |
| Moscow's home: Abbr. |
| European land: Abbr. |
| Moscow's land: Abbr. |
| Alas. Purchase seller |
| Toys -- (kids' chain) |
| Toys -- (kids' haven) |
| U.S.S.R. state: Abbr. |
| Countryside, to Cicero |
| Toys ___ (chain store) |
| Toys __ (retail chain) |
| Moscow's country: Abbr. |
| Babies __ (retail chain) |
| Toys -- (chain for kids) |
| Medvedev's country: abbr. |
| Lang. related to Ukrainian |
| 2018 World Cup host (Abbr.) |
| 1904-'05 foe of Japan: Abbr. |
| Language of Lermontov: Abbr. |
| St. Petersburg's home: Abbr. |
| Moscow's Olympics team: abbr. |
| Crimean War participant: Abbr. |
| Early settlers on the Dnieper. |
| Country with 11 time zones: Abbr. |
| Toys ___ (big retail chain): 2 wds. |
| Loser in the Seven Years' War: Abbr. |
| Perennial Olympics powerhouse: Abbr. |
| Babies __ (recently shuttered retailer) |
| U.N. Security Council permanent member: Abbr. |
| Country with a red, white and blue flag: Abbr. |
| Toys ___ (retailer with a giraffe mascot): 2 wds. |