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NUMBER 56 – JUL / AUG 2025
QUESTIONS
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1 These drysuits, for example, were created by the leaders of the top emergency response services( 6)
4 Nutcase gets upset when out of uniform but a diver would tackle this situation slowly( 6)
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NUMBER 55- JUNE 2025 ANSWERS
7 Distant battle area, mainly for Portuguese 16’ s?( 9)
9 Old RIB in the name of Shakespeare’ s flower( 4)
10 Manipulate a surge without need for gold to locate these dive items( 4)
11 In the old bars around Los Angeles a view of the world is taken inside this( 5)
13 Scottish reef to make a mistake in the stratosphere( 6)
I M X O S H A T L A N T I C L O O E C N X T I U C H A I R C O M P A S S
F P I S P O O L C U R R E N T O L A S E G T R I D E N T I T E A S E
T G F S L A C K L Y E D I T S A A E B I U S N A P R E C O V E R Y D E S D E K
14 To dive in this configuration has always been a bone of contention( 6)
15 Greek island made from melons?( 6)
17 Mary Rose and Sea Life are typical examples( 6)
19 Inside any marina creel you’ ll always find luminescent material( 5)
20 Very old dive kit could“ well” be this, emitting sound of danger( 4)
22 Seaweed product made from silver and 11 down( 4)
23 Very large fish but cowardly with flipper( 9)
24 Drysuit feature known mainly by Americans …..( 6)
25 …… and these American greats present unpleasant sea states( 6
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1 Main dive sites!( 6)
2 To work for money gives impression of aquatic bird( 4)
3 It’ s a paramount feature when diving – derived from Yankee feast( 6)
4 Angler’ s item is what we all hope our boat will be!( 6)
5 SCUBA contributor portrays a situation to blacken( 4)
6 Hebridean wreck makes academic dissertation ……( 6)
7 …… and not far away Robert Moy gets dishevelled here( 9)
8 Redesign redesign with the aid of nitrogen for Merchant Navy identification( 3,6)
11 Some popular gondolier can be inflationary for a few specialist divers( 5)
12 Bernard or Sandie, perhaps, suggests type of dive( 5)
15 Little Elizabeth had a vow to resolve poor sight for diving( 3-3)
16 Popeye or Nelson, may be?......( 6)
17 …… and what just one of them could do on a fishing boat( 6)
18 This BSAC diver is backto-front for fastening on a rib trailer, for example( 6)
21 Forget technology, a simple turnip implies the best time for diving( 4)
22 Carried on our backs with energy to reach Yorkshire artery( 4)