SCUBA December 2022 Issue 131 | Page 66

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NUMBER 30 – DECEMBER 2022

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7 Chaser develops and associates with PADI ’ s recovery ( 6 )
8 Murphy and Howe represent types of currents ( 6 )
9 Alternate average tall liquid found on tide tables ( 3 init .)
10 British weaver manufactures plankton type ( 5 )
11 Male bird makes sounds of Dorset harbour wall ( 3 )
14 Gemstones made up of papa ’ s peers ( 6 )
15 Displayed by the navy seeing red ! ( 6 )
16 Gus takes an age to prepare these dive items ( 6 )
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19 Make a mistake in TV channel to reveal rocky island ( 6 )
21 It ’ s a record for divers and ships ( 3 )
22 Only a drip would make this ascent ! ( 5 )
23 The Spanish thousand forms this popular south coast wreck dive ( 3 )
26 Right in the middle of supermarket you ’ ll find one of 19 down ( 6 )
27 Type of boat in need of a lunch break ( 6 )
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1 He may be qualified to go under it but you ’ ll need to sort the ice first ! ( 6 )
2 Endeavour to go on early dive ( 3 )
3 Purgatory in the steam ship but these give what conchologists desire ( 6 )
4 Without a mix of acetone in Mexico ( 6 )
5 One has probably been on one of these courses ( 3 init .)
6 Mechanical engineer King builds delta ( 6 )
12 Boats from platform in North Sea , for example , enveloped by Bristol ( 5 )
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17 Pig in the middle of a year calls for “ all ” on ship ( 6 )
18 Aquatic animal having vast experience in the navy ( 3,3 )
19 ( With 13 .) Not a sensible place to dive it is said ( 6,5 )
20 Give credit to arrangement of Isle for finding ancient artifacts ( 6 )
24 For starters please step inside for old bar ( 3 init .)
25 Scottish island has no hotel allowing 18 to receive his former ration ( 3
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