tdobson
Active member
Our club has put together a crossword of Derbyshire caving things.
It's designed to be fun, not impossible. Even if crosswords aren't normally your thing, have a go.
Every answer is a Peak District cave, mine or well known thing.
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ACROSS
Beanstalk climbers, ironic given you descend their Hole (6)
Have a sneaky look at Castleton's most famous cavern? (4)
A Spanish gentleman's Hole? (5)
Bullish start to a depressing cavern? (5)
Sausage variety that's a heavy burden on the land? (10)
Sacrificed an eye for wisdom, gained a Derbyshire mine? (4)
Tangled and depressed? (7)
Carl's handiwork, spoken with a Derbyshire accent? (9)
DOWN
Hide your face on a slope to find this mine (8 )
They're just small hills, but the mine beneath them isn't (8 )
George Bernard packs his suitcases for this cavern (8 )
What you'd say to a caver heading underground, or where you'd send them? (4,4)
Falcon, or wizard, both found underground here (6)
Blustery Castleton gorge that sounds full of wind (7)
This bird stole from the rich and has a mine shaft to show for it (5)
Night hunter with its own Hole, listen for one on the walk in (3)
All answers are Peak District caves, mines, or passes.
It's designed to be fun, not impossible. Even if crosswords aren't normally your thing, have a go.
Every answer is a Peak District cave, mine or well known thing.
--
ACROSS
Beanstalk climbers, ironic given you descend their Hole (6)
Have a sneaky look at Castleton's most famous cavern? (4)
A Spanish gentleman's Hole? (5)
Bullish start to a depressing cavern? (5)
Sausage variety that's a heavy burden on the land? (10)
Sacrificed an eye for wisdom, gained a Derbyshire mine? (4)
Tangled and depressed? (7)
Carl's handiwork, spoken with a Derbyshire accent? (9)
DOWN
Hide your face on a slope to find this mine (8 )
They're just small hills, but the mine beneath them isn't (8 )
George Bernard packs his suitcases for this cavern (8 )
What you'd say to a caver heading underground, or where you'd send them? (4,4)
Falcon, or wizard, both found underground here (6)
Blustery Castleton gorge that sounds full of wind (7)
This bird stole from the rich and has a mine shaft to show for it (5)
Night hunter with its own Hole, listen for one on the walk in (3)
All answers are Peak District caves, mines, or passes.
