SCUBA JUL/AUG 2024 issue 147 | Page 70

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NUMBER 46 – JULY / AUGUST 2024

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1 Old man in Orkney and another in Anglesey built of hay ? ( 6 )
4 Loose cargo fastened and wayward sailors punished ( 6 )
NUMBER 45 - JUNE 2024 ANSWERS
7 Carnival leads American Samoa ’ s twosome to get different Pacific Islands ( 9 )
9 Young lad gives impression of being afloat ( 4 )
10 ( With 18 ) Rep on a trip sorts out Hebridean wreck ( 4,6 )
11 Admiral rules this in a rapid way ( 5 )
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13 Poor quality the French make up old naval coat ( 6 )
14 Wrong one , no go , for old battlecruiser and ballistic missile launcher ( 6 )
15 Sounds like a team on Spanish beaches ( 6 )
17 Usually red and proudly displayed by the likes of 10 and 14 ( 6 )
19 A victory in the middle of a back street for technical divers ( 5 )
20 A dive in South Africa , for example , to suit Nicolas ? ( 4 )
22 Try part of phone app to get optimum tide ( 4 )
23 Emergency gear for sea creatures ( alt . spelling ) ( 9 )
24 Divers need to get a handle on these to produce an alternative ( 6 )
25 Classic guitar protecting boats ? ( 6 )
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1 Where divers go for a sleep ? ( 6 )
2 Crustacean sounds like a notorious gangster brother ( 4 )
3 Office fastener from a Farne Island ( 6 )
4 Red ale in a mix for BSAC diver to go beyond Sports ( 6 )
5 What divers should do towards the end when returning pots ( 4 )
6 Pressure man is part suicidal tonight ( 6 )
7 Sports car defined by Nato ? ( 4,5 )
8 Dissolve oxygen creating situation only for the experienced ( 4,5 )…..
11 ….. and now insert oxygen into apartment to find fishing item ( 5 )
12 I hear these fliers are like acts at a working men ’ s club ( 5 )
15 Large billed seabirds lose 51 and go nuts ! ( 6 )
16 Dives made from a mistake after 225 degrees ( 6 )
17 Surround formed by leaderless men ahead of Persian waters for example ( 6 )
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21 Delta flows towards resounding phenomenon ( 4 )
22 It ’ s both noble and illuminating but commercial divers rarely use it ( 4 )
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