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Crossword 497

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1. Waterfall (8) 5. Relating to regional temperature, moisture, etc. (8) 10. Young female sheep (3-4) 12. Part of a slope levelled for cultivation (7) 13. Cereal grain from which bread flour is made (5) 14. White ant (7) 15. One taking part in an equestrian 16. Machine that makes hay into bundles (5) 19. Far off; isolated (6) 22. South African sorghum variety (6) 24. Edible shellfish also called sea-ear (7) 25. The sika ____ () was introduced to South Africa from East Asia and is considered a forest pest (4) 26. Proverbially, a cat has ____ lives (4) 28. Whinnied (7) 30. Places frequently visited (6) 33. Hand-cropping tool with a curved blade (6) 36. Sets off on a voyage (5) 39. Type of fertiliser (7) 40. Loss of memory (7) 41. To be superior or very good at something (5) 42. Restricted (7) 43. Resinous solution applied to a surface to give a glossy finish (7) 44. Fabled South American city of gold, as imagined by the Spanish conquistadors (8) 45. Of a wound, dressed with a piece of cloth (8)

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