THE SCUBA CROSSWORD Devised by Charles Wheeldon
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SCUBA would like to apologise for an inappropriate clue / answer in September ’ s Crossword . The corresponding tiles have been left empty in the ‘ answers ’ section , below
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NUMBER 38 – OCTOBER 2023
QUESTIONS
ACROSS
1 Such pressure – it ’ s all in rhubarb ! ( 3 )
7 Drummer breaks out for small but essential dive component ( 1-4 )
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8 “ Hello sailor ” or is it “ Ey up me duck ” when greeting famous bowler ? ( 5 )
9 Weights around the talocrural region ( 5 )
10 Not a lively place to dive ( 4,3 )
12 Dive company in favour of shark ? ( 7 )
NUMBER 37 - SEPTEMBER 2023 ANSWERS
C A R N A T I C S V D A R C T I C
P A N A M A V A H
S I B E L I N D A S T E E R A L R C A C I D E L R O I L L T R Y E U C G O Z O S B T U R A F T S B U O Y A N T N A E P I M A R I N A R E U S E D D G
S D E C O S T O P
15 ( With 3 .) Dirt pie ? Hardly appealing but even worse when reorganised for divers ( 3,4 )
16 ( With 14 .) Ron doubles back to find east or west ( 3,3 )
18 To shorten a wheelhouse ? ( 7 )
19 Respire in a fashion for South West wreck ( 7 )
22 Open gates to identify part of regulator ( 5 )
23 This dive sounds like famous GB playwright ( 5 )
24 Bend a piece of paper ( 5 )
25 She is sorted to meet professional divers ’ standards ( 3 init .)
DOWN
1 Albert deserves an Oscar to cure this fish ( 7 )
2 Kangaroo , perhaps , follows this music to reach South Atlantic creature ( 10 )
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4 Some Swanage divers are getting on a bit ! ( 4 )
5 This experienced BSAC diver went off ahead ( 8 )
6 I hear broadcaster covers Hebridean Island ( 4 )
11 That ’ s anger to reconsider for Stoney Cove feature ( 10 )
13 He would have been in charge when a diver reached level 5 ( 8 )
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17 Valve belonging to Juliett operating on the sidelines ( 7 )
20 Resonate darts line for code ( 4 )
21 Foolhardy part of undergarment ( 4 )
22 King of the Gods returns to locate passage to Red Sea ( 4 )