SCUBA OCTOBER 2024 issue 149 | Page 66

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NUMBER 48 – OCTOBER 2024

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7 South Pacific , Ligurian , Atlantic , Sargasso , Humber all start as you jump in ( 6 )
8 What a gas you can make without a train and beast of burden ( 6 )
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9 Cephalopod ’ s weapon hidden in a periwinkle ( 3 )
10 Dimension of ship that takes Romeo on board to supply fish ( 5 )
11 In the channel you always go in this direction ( 3 init .)
14 Computer measurements have that sinking feeling ( 6 )
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15 Old BSAC magazine is a godsend ( 6 )
16 Emergency gear sounds stylish to a point ( 6 )
19 Kind of dissertation lost and found in Scottish Sound ( 6 )
21 Gut feeling returns to catch harbour boat ( 3 )
22 In Tahiti Dalton discovers movement of ocean ( 5 )
23 Left or right-handed nautical fastening to produce eggs ( 3 )
26 Where fish gather to learn ? ( 6 )
27 Inside Peel Pier you ’ ll reach an island in 19 down ( 3,3 )
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1 A stench in the south east gives rise to simple aquatic animal ( 6 )
2 He ’ s desperate for safety organisation ( 3 )
3 Vehicle from Switzerland contains skills to help with navigation ( 6 )
4 You ’ ll need to kick out tin cat to enjoy this rare state of wreck ( 6 )
5 Ford model surrounded by a couple of modern twitters carries Apeks reg ( 3 init .)
6 No bore when livened up to include Sipadan ( 6 )
12 Begin with a Point in Devon ( 5 )
13 River Nile in short contains large ship ( 5 )
17 A lunch to arrange blast-off for boat ( 6 )
18 Sounds daft but it ’ s a classic UK dive location ( 6 )
19 Old father next to one of 7 ( 6 )
20 Wreck in 18 that describes its country in its own way ( 6 )
24 Snorkelling for dirty people ? ( 3 )
25 Wapiti drowned at Plymouth ( 3 )