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NAUTICAL CRYPTIC CROSSWORD

For those who you who enjoy a real challenge, All at Sea reader Rod Chadwick has put together this special nautical cryptic crossword.

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Across 1 Pam looks up from it to fi nd the marina but down on the one on board to see where she is going (5) 4 But fi rst she had to fi nd something at the end of this to fund her boat (7) 8 Go East and South to Sail where the brackish water fl ows (7) 9 Pam’s relatives in the street could not chip in for the boat because they were this (5) 10 Pam could be described as a person on a long journey that reaches right across her boat (9) 12 She is also a mixed up frail girl but has a panache for doing things well (5) 14 The railway man’s marina (7) 15 Some will call it a classic yacht whilst others will say it is just - - - (3) 16 A group of nautical crooks and a piece of wood for disembarking passengers at sea (9) 19 Sounds like a rope hitch that isn’t (3) 20 How mussels roughen up your bottom with the end of a loaf (7) 22 Leave your boat on this and you will have to remove it before going into the money shop (7) 23 South ablutions running up the beach (5) Down 1 Fifteen men inherit a sailor’s suitcase (5) 2 Upset the fat at the stern (3) 3 The sea routes and the winds that blow along them (5) 4 Whereas other countrIes’ navies say where they come from; ours has a blue blooded designator (5) 5 Sounds like you are sailing very close to the land, but if you hit it you will be glad you were this (7) 6 Who rules the waves? (9) 7 Looks at a ship’s daily routine (7) 11 Pam is dumped by a group of marching musicians on with Ed (9) 12 The other rubbish is much faster (7) 13 A target for Pam to sort out for the yacht races (7) 17 The way to measure how far a quiet group of top pilots go when walking (5) 18 Up from a sauce boat (5) 21 Their trophy, but magic failed them before NZ beat UK (3)

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