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NUMBER 62 – MARCH 2026
QUESTIONS
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1 Val takes pill to rave and ends up on the bottle!( 6,5)
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7 A class for a few BSAC divers who may have had this aid( 5)
9 Greedy person and is renowned for plunging in the water( 6)
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NUMBER 61- JAN-FEB 2026 ANSWERS
11 After hole in one go here to celebrate?( 5)
12 Dive kit arranged in alphabetical order( 3 init.)
13 Explode and get narked a bit near Strait of Messina( 4)
15 Old trash overlooking 11 hanging on to technophile divers( 6)
T R E S C O S B A S S W H S H E L L A I S L E C A E A R S N E A R G O N D S I S T E R U D U I S E Y L E N T H A M E S L A D D E R
A A W I O C R A Y I B R E A T H
N D O V E R I I N E V A E E D E A L
S Y A L T A E L I S I S S M A R I N A
17 A gin mixed with an element of gold around the Galapagos waters( 6)
19 Sounds a pain to sort out the tide( 4)
21 Shortened type of boat, ideal for furry diving( 3)
22 Presumably we’ ve all done this!( 5)
23 What octopuses might use as storage?( 6)
24( With 6) Nasty rig when reassembled could give nasty pain( 5-3)
25 High seas experiences lead to such diving standards( 3 init.)
26 Fear the rats when reassessing for crinoid( 7,4)
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1 Her pro skirt when ruffled advertises Cornish dive centre( 11)
2 Do this with rope – like chickens do!( 3)
3 This special galleon contains a blooming phenomenon( 5)
4 Raise container for piece of dive equipment( 4,3)
5 Otariid seals are between Rogerson!( 5)
8 Two northern flowers in the same County and ending in the same Area( 4,3,4)
9 Rage in a rage identifies kit by another name( 4)
10 For a fisherman who is not gross( 3)
13 In the direction of a part of Anglesey( 3 init.)
14 Crustacean may present this to unwary divers( 3)
16 In a tug a Caribbean island looms( 7)
18 Alternative to a rebreather?( 4)
20 Old boat that’ s partly remarkable( 3)
21 Richard for example performs such a dive in high places?( 5)
22 Sole Area for shipping?( 5)
25 Could be difficult attire for early divers( 3)