The common people of a nation

POPULACE
List of words for the clue The common people of a nation from the crossword:
OMAN FIJI LAOS USSR SAMOA HAITI SENSE MALTA PALAU NAURU ISR YEMEN NEPAL ISRAEL SUDAN YMCA TONGA QATAR JAPAN ERITREA
WordClue
EBBThe receding movement of the tide
RYEThe Catcher in the ...
SEAThe Old Man and the ...
TOMThe male of the domesticated cat
FOLKpeople, nation
GUNSThe ... of Navarone (film)
UGLYThe Goood, the Bad and the ...
ERATOone of the muses
LAMBSThe Silence of the ... (film)
PRIDEone of the seven deadly sins
SCALPThe top of the head
STATEnation, people
USAGEThe manner or the amount of using
CORNEApart of the eye
GALAXYGuardians of the ... (film)
PALATEThe roof of the mouth
SCABBARDThe sheath of a sword
MATRIMONYthe state of being married
PNEUMONIAinflammatory condition of the lung
SMUGGLINGillegal movement of goods or people
PINKThe common minnow
LIGHTNESSthe condition of being illuminated