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‘Surviving war is 

a matter of luck’ 

THE KOREAN Armistice 

Agreement brought about a 

complete cessation of hostilities 

of the Korean War, and 

Forbes Taylor well knows the 

70th anniversary of that very 

important ceasefire date – July 

27, 1953. 

Back 70 years ago Forbes, 

a former Woolston resident 

who now lives at Ngaio Marsh 

Retirement Village, was near 

the frontline of a war that had 

been running for three years. 

He remembers on the night 

after the ceasefire had been 

announced there were flares 

let off and search lights shone 

into the sky above the new 

division between north and 

south. 

“It took effect at 10 o’clock at 

night. The armistice was read 

out to us, and then suddenly all 

the war zone lit up with search 

lights and rockets and things. 

It was a very colourful display 

with all those lights from the 

flare guns and search lights,” 

he remembered the day 

after celebrating his 92nd 

birthday last week. 

There was a feeling of 

celebration amongst the allies 

in the south because they had 

won further ground to the 

north of Seoul that would form 

part of the new South Korea, 

Forbes said. 

The bitter conflict began in 

June 1950, with North Korea 

supported by China and the 

Soviet Union. Talks concerning 

an armistice had started as 

early as July 10, 1951, but the 

frontline remained a dangerous 

place. Forbes said it was really 

a matter of luck as to whether 

he and other fellow servicemen 

survived. 

It was June 1953 and Forbes 

had not long been flown into 

Gimpo Airport, near Seoul. 

He had joined the Signals C or 

‘Charlie Troop’ to help service 

the telephone lines that were 

used by 1st Commonwealth 

division troops including in the 

‘Battle of the Hook’. 

He remembers desperate 

night-time attacks by the 

Chinese, trying to capture Hook 

valley territory before the July 

ceasefire was called. 

During this time repairs 

were needed on the telephone 

lines. The Chinese were repelled 

by United Nations forces, he 

said. 

On one frontline occasion, a 

shell exploded about 40 yards 

(36.5 metres) away. But it could 

have easily been much, much 

closer. 

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Pou Kohikohinga in Residence 

Monday, 10am-5pm 

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South Christchurch 

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Sunday, 9am-noon 

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The South Christchurch Farmers’ 

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Market) has one of the best selections 

of local produce in the city from wellknown, 

trusted local growers. Try 

the fresh artisan bread, French-style 

pastries, free-range eggs, locally made 

cheeses, seasonal fruits and more. 

JP Clinic 

Thursday, 10.30am-1.30pm 

Spreydon Library 

A Justice of the Peace will be available 

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signatures on documents, certifying 

document copies, taking oaths, declarations, 

affidavits or affirmations, applications 

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CENTRE: Callum Ward (left), Ruawhitu Pokaia, Graham Harris and Kevin Congdon at the Sydenham Indoor Centre. It will be used by several local sport 

clubs, such as cricket, netball, hockey and futsal. 

Indoor centre officially opened 

SYDENHAM INDOOR Centre 

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weekend, in an event attended by 

over 75 guests. 

The multi-functional centre 

has been open for use since July 

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hosting holiday programmes last 

month. 

The Sydenham Park-based 

building will be used by local 

cricket, netball, hockey and futsal 

clubs, as well as junior gymnastics 

and coaching seminars. 

Sunday’s event was MC’d 

by former club president Tom 

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by local kaumatua Ruawhita 

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Ward chair Callum Ward, 

Sydenham Park Complex president 

Steve Smith, and Sydenham 

Cricket Club president Graham 

Harris, who was also the driver 

of the project. 

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built to benefit the cricketers of 

the Sydenham community, it will 

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Veteran looks back on Korean War 

• From page 1 

“I thought, good heavens, I 

could have been there (under the 

shell). I came to the conclusion: 

surviving war is a matter of 

luck,” he said. 

Because he had arrived 

towards the end of physical 

warfare, Forbes spent much of 

his 18 months of service during 

the period of ceasefire. There 

were moments of tension, but 

also the chance for rest and 

relaxation. While the Americans 

would fly the Kiwi contingent to 

Tokyo, Forbes would sometimes 

push on to other destinations 

including the post-atomic bomb 

Hiroshima. 

Later it was quite a trip home 

from his period of service. He’d 

sailed from Pusan to Brisbane, 

where he and other troops 

marched and were cheered by 

the crowds, on to Kingsford 

Smith Airport, Sydney, and New 

Zealand. On his arrival back 

in Christchurch his mum was 

there. He was also greeted by 

Government representatives at 

the King Edward Barracks in the 

city. 

He is matter of fact when 

relating how his mother coped 

with men going to war. Forbes’ 

maternal grandfather, Thomas 

Phillips Lloyd, had fought in the 

Second Anglo-Afghan War of 

1878-1880. Forbes’ father was 

one of the 20 survivors within a 

100-strong company caught at 

‘I came to the conclusion 

surviving war is a matter 

of luck’ – Forbes Taylor 

Passchendaele in World War 1. 

Forbes is very proud of his 

siblings. One older brother Lloyd 

served in “Sunderland flying 

boats” safeguarding convoys in 

World War 2, but then died at 23, 

after his return to New Zealand, 

in a motorcycle accident near 

Ashburton. 

His other brother Ross 

was involved Nasa’s space 

programme. He was the first 

geochemist to get his hands 

on the samples of moon rock, 

picked up by Neil Armstrong 

and Buzz Aldrin, and brought 

back to Earth by Apollo 11. 

Forbes has kept up with the 

Korean political standoff, and 

has been part of Christchurchbased 

recognition of progress 

between the two sides. He and 

family members including his 

wife have revisited South Korea 

many times. 

In April 2018, North Korea 

and South Korea agreed to talks 

to end the ongoing 65-year 

conflict. 

SERVICE: Lieutenant Forbes 

Taylor, 21, in 1953. 

Left – Forbes with his medals 

in 2013, and at the Korean 

War Memorial unveiling in 

2005 (below). 

Nurturing nature a dream come true 

PASSION: Community partnership ranger Sarah Mankelow 

(centre) said her job is ‘a privilege’. PHOTO: NEWSLINE 

WORKING AS a ranger in the 

residential red zone is a dream 

come true for Sarah Mankelow. 

The Hillsborough resident is a 

community partnership ranger, 

a role she recently started and 

described as a privilege. 

“Conservation has been my 

passion my whole life. My dream 

job as a teen was to work as a 

conservation officer, so I feel 

privileged and blessed to do this 

work,” Mankelow said. 

Monday marked World 

Ranger Day. The city council 

celebrated the work of all of its 

rangers as the key protectors of 

parks and conservation for the 

organisation. 

Mankelow is often the first 

contact for people who have 

questions and concerns about the 

red zone. She works to connect 

the many community groups 

who operate in it. 

“There are all sorts of people 

doing all sorts of creative and 

interesting things in the red 

zone. Compost-making, disc 

golf, community gardens and 

restoration, nature play, the 

foraging community – these 

groups are all passionate users of 

the red zone. 

“This is a once in a lifetime 

opportunity to nurture nature 

right on our doorstep, to turn 

our city into a wetland forest 

city.” 

Her role involves talking to 

groups, working with schools, 

and helping community shape 

their green spaces. 

A pilot programme is also 

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students to gain practical work 

experience by working on 

restoration projects in the red 

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National titles continue Kartstore 

team’s ‘extraordinary’ three years 

THREE NATIONAL titles 

in key kartsport development 

classes Vortex Mini Rok, Rotax 

Light and Cadet Rok – and a 

clean sweep of the podium in 

VMR – have been highlights so 

far this season for the team at 

WKS Kartstore. 

When you consider director 

Matt Hamilton and his father 

John have 30 New Zealand 

Sprint titles in karting between 

them, their success is less of a 

surprise. 

The team, which has operated 

in Christchurch for four decades, 

guided Zach Tucker to national 

honours in VMR – his third in a 

row – Caleb Cross in Rotax Light 

and Iver Spence in Cadet Rok, 

while Henry Fisher and Aryan 

Lala filled the podium with Jack 

McGrath fifth in Vortex Mini 

Rok. 

“We have had an extraordinary 

last three years,” said Matt. 

“Along with TC Performance, 

we have won the last three Cadet 

and Mini Rok NZ Sprint titles. 

That’s every national sprint title 

in those classes since the inception 

of the 950 homologated 

chassis. And we have won five of 

the last six VMR national sprint 

titles. It is a great run. 

“I love it. Our core focus is the 

young guys. They are the ones 

travelling and chasing championships. 

I love working with 

them.” 

He said it was very rewarding 

to see their passion grow. 

“When they get in to it, often 

it is just something to try with 

the family, but to see it grow to 

a passion and see their development 

is pretty cool. And it is nice 

to help with that.” 

Let’s not forget those “young 

kids” grow up – and the WKS 

Kartstore team have continued 

to nurture them. 

It’s quite a list, but includes the 

likes of Marcus Armstrong, now 

in IndyCar; 17-year-old Jacob 

Douglas, based in Indianapolis 

and impressing in the feeder 

class to IndyCar; teenager Callum 

Hedge, who has made a successful 

start to his Porsche racing 

season in Australia; and NZ Elite 

Academy winner James Penrose. 

The list started with father 

John, who began racing karts 

in the 1970s and gained success 

overseas, mostly in England, 

before returning to start the 

business in 1981. He drove 100cc 

classes in NZ and England. 

“He started racing in his mid- 

20s – everything was done later 

in life. It was not professional 

then – just racing for the passion 

and the folly,” said Matt. 

Matt and sister Fiona grew up 

in motorsport and both raced. 

Matt raced the 2001 Rotax World 

Finals in Malaysia, where he met 

a racing team from Bahrain, who 

invited him to join them 24-hour 

kart racing in Asia. 

“Ï was meant to go back to 

New Zealand for uni, but instead 

I went straight to Oman, and 

travelled regularly to the Middle 

East, Asia, and Europe, which 

was quite exciting. There were 

no race car tracks in the Middle 

East so karting and rally were 

the focus. It was quite big and 

attracted big sponsors and backers,” 

Matt said. 

The team was backed by the 

Crown Prince of Bahrain, and 

with their help, Matt’s intention 

was to compete in Formula 

Renault in the UK. When that 

programme wound down, Matt 

returned home to race successfully 

for the Karcher team in the 

Toyota Racing series, winning 

the Lady Wigram Trophy, and 

eventually moving to Auckland 

to work for the sponsor. There, 

he met Ron Dixon who helped 

him into Indy Lights in the USA. 

“The Indy Light experience 

was amazing. It was a huge step 

up and a culture shock. It was 

more ovals than road courses. 

This was a completely new 

experience for me, unlike the 

guys I was racing against, some 

of which had been racing on 

ovals since they could first drive 

a go-kart. 

“You go to the fairgrounds 

on a Sunday mornings and kids 

are racing staggered go karts on 

circle tracks, that was the American 

culture. The cars were big 

GOING 

STRONG: Tiffany 

Chittenden (left), 

Zach Tucker, 

Henry Fisher, Iver 

Spence, Jack 

McGrath and 

Matt Hamilton 

continue 

to build on 

Kartstore’s 

success. 

PHOTO: 

EMILEE JANE 

PHOTOGRAPHY 

powerful V8s and it was a steep 

learning curve. 

“We were a one-car team 

with a very limited budget, and 

while it could not last, it was an 

unforgettable and rewarding 

experience.” 

Matt returned home, and 

after a stint with Team Kiwi in 

Australia racing V8s, he joined 

his father in the business in 

Christchurch, developing the 

burgeoning karting operation, 

supplying karts and parts, building 

engines, and establishing the 

race team. 

Racing has now taken a back 

seat to help the youngsters, but 

you’ll still see Matt in a race 

car where he can – in 2022, he 

became the only racer in NZ history 

to add The Wigram Cup to 

his Lady Wigram Trophy. 

Over the last decade Matt has 

been joined by Tiffany, threetime 

British Kart Champion and 

arguably the best female karter 

to grace the sport in Europe. 

TC Performance was launched, 

which has greatly complimented 

the WKS operation, providing 

one-on-one coaching and 

advanced high-performance tuition 

in and out of the kart, and 

race-craft guidance. 

“There has always been a 

huge amount of talent running 

through here. While Tiff and I 

are at races with the race team, 

then Dad is at home looking 

after the business and building 

engines. It is working well.” 

The reward is to see the development 

of the young drivers – in 

and out of the kart. 

“They are a group of young 

people who work well together, 

and share data, which is not easy. 

They get to use the previous data 

from the likes of Jacob Douglas, 

then likewise they understand 

that others will view their data to 

help us improve them as drivers 

too,” said Matt. 

“They are all such great 

kids. Jacob and Marcus, for 

instance, have both turned into 

great people. We would not be 

working with them if they were 

not good kids. That is the most 

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Warming ways to tighten your belt 

Winter comes with an 

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Cook in bulk 

If you know you are going to 

eat foods such as pasta or potatoes 

more than one night a week, 

cook two nights worth in one go 

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in the fridge or freezer. 

Cook once, eat twice 

Use leftovers as the starting 

point for the next meal. Leftover 

roast chicken makes delicious 

chicken noodle soup. 

Make the most of your mince 

Make your mince go further 

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carrots or pumpkin, celery, leek 

or mushrooms, or a tin of beans 

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use up vegetables that have gone 

limp as well. If you are making 

meatballs or burger patties, 

adding breadcrumbs makes the 

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bread. 

Try different proteins 

Meat can be really expensive 

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protein throughout the week, 

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Serve soup 

Soups are a wonderful way to 

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go a long way. Not only are they 

cheap, they also help to warm 

you from the inside. You can add 

all sorts of leftover meat, vegetables 

and grains to them. 

Tips on choosing vegies 

Check what vegetables are 

cheaper or on special – often 

these are the in-season vegetables 

– and incorporate them into 

your meals. Or choose to also get 

some frozen vegies as they are 

cheap, nutritious, pre-prepared 

and won’t go bad. Eat all parts of 

the vegetable – broccoli stalks, 

silverbeet stems and the green 

part of the leek are all edible 

and can help bulk out a meal 

and add an additional serving of 

vegetables. 

Sort your storage 

Bread should be kept in the 

fridge or freezer so it doesn’t 

grow mould. Most of your apples 

and other fruit should be kept 

in the fridge too. Potatoes and 

onions shouldn’t be stored next 

to each other as they will both go 

off faster. 

Can I revive this limp vegie? 

Lastly, if your carrot, celery 

or leafy greens are looking limp 

and you’re wanting them to get 

crisp again you can cut the vegie, 

soak in cold water and put it in 

the fridge, and in 10-15 minutes 

you’ll start to see it getting firmer 

and crisp again. 

Chicken noodle soup 

Ingredients 

Chicken bones/carcass (from 

roast chicken) or you can use 

3-4 fresh chicken frames 

1 tsp salt 

Pepper, to taste 

2 cloves garlic, chopped or 1 tsp 

crushed garlic 

1 bay leaf (optional) 

8 cups water (2 litres) 

2 carrots, chopped or grated 

1 leek, thinly sliced including 

the green top 

2 sticks celery, thinly sliced 

2 cups cooked chicken, 

shredded 

250g your choice of dried 

noodles e.g., egg noodles, rice 

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2 chicken stock cubes 

2 tsp mixed herbs 

Directions 

Make the chicken broth for 

the soup by placing the chicken 

carcass, salt, pepper, garlic, bay 

leaf (if using) and water into a 

large pot. Bring to the boil and 

then reduce the heat and allow it 

to simmer for at least 60 minutes. 

Once the broth is ready, sieve 

the broth, making sure to catch 

the liquid in a bowl. Discard the 

chicken bones. 

Return the chicken broth to 

the pot and add the carrots, leek, 

celery, and chicken. Bring to a 

gentle boil. 

Stir in dried noodles, chicken 

stock cubes and mixed herbs. 

Simmer the soup for 10-15 

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PHOTO: ODT 

minutes, until the noodles are 

cooked. If you find the soup is 

too thick, you can add more 

water. 

Season the soup with salt and 

pepper before serving. 

Cooking tips: 

Switch up the vegetables in this 

recipe and use what you already 

have or what your household 

likes. If you are short on time 

or don’t have a chicken carcass, 

you can make this recipe using 

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Sportier, spacious Honda Civic a standout 

A SMALL hatchback hit here for 

decades, the Honda Civic isn’t 

feeling the same amount love 

from buyers these days, with 

many seduced by SUVs. 

With sales in excess of 27 million 

since its global launch 50 

years ago, the Civic really put on 

Honda on the map. Simple and 

clean lines distinguish this latest 

version from its predecessor. It 

is also now a sportier drive and 

offers greater space, especially 

in the rear seat area, along with 

easier access to the cargo compartment. 

Civic models start with the 

price leading $47,000 Sport being 

reviewed here, or the $52,000 

special edition Mugen. This 

makes clever use of a variety of 

high quality Mugen body kit 

components to create a striking 

looking vehicle. 

A revamped version of the 

Motoring with Bob Nettleton 

zippy 1.5 turbo engine is ready 

to rumble with more power and 

torque. It now produces 131kW, 

5kw more than its predecessor 

and 240Nm of torque a 20nm 

gain. In isolation, not massive 

bumps in power and torque. 

However, collectively they take 

performance up a good notch or 

two, with the torque getting to 

work from just 1700rpm. 

In real world driving the 

motor is all smoothness and 

tractability. Acceleration is brisk 

and satisfying and gone is the 

coarse edge the previous engine 

had when working in the higher 

rev range. 

A much-improved take on the 

Civic’s familiar Constant Variable 

Transmission (CVT) now 

features Normal and Eco driving 

modes and a user-selectable 

Sport mode. It feels more responsive 

and in tune with the engine, 

with enough electronic smarts 

on board to get the most out of it. 

Generously proportioned cabin 

and cargo space is among the 

best in the small car class, with 

a more accessible luggage area 

that’s 40mm wider. The standard 

60/40 split rear seat back can be 

quickly folded down for more 

load space, with the side-pull 

cargo cover making it super easy 

to open or conceal whatever you 

have in the rear cargo area. 

Attention to detail is evident 

everywhere in the cabin, including 

an instrument panel design 

with minimal cut lines to reduce 

windshield reflections. The 

generous use of quality materials 

throughout is a notable feature. 

It is the most technologically 

advanced Civic hatch yet, featuring 

a new 7-inch color LCD 

driver’s display. 

In addition to large, easy-torecognise 

icons and a simplified 

navigation structure with fewer 

embedded menus, the touchscreen 

features a proper volume 

knob and hard buttons for Home 

and Back functions. 

There’s a new single-camera 

system providing a longer, wider 

field of view than its predecessors 

radar-and-camera based 

system. Honda Sensing also adds 

Traffic Jam Assist, and the new 

camera- based system improves 

on existing functionality, such as 

more natural brake application 

and quicker reactions when using 

Adaptive Cruise Control. 

The suspension and steering 

were developed in Europe and 

feel like it from behind the wheel. 

It reaffirms my view, that the 

Civic Sport is the best all-round 

riding and handling model in 

the current Honda range. The 

suspension reacts quickly and 

decisively to steady the car from 

sudden and unsettling changes 

in the road surface. 

With a wide and low-slung 

stance, this newest Civic feels 

reassuringly well planted on the 

road. However, this makes it a 

bit of a liability when driving on 

gravel roads. Overall, the test 

car felt confident and composed 

with the suspensions nimbleness 

a real stand out. 

Rating out of 10: 

Performance 7; Handling 

7; Build Quality 7; 

Comfort 6; Space 7; Test 

consumption 7.4L/100km; 

Value for money 6; Safety 

– 5-star ANCAP crash 

rating. Overall points out 

of 10: 7 

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6 

X R T 

O V E 

12 13 

14 15 16 17 18 

words of three or more letters, 

How 

including 

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plurals, 

words 

can you 

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make 

three 

from 

or 

the 

more 

six 

letters, using each letter only once? No foreign 

words or words beginning with a capital are 

allowed. There's at least one six-letter word. 

once? 

TODAY 

Good 12 Very Good 15 Excellent 19 

letters, including plurals, can you make 

from the six letters, using each only 

No words beginning with a capital are 

allowed. There’s at least one six-letter 

Solution 206: calf, can, clan, coal, col, cola, con, 

FALCON, fan, flan, floc, foal, focal, lac, loaf, loan, oaf, 

word. oca. 

Good 9 Very Good 13 Excellent 18 

19 20 21 

22 23 24 25 26 

27 28 

29 

Across 

1. Diamonds, sapphires, emeralds 

etc (8,6) 

10. Turn of phrase (5) 

11. Letters sent by post (colloq) (5,4) 

12. Type of rice (7) 

13. An affair (7) 

14. Pry (5) 

16. Detest (9) 

19. Part (9) 

20. Premature (5) 

22. Female ruler (7) 

25. Stance (7) 

27. Chit chat (5,4) 

28. Exposed (colloq) (5) 

29. Biased (14) 

Down 

2. Downpour (9) 

3. Punctuation mark (5) 

4. Stubborn (9) 

5. Delay (5) 

6. Loquacious (9) 

7. Approaches (5) 

8. Absence of sound (7) 

9. Cloud type (6) 

15. Screw (9) 

17. Forthright (9) 

18. Imaginary instrument (3,6) 

19. Folded, wrinkled (7) 

21. Surrenders (6) 

23. Summits (5) 

24. Throng (5) 

26. Brief (5) 

Crossword 

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10. Idiom, 11. Snail mail, 12. 

Basmati, 13. Liaison, 14. 

Snoop, 16. Abominate, 19. 

Component, 20. Early, 22. 

Empress, 25. Posture, 27. 

Small talk, 28. Outed, 29. 

Discriminatory. 

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Comma, 4. Obstinate, 5. 

Stall, 6. Talkative, 7. Nears, 

8. Silence, 9. Nimbus, 15. 

Propeller, 17. Outspoken, 

18. Air guitar, 19. Creased, 

21. Yields, 23. Peaks, 24. 

Swarm, 26. Short. 

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rev, roe, rot, rote, rove, toe, 

tor, tore, trove, vert, vet, 

veto, vex, VORTEX, vote, 

voter 

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