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NUMBER 58 – OCTOBER 2025
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1 Lincoln arises before the morning but he’ s all at sea at right angles( 5)
4 Egyptian port has this alimentary connection perhaps?( 5)
10 Cocoa doesn’ t need a carbon copy to make you breathless( 3 init.)
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11 Castor and Pollux, for example, are famous for generating this set( 5)
12 Relief valve in more ways than one!( 3)
13 Nordic people don’ t bother with a November in making these forms of propulsion( 4)
15 Paul doesn’ t need a uniform to mate up with alternative dive buddy( 3)
17 A fish, but not a fish, is a celebrity!( 4)
NUMBER 57- SEPTEMBER 2025 ANSWERS
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18 Only half obeying a naval command( 3)
19 Sounding like an old“ life boat” as it takes this bend( 3)
20 Lascivious look returns in generating blob connection( 4)
21( With 6) A jam trap with a mix up locates classic Asian dive spot( 4,5)
22 On reflection this sailor is a rat!( 3)
23 Our Princess loses her head but, to a degree, she still heads in the direction of about twenty-two( 3 init.)
24 Head or Island is sacred( 4)
26 Bruce, perhaps, in the shelter( 3)
28 Winds, anticyclones, snow and hurricanes all lead towards East Coast Bay( 4)
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31( With 30) Loud train emits oxygen and uncouples towards the general flow of the sea( 5,3)
33 Important unit at this refreshing establishment( 3)
34 A sample of Orkney Riesling will make you see a home on a cliff face!( 5)
35 Border flower seems a rather quaint old penny( 5)
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2 Clever coral( 5)
3 Take credit from this boat towards the stern( 3)
5 33s in the old days( 3 abbrev.) 6( See 21)
7 His rare offer avoids the east to piece together Grace’ s wreck( 11)
8 One cat in a storm uncovers wreck belonging to St Mary?( 4)
9 The rare Serb arranges specialised dive gear( 11)
14 A taste of the sea is all part of a canine cocktail( 5)
15 Fictional ship is partly black created by an irritant in the main( 5)
16 This James left Barry and settled near Scylla( 5)
17 Propellor made by sorting staff on various boats( 5)
25 Tiny Island but the Area stretches around vast parts of England, Wales and Ireland( 5)
27 Mr Grant was one amongst Equals but his namesake is a swirling mass( 4)
29 Slow walk to small North Sea coastal resort( 5)
31 Divers on 9 may have been involved with this agency( 3 init.)
32 Way out tide seemingly not in the best of health( 3)