SCUBA July/August 2022 Issue 127 | Page 66

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NUMBER 26 – JULY / AUGUST 2022

QUESTIONS

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1 Fishy photographer ? ( 7 )
5 These are the absolute pits on BCDs and drysuits ( 5 )
8 A cad but not Romeo produces drysuits ( 5 )
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9 It ’ s a wise bet to arrange dive trips through this ( 7 )
10 Hold pin to search for sea creature ( 7 )
11 Dive resort from Spanish Armada ( 5 )
12 ( With 7 ) Vessel apparently with two forms of propulsion ( 6,7 )
A R C T I C D A N C E R N I E Y E E D F L O E L C T W I N I D A L T O N S T M L O V T A U S I R E N A I R A N G E P O G L E D S D T R E N T V A A Y D E L N Z E N O B I A A C E B U I O L U Q A M L L A W A U V O L U M E S A M P A N
14 Station where you may need a life jacket ( 6 )
16 ( With 23 ) A delicacy you do not want to get hold of ! ( 5,5 )
17 If you visit 14 you may be ordered to do this on your ship ( 7 )
20 Fat nest dislodged for Rock ( 7 )
22 Leading craft of Sir Christopher ( 5 )
23 See 16
24 These tars need gin in a mix ( 7 )
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1 Weapon belonging to fish ( 5 )
2 Reef that is a total jumble ( 5 )
3 Cricket captain helps sort out wreckies ’ holy grail ( 9 )
4 Appears this form of boat activity is argumentative ( 6 )
5 Return bad fish ( 3 )
6 Me in France heading up Devon river to find Dorset wreck ( 7 )
7 See 12 across
11 Catch a bus to discover our monthly mag feature ( 5,4 )
12 Truk and Cocos , for example , surrounded in the main ( 7 )
13 Salt lake rhyming with classic diving waters ( 4,3 )
15 Skipper is the absolute best ( 6 )
18 Plymouth , Lundy and Portland virtually engulf it ( 5 )
19 Nitrogen , argon , carbon and sulphur form a heady mix in the deep ( 5 )
21 Club for ancient mariners perhaps ? ( 3 init .)