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    May 30, 2021 5 minutes

    QUIZWORD by Alan Shuker

    Puzzle No 1600

    Clues across

    7/8. Which designer created the jacket without lapels, later a trademark look of the Beatles? (6,6)10. Which Blondie song was the first No1 song in the US to feature rap vocals? (7)11. Which New Zealand creature has the species barrier, chevron and sinbad? (5)12. What word might be on a car’s oil cap in Italy? (4)13. What strong solution of salt and water is used in pickling? (5)17. What is a wedge placed under a wheel to prevent it from moving? (5)18. New Zealand imported more of what commodity in 2020 than in any year since 2006? (4)22. What circular island is often a ring with an open centre? (5)23. Which island country has no mosquitoes? (7)24. Which card game originated in Alsace as “Juckerspiel”25. Three countries have Atlantic and Mediterranean coastlines: Spain, Morocco and which other? (6)

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