THE SCUBA CROSSWORD Devised by Charles Wheeldon
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NUMBER 60 – DECEMBER 2025
QUESTIONS
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1 Avid males lose a helping to reach classic dive location( 8)
6 Protective garments made from these furry critters perhaps?( 6)
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8 A good man starts with one dive item to make another( 6)
9 Roll me in a fashion to help find given name of fallen lady in the Gulf( 7)
10 It’ s in your hands!( 5)
11 Without careful consideration snorkellers don first part of thermal wear( 4)
NUMBER 59- NOVEMBER 2025 ANSWERS
N I N J A D A N C E R A 0 S W T O E P E R S I E R L E A K S I T A E A S I E C H O C E N O T E S R E L K T A T O P E N I S L E C L R S B S B A E O L I A N S P A R I T C A S O O C A T C H R O H I L L A O E E K O A D S T R I D E T U R K S
12 McGee or Harry, for example, gets confused and can’ t make India as the tide went out( 5)
14 Some mediocre tech diver finds Mediterranean island( 5)
15 The Azure Window was once one( 4)
16 Typical of many of the locals who meet and greet you in Sharm, Aqaba etc( 5)
18 Lampreys?( 3-4)
20 Sounds like Miss Black drowned off Cornwall( 6)
21 Not what you suddenly want to blow up on a small boat( 6)
22 Super rose can go without oxygen to produce a key feature of dive planning( 8)
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2 This ocean exudes one piece of carbon uncovering HGV( 5)
3 Type of engine to arrange a rib on Delta( 7)
4 Dive especially for lonely card players?( 4)
5 To operate a drysuit or BCD when surfacing may be?( 7)
7 Sees tram and reviews it for the likes of the Waverley and Great Britain( 8)
9 Sat on the sidelines he may need to employ this in an emergency( 7)
10 Often belonging to 3 in front of infamous loch on East Coast( 8)
13 In a part of Dubai, lout gets a method of escaping( 7)
14 Cache with two opposite points – sort them but don’ t take them!( 7)
17 Farm equipment, which evokes boat equipment when used in distress( 5)
19 Nuts containing the Spanish turn to seaweed( 4)