2019-05-01 Wilderness

12
MAY 2019

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1._____Peninsula– onnorth-east

coastofNZ'sSouthIsland(8)

2._____leashkeepsyourkayak

attachedtoyou(6)

3.Celestialbodythatcanbe

usedfornavigation(4)

4.Longfernleaves(6)

5.Naturalhollowsinrocks(8)

6.______RegionalPark– on

coastalheadlandatnorthern

endofAucklandregion(2,4)

7.Base-____– parachutefrom

highpromontory(4)

13.Smallspottedbeetleyou

mightseeontramp(8)

15.Self-introducedduckalso

knownbyMaorinametete(4,4)

17.______thechallenge– react

positivelytorigoursofoutdoor

experience(4,2)

18.Noisesmadebysmallbirds

(6)

19.Anysortofmushroom-like

fungusseengrowinginwilder-

ness(6)

20.Hard____– extremelyardu-

oustrampmightbethis(4)

22.Harrier____– largebird

of prey seen throughout NZ (4)

TRAIL

LIFE

WILDERNESS

WORD

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ACROSS

8.Showing knowledgeandprofi-

ciencyinbushcraftskills,eg(5)

9.NorthIslandmountainthat

producedsignificanteruptions

inmid-1990s(7)

10._____NationalPark– located

attopofSouthIsland

andopenedin 1996 (9)

11.Stretchofturbulentwater

where onecurrent flows across

another(3)

12.Spreadsoutsleepingbag(7)

14._____up– becomingfrozen

onsurface(5)

16.Putwetsmellytrampinggear

outsidetofreshenit up(5)

18.Smallwaterfallorseries

ofsmallwaterfalls(7)

20.Wildernesscryforhelp

(1,1,1)

21.Bumpertreeseedproduction

thatleadstohugeriseinpest

rodentpopulationinNZ(5,4)

23.Rockformationprotruding

fromsurroundingland(7)

24._____River– NZriverthat

flows intoWaikato River at

Ngaruawahia (5)

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Hiddensolution:Activityforwildlifeenthusiasts (4,8)

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