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NUMBER 49 – NOVEMBER 2024
QUESTIONS
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1 It ’ s such bad gratitude when reaching Mediterranean dive location ( 5 )
4 Type of dive for these 60 ’ s Boys ? ( 5 )
10 Yorkshire River is partly coloured ( 3 )
11 Some alibi Zara had to discover Mediterranean island ( 5 )
12 Fish production ( 3 )
13 Awful place to get rid of air ( 4 )
15 Broken down boat may require this – it belongs to the Law in Durham ( 3 )
17 Card game deals dive for the experienced ( 4 )
NUMBER 48 - OCTOBER 2024 ANSWERS
S D C I X B S P L A S H N I T R O X O N A T X R I N K B R E A M N N E G S T C L E D E P T H S T R I T O N
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18 Persian Gulf location starting using an ensign ( 3 init .)
19 This was hard for divers in the old days ( 3 )
20 To blacken portrays image of SCUBA contributor ( 4 )
21 Yachties ’ author – and plant ( 4 )
22 Navigational aid that leads with great physical strength ( 3 init .)
23 Cornish resort with no English offers convenience ( 3 )
24 Eric ’ s mate foregoes India in search of sea eagle ( 4 )
26 Flower at Whitby ( 3 ) 28 Try going left for a drink ( 4 )
30 Backing first part of TikTok to obtain dive gear ( 3 )
31 Starting price including 23 highlights sailing vessel ( 5 )
33 Brief dive item named after Mr Vallintine perhaps ? ( 3 abbr .)
34 Mr Farah and Mr Charles combine to identify Scottish inlet ( 5 )
35 Do a 27 and you won ’ t get this ( probably ) ( 5 )
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2 Wannabe amazed and discover hidden nautical position ? ( 5 )
3 Total disaster I initially thought about this agency ( 3 init .)
5 Hydrogen escapes from Cornish ( and German ) wreck to form long time span ( 3 )
6 Inert gas gains carbon but loses nitrogen when considering ship ’ s load ( 5 )
7 Holly ’ s sounds of payments routinely carried out before a dive ( 5,6 )
8 A mixture of potassium , lithium and oxygen make one ( but lots are needed for diving ) ( 4 )
9 Not the first one but still a key part of 33 ( 6,5 )
14 Papa to persuade this button ( 5 )
15 It ’ s fun giving the impression of a north east river ( 5 )
16 It ’ s almost hell in a short week to find sea creature ( 5 )
17 A mood for a mooring rope ? ( 5 )
25 This gas doesn ’ t need an X-ray to make the start of an explosive ( 5 )
27 Dish out the post towards the end of a dive ( 4 )
29 Adore in a fashion what the Vikings , for example , did ( 5 )
31 Old Scandinavian company doesn ’ t need Britain to create diving organisation ( 3 init .)
32 Valve that could be a great relief ! ( 3 )
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