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    Jun 06, 2021 5 minutes

    QUIZWORD by Alan Shuker

    Puzzle No 1601

    Clues across

    6. In which country is Mt Carmel? (6)

    7. The badge of which car make, now defunct, shows an ox fording the River Isis? (6)

    10. In 1927, German inventor Hans Schwarzkopf created a liquid form of what? (7)

    11. What is a sliding door made of a latticed screen covered with white paper? (5)

    12. What word is common to idioms also including words cloud, cat, yards, possession, stitch? (4)

    13. Who is the oldest of the Three Musketeers? (5)

    16. Which 2006 song was the first single to top the UK singles chart on download sales alone? (5)

    17. What is a young deer in its first year? (4)

    20. What is a race between teams where each member covers part of the distance? (5)

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