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NUMBER 43 – APRIL 2024
QUESTIONS
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1 ABCD in the old days ( 4 )
4 Left port on a stoplight ( 3 )
6 Where the Bishop stands ( 4 )
8 One plank on the ship ? ( 6 )
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9 AB C chap ? ( 6 )
NUMBER 42 - MARCH 2024 ANSWERS
10 Sounds as if you ’ re likely to do this at Cheltenham ( 8 )
11 Twins come in these ( 4 )
12 What conscientious commercial divers do first thing in the morning ( 3,4,2,4 )
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17 Dive boat feature goes with a bang ( 4 )
19 Divers ’ condition found on 6 ( 3,5 )
22 A RIB north of Thames … ( 6 )
23 … and an invader from north of that ! ( 6 )
24 Rats reverse for a navigational aid ( 4 )
25 Could be former communist state but this Centre is in Plymouth ( 3 init .)
26 Where the guys from 12 go ? ( 4 )
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2 Computer bust ? Better get one of these ! ( 5 )
3 Part of Phoebe ached to be on land ( 7 )
4 Palindromic vessel detector ? ( 5 )
5 The point is being indecent can get you down ( 7 )
6 Bravo ! Not on the Norfolk waterways ( 5 )
7 This ship is best kept under glass ( 7 )
10 Some chimps PG Tips can be used to count the bars ( 3 init .)
13 It takes your breath away ( 7 )
14 In which we dive and Simon looked after the flowers ( 7 )
15 3 , when it wasn ’ t meant to happen ? ( 7 )
16 Sounds like the Island of the Lettuce ! ( 3 )
18 Italian flower that adds to the Tyrrhenian Sea ( 5 )
20 Part of novel version is a slippery little fish ( 5 )
21 River in England , Scotland , Ireland and Wales breached by two points is thick ( 5 )