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Puzzles
CoastRider
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- Edition 569
- Edition
- October
470 20th
- March
2015
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2013
THE BIG CROSSWORD
Across
1 From the Latin for ‘with good
faith’, which adjective means gen
uine or real? (4,4)
7 Which diving waterbird with a
long neck, lobed toes and almost
no tail, typically has bright breed
ing plumage used in display? (5)
8 In music what name is given to
a continuous slide upwards or
downwards between two notes?
(9)
9 In the Harry Potter series of
books, what sort of creature is
Hedwig? (3)
10 In Scandinavian mythology,
who was the god of thunder, the
weather, agriculture, and the
home? (4)
11 What name is given to a cere
monial officer of a church, college,
or similar institution? (6)
13 Which small harpsichord with
the strings set obliquely to the key
board was popular in the 18th
century? (6)
14 What name is often applied to
a group of people with shared
concerns within a political party or
larger organisation? (6)
17 What name is given to a reli
gious or solemn ceremony con
sisting of a series of actions
performed according to a pre
scribed order? (6)
18 Which container filled with ex
plosive or incendiary material, is
designed to explode on impact or
when detonated by a timing, prox
imity, or remotecontrol device?
(4)
20 In Chinese philosophy, what is
the name of the absolute principle
underlying the universe, combin
ing within itself the principles of yin
and yang and signifying the way,
or code of behaviour, that is in har
mony with the natural order? (3)
22 What type of ammunition con
sisted of a number of small iron
balls fired together from a can
non? (9)
23 Which Austrian pop musician
topped the British singles charts in
1986 with Rock Me Amadeus? (5)
24 See 17 Down
Down
1 What name is sometimes ap
plied to a prejudiced person who
is intolerant of any opinions differ
ing from his own? (5)
2 What is the capital and largest
city of Kenya? (7)
3 Which electrical device can in
terrupt the flow of electrical current
when it is overloaded? (4)
4/5 Which English novelist’s best
known work was Robinson Cru
soe? (6,5)
6 What is the name of the me
chanical device that blows air onto
a fire to make it burn more
fiercely? (7)
7 Benny who was known as the
King of Swing? (7)
12 Derived from the Latin for
‘whirling’, what name is given to
the sensation of whirling and loss
of balance, associated particularly
with looking down from a great
height? (7)
13 What is the state capital of New
Mexico? (5,2)
15 From the French for ‘bell’,
which small translucent covers are
used for protecting or forcing out
door plants? (7)
16 Which highly flammable sticky
jelly, consisting of petrol thickened
with special soaps, is used in in
cendiary bombs and flamethrow
ers? (6)
17/24 Which Norwegian explorer
was the first person to reach the
South Pole? (5,8)
19 Which word can mean a thin
stick used by a conductor to direct
an orchestra or a short tube
passed from runner to runner in a
relay race? (5)
21 What name is given to an in
definite and very long period of
time, especially a period exagger
ated for humorous or rhetorical ef
fect? (4)
the crossword grid
GENERAL QUIZ
FILL-IT-IN Complete
by using the given words:
Mien
Ogee
Past
Plat
Pole
Reds
Rhea
Roar
Rope
Rose
Sail
Slit
Soon
Spas
5 letter words
Enter
Epics
Ethos
Myrrh
Stump
Tense
Tigon
Tripe
6 letter words
Cement
Demean
7 letter words
Arsenal
Decided
9 letter words
Attenuate
Medicated
10
letter
words
Elasticity
Speechless
1. Name The Actor Who Played PC "Duran Duran"?
Reg Hollis In The TV Show "The Bill"? 10. What is the name for a baby
2. What is the colour of the head of frog?
the rooster on a box of Kellogg's 11. Carlo Collodi created which
Cornflakes?
famous children's character?
3. Before Sir Winston Churchill Went 12. How Many Cards Are You Dealt
Bald What Colour Was His Hair?
In A Game Of Gin Rummy?
4. Josip Broz became famous using 13. Back in the 1890's which football
what name?
club used to wear pink shirts? (Still
5. What sport is legal in only 16 In Premiership)?
American States?
14. Who designed the famous
6. In 1829, Walter Hunt invented Sagrada
Familia
church
in
what common item?
Barcelona?
7. Who Gave Us The
The Big Crossword Answers
Story Of The Blues?
8. What was the
Traingular trade mainly
concerned with?
9. Who Was The Lead
Singer Of The Band
Answers:
1. Jeff Stewart 2. Green
(although the comb is
red) 3. Ginger/Red 4.
Marshal
Tito
5.
Greyhound Racing 6.
Safety Pin 7. The Mighty
Wah 8. Slaves 9. Simon
Le Bon 10. Froglet 11.
Pinocchio 12. 10 Cards
13. Everton 14. Gaudi
3 letter words
Ace
Add
Age
Ape
Are
Awe
Ban
Dab
Ear
Hoe
Lad
Lot
Ned
New
Nod
Pad
Pod
Sea
Tau
Tea
Tie
Wet
4 letter words
Cant
Case
Dais
Dart
Dean
Dues
Egad
Elan
Ewer
Here
Loco
Lots