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th The CoastRider - Edition CoastRider 610 - December - Edition17th 470 -2016 March 5www.thecoastrider.com 2013
THE BIG CROSSWORD
Across 1 It’s Not Unusual, in 1965, was which singer’s first British number one hit single? (3,5) 7 What name is given to a broad white stripe running the length of a horse’s face? (5) 8 In which 2000 Ridley Scott film did Russell Crowe star as Maximus? (9) 9 Chickadee is the North American term for which small songbird? (3) 10 What nickname is shared by Derby County FC and the American football team based in St Louis? (4) 11 What was the Roman name for the Isle of Wight? (6) 13 See 22 14 What name is given to a hot spring in which water intermittently boils, sending a tall column of water and steam into the air? (6) 17 What title is given to a person who manages the financial affairs of a college or school? (6) 18 What is the name of the French military cap with a horizontal peak? (4) 20 What name is often applied to a pilot who has shot down many enemy aircraft? (3) 22/13 What was the name of the French revolutionary who assassinated Jean-Paul Marat in his bath in 1793? (9,6) 23 How many times have Nottingham Forest won the European Cup (now known as the
UEFA Champions League)? (5) 24 Which large expanse of water is linked to Lake Huron by the Detroit River and to Lake Ontario by the Welland Ship Canal and the Niagara River, which is its only natural outlet? (4,4)
Down 1 The name of which large cat can precede snake, shark and beetle? (5) 2 By what name is Burma now known? (7)
the crossword grid FILL-IT-IN Complete by using the given words: 3 letter words Ace Aim Ale And Awe Ear Era Err Koi Moi Net Oct Pam See Tea Tis 4 letter words Afar Alba Amah Aves Bass Bola Clad Dodo Edge Ewer Held Ides Imps Iota Isms Lass Lose Mute Nail Near Nerd Noel Noes Noir Ogre
Oven Rand Rasp Sari She's Sled Slit Soap Span Tong Tows 5 letter words Aloof Attic Emeer False Gloat Havoc Mooli Mould Patio Peter Ranch Salsa Shews Stone Stove Tesla Tooth Trees 6 letter words Batter Slinks 9 letter words Criterion Simulcast 10 letter words Diminuendo Interstate 11 letter words Ostentation Spendthrift
3 According to Scandinavian mythology, who was the supreme god and creator, god of victory and the dead? (4) 4 In Britain, what name is given to a dish served between the fish and meat courses at a formal dinner?
(6) 5 Boy From New York City, Daddy Cool and Duke of Earl were all British top 10 hit singles for which ‘doo-wop’ group? (5) 6 In Greek mythology which creature had the head, arms, and torso of a man and the body and legs of a horse? (7) 7 What was the surname of the composer of the operas Peter Grimes (1945), A Midsummer Night’s Dream (1960) and Death in Venice (1973)? (7) 12 What name is given to ‘a sudden and unaccountable change of mood or behaviour’? (7) 13 What is the name of the famous dry red Italian wine produced in Tuscany? (7) 15 Siwash and Cowichan are both Canadian types of which knitted garment worn on the upper body? (7) 16 Which tropical fruit shaped like an elongated melon, with edible orange flesh and small black seeds is also called a papaw? (6) 17 Porto Novo is the capital of which West African country? (5) 19 What was the first name of the comedy actress Ms Handl, who starred in over 100 films including Carry On Constable and Carry On Nurse? (5) 21 Which river of central Europe, flows 1,159 km (720 miles) from the Czech Republic through Dresden, Magdeburg, and Hamburg to the North Sea? (4)
The Big Crossword Answers