SCUBA SEPTEMBER 2024 issue 148 | Page 66

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NUMBER 47 – SEPTEMBER 2024

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7 Tampa gets muddled up in second part of Indonesian Archipelago ( 5 )
8 Groan to produce something noble ( 5 )
9 Drysuit sounds much warmer to certain Cockneys ( 5 )
10 3 and 16 make a renown Captain ! ( 7 )
12 Sadly , what wrecks are doing , for example holding French sculptor ( 7 )
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15 Sometimes lucky , folks often go for one of these on the beach ( 3 )
16 An argument perhaps whilst sailors do this in small boats ( 3 )
18 Precipitation in the midst of ball-holder shows up Instructor student ( 7 )
19 Oceanographer ’ s workplace ( with roots from 10 ’ s part of the world ) ( 7 )
22 Historic South West town heads south for 18 to go to ( 5 )
23 Tumbles on the harbour front ( 5 )
24 Enclosed dive takes in fifty to discover island near Tobermory ( 5 )
25 Backward sailor flees when ship is sinking ( 3 )
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1 Doug ran to reach perilous position of ship ( 7 )
2 Throbs but no echo as the French use pub game to find wreck off Weymouth ( 10 )
3 Rigging from supermarket chain ? ( 4 )
4 Cash dispensers are similar to old bars ( 4 init .)
5 Un-lag van to determine an example of this on military wrecks ( 5,3 )
6 Type of dive found in Sargasso location ( 4 )
11 Bet her rear is a mix up for techies ( 10 )
13 Form of hockey requires cephalopod placed in front of hotel ( 8 )
14 In Sipadan you will always find a refreshing beer ! ( 3 init .)
17 EU twits in chaos when producing warm water attire ( 7 )
20 Initially a boat leaves jetsam to obtain old dive equipment ( 4 init .)
21 A concoction of radium , oxygen and carbon is a killer ! ( 4 )
22 Receptacle for heavy gear ( 4 )
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