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QUIZWORD by Alan Shuker

Puzzle No 1587

Clues across

1. What tree is also called New Zealand honeysuckle? (8)

7. What light wood is a favourite of modellers? (5)

8. What is a large supply stored for future use? (9)

9. During the first 28 seasons of The Simpsons, Homer says what 1130 times? (3)

10. What is a fin underneath the rear of a surfboard? (4)

11. What pad or frame was worn under a skirt to expand it behind? (6)

13. Written by EB White, which 1952 children’s novel tells the story of a pig named Wilbur and his friendship with a barn spider? (10,3)

15/16. Which US president was born Leslie Lynch King Jr? (6,4)

18. What long sea inlet is formed by the submergence of a valley? (3)

20. Extremely sour, what small fruit with a high pectin content is used for jam and

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