Local Lynx No.135 - December 2020/January 2021
The community newspaper for 10 North Norfolk villages
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Christmas puzzle pages<br />
CHRISTMAS CROSSWORD<br />
by Bob (answers on p 31)<br />
A special version for these difficult times!<br />
SPOT THE DIFFERENCES<br />
by Bob (answers on p 31)<br />
1 2 3 4 5 6 7<br />
8 9<br />
9<br />
10 11<br />
12 13 14<br />
15 16<br />
17 18 19 20<br />
21 22<br />
23 24<br />
Across<br />
1. Dapper tree (6)<br />
4. Wonder at this comic books series (6)<br />
8. Some veg' ends turned over in this deserted place ....(5)<br />
9. ....and this traveller lives somewhere similar (7)<br />
10. Rio Dave modified ducks (7)<br />
11. Bring the start of lease to its end to give support to the<br />
artist (5)<br />
12. Sufferers from 3,6 down may need this attention (9)<br />
17. River-banker was getting warmer but was beheaded (5)<br />
18. Just one change in tiny creatures causes the spread of 3,6<br />
down (7)<br />
21. Code-breaking genius takes in compass point and is<br />
changing direction (7)<br />
22. As lute is returned with its end cut off we arrive at a city<br />
in Oklahoma (5)<br />
23 Add your name again - or give up! (6)<br />
24. It sounds like someone's after her, but she is innocent (6)<br />
Down<br />
1. Bess and Alan share a leather shoe (6)<br />
2. Grot war led to the development of a poisonous weed (7)<br />
3,6 Six from Rome, surrounded by fish, and the same number<br />
followed by a short Russian, are making so many ill! (5,5)<br />
5. The tale about an Olympian (7)<br />
7. Like a cloud wandering without company (6)<br />
9. Holding up the wall and marching proudly (9)<br />
13. Being paid, making a piece of jewellery around the beginning<br />
of November (7)<br />
14. Name for a cat? That makes me laugh! (7)<br />
15. Victim of 3,6 down may need who?(6)<br />
16. Two directions to the headland lead to freedom (6)<br />
18. Stage acts - good ones deserve others (5)<br />
20. Order the dog to collect it! (5)<br />
14<br />
In my last visit to Venice, just before the lock-down, I<br />
found a quiet spot by the Rialto bridge to make a quick sketch.<br />
After a bit of lunch and a doze I went back to see if I could add<br />
to my drawing and found the place buzzing with people. How<br />
many figures did I have to put in? (Answer = 15)<br />
CHRISTMAS QUIZ<br />
by Samphire (answers on page 31)<br />
1. What colour is angelica?<br />
2.What happens in a vortex?<br />
3.To which section of an orchestra does a tuba belong?<br />
4.In which sporting event does the winning team move<br />
backwards?<br />
5. What is a fandango?<br />
6. After 7 which is the next highest prime number?<br />
7.What is a carillon?<br />
8.On map what places are joined by a contour?<br />
9.Which of Shakespeare’s plays involves a pound of flesh?<br />
10. What size of bottle s a magnum?
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