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    Jul 11, 2021 5 minutes

    QUIZWORD by Alan Shuker

    Puzzle No 1606

    Clues across

    1. What long, light, narrow sled is for sliding over snow or ice? (8)7. The rivers Moselle, Main and Neckar are tributaries of which river? (5)8. Who in 17th-century France was known as “L’Éminence Rouge”? (9)9. Who was George Gershwin’s lyricist brother? (3)10. What is to foretell the future, especially using a crystal ball? (4)11. What is the national tree of India? (6)13. What is the smallest country on mainland Africa? (6)14. Which country banned the word Hashtag in 2013? (6)17. Demetrius, Lysander, Hermia and which other are young lovers in Shakespeare’s ? (6)18. Once the world’s fourth-largest lake, which sea is now a 10th of its original size? (4)20. What is the military abbreviation for “company”? (3)22. Which branch of medical23. What is a prop in a coal mine? (5)24. What turns bolts and screws with hexagonal sockets in their heads? (5,3)

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