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    Feb 16, 2020 5 minutes

    QUIZWORD by Alan Shuker

    Puzzle No 1559

    Clues across

    1. What is the central body of an aeroplane? (8)

    7. What is a vitreous coating on pottery? (5)

    8. 2020 marks the 400th anniversary of the pioneering voyage of which ship? (9)

    9. English television presenter, producer, singer and actor Anthony McPartlin is better known by what name? (3)

    10. Which chess piece was formerly called a castle? (4)

    11. What walking frame was invented by physiotherapist Norman Metcalfe in the early 1950s? (6)

    13. What river forms most of the boundary between Laos and Thailand? (6)

    14. What substance in ripe fruit is a setting agent in jams? (6)

    17. What is worn or carried to provide magical protection against evil or disease? (6)

    18. What unit of speed equals one nautical mile per hour? (4)

    20. What Indian hardwood tree

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