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1 Unpleasant deposit at Chesil Beach , for example ( 4 )
4 Instructor with no Exercise or Equipment gains access to Northern dive shop ( 3 init .)
6 Temporary fix for yacht propulsion ( 4 )
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8 Exclusive beach located from mail hub with no hotel ( 6 )
9 Clear this in emergency , one being British ( 6 )
10 Pacific Islands reported by dive organiser ( 8 )
S H O W S S T A R T E O E T I I W P E R S I E R D O V E R I T G A A I A R O A C H D I L U E N T B T Y E S R H H A W S E L A G A N O U T I E D M M E R M A I D M A I N E A A N E I N S H A N D S S P R I N G S A I O T A E I F A R N E F L A R E
11 Elderly Bondi Beach swimmers lead against the floods ( 4 )
12 Pike with trash gives rise to predator ( 8,5 )
17 Inexpensive type of dive ( 4 )
19 Ocean has false impression in typical coastal resort ( 8 )
22 Woman ’ s garment from atoll in 10 ( 6 )
23 Sounds like old beer to administer on buoyant ascents ( 6 )
24 E . g . nitrogen makes cookers ! ( 4 )
25 Doctors provide navigation equipment ( 3 init .)
26 Miss Daly ’ s shipping area ? ( 4 )
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2 Team member , say , on continental beach ( 5 )
3 Another woman ’ s garment - this time for heavy breathers ! ( 4,3 )
4 Fish unable to include Scottish wreck ( 5 )
5 Pollacks lose kilo to gain return of shellfish ( 7 )
6 Barren Hebridean island can at least produce 1 tree ( 5 )
7 Melting or roasting – another form of divers ’ retreat ( 7 )
10 It ’ s average when it ’ s a Blondie song ( 3 init .)
13 The girl ’ s jewellery can go up in smoke for breakfast ( 7 )
14 Problematic time needed for cylinders ?
15 Difficult boater , for example , provides speciality diving ( 4-3 )
16 Equipment obtained from Nikita Khrushchev ( 3 )
18 Plan these before you get out ! ( 5 )
20 Top dive stuff , I hear ( 5 )
21 Takes strain of fishing material either side Atlantic ( 5 )
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