Pacific Puzzle
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Across: 6.
1. Navigation light 7. 5. FSM’s island of the Sleeping Lady 9. Small southern Fiji island in a con- 8. stant state of shock? 11. Cook’s title 12. Island of pines discovered by 11 10.
Across in 1774 13. Out Tim’s confused about promising 15.
Pacific industry 14. Catalogues the way boat heels over 16. Wharf 18. New Zealanders 21. Canal gateway to the Pacific 22. Old name for “cluster of eight” coun try 23. Island “loyal” to New Caledonia? 26. Rusting relics of war found on many Pacific islands 29. Beneficial book if you haven’t got a clue 32. Spot to steer at sea 33. Fiji’s Rewa River town 34. Rig Toni changed after troubles in 17.
Noumea in the 1980 s 18 35. Initially, nutrition universally tasted in the Pacific 19 36. Futuna’s friend 20. 37. Tuvalu collectibles 24. 25.
Down: 27.
2. Long-term island residents from far, far away 28. 3. Woodcarving, weaving ... and 29. whalers? 4. Kiribati’s first president, leremia 30.
Tabai, called this island north of Tabi teuea home 31. 5. Raft Thor Heyerdahl sailed from Peru to the Tuamotus (3,4)
Prawn’s little pal Southernmost Tun garu island Tasty molluscs which make beauti ful borders Pieces of wood used to walk on water hi his book Follow ing the Equator, this author said of Fiji’s beachcombers: “They lived worth less lives of sin and luxury ... Only one of them had any ambition; he was an Irishman named Connor. He tried to raise a family of 50 children and scored 48. He died lament ing his failure.”
Small cove Tongan island, north of Tofua, sounds like it won the boxing bout Koro or Coral Nudibranchs (3,5) Reef’s pincushions Outgoings that bring in the money Marquesas island east of Nuku Hiva (2,4)
Dolphin college?
Paul Gaugin’s resting place on Hiva Oa, the Marquesas The de Brums call this island in the Marshall’s Ratak Chain home More eager to have some Papua New Guinea cash
Answers To The October
Pacific Puzzle
ACROSS: 1. Rugby. 6. Clams. 9. Aranuka. 10. Roofs. 11. Shoal. 12. La Perouse. 13.
Crabs. 14. Markets. 16. Economy. 18. Air. 19. Artists. 21. Resorts. 23. Franc. 24.
Fumigates. 27. Aloha. 28. Ariki. 29. Sarig an. 30. Trust. 31. Ovens.
DOWN: 1. Rural. 2. Grouper. 3. Yasur. 4.
Marquesas. 5. Nurse. 6. Cash crops. 7.
Avocado. 8. Sulus. 14. Moa. 15. East coast. 16. Erromanga. 17. Yes. 20. Tuamotu. 22.
Ratline. 23. Feast. 24. Fer.y. 25. Guano. 26. Ships