SPACE – the final frontier… well maybe not, but with so much content often coming in for the magazine, space is sometimes a tricky thing to deal with. So, for the puzzles page, we will be providing the answers here on the news page each month.
Across | Down | ||
1 | Beehive | 1 | Bid |
3 | Charity | 2 | Visitor |
6 | Discuss | 4 | Hoist |
8 | Fitness | 5 | Yes |
10 | Sprint | 7 | Impractical |
11 | Catacomb | 9 | Sympathised |
13 | Ballerina | 12 | April |
15 | Limelight | 14 | Eagle |
17 | Icebergs | 16 | Elected |
19 | Excess | 18 | Roles |
20 | Elderly | 20 | Era |
21 | Strands | 22 | Sad |
23 | Abolish | ||
24 | Advised |
Question | Answer | |
1 | In 1830, Mr Dixon was the tenant of The Rose & Crown, but where in London was this Rose & Crown? | Downing Street |
2 | In what year did Andy Murray win his first Wimbledon championship? | 2013 |
3 | What day in July does France celebrate Bastille Day? | 14th |
4 | On 26th June, 2000, which band released ‘July’ as a double A-side with “I am the News”? | Ocean Colour Scene |
5 | What vegetable is used in making Eggs Florentine? | Spinach |
6 | How many countries have a border with Germany? | 9 |
7 | What travels at 1234.8 km/hour? | Sound |
8 | What metal is mixed with copper to make brass? | Copper & Zinc |
9 | The tallest & shortest, living people, Sultan Kosen (2.51m/8ft 2.82in) and Jyoti Amge (62.8cm/2ft 0.7in) are from which countries? | Turkey & India, respectively. |
10 | From which French city does the fabric denim originate? | Nimes |
11 | The longest, recorded human pregnancy lasted how many days? | 375 |
12 | Who was the UK’s 1st F1 driver and in which year did he win? | Mike Hawthorn, 1958 |