CVRDA Quiz - the 2017 CVRDA Craptic Crossword

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CVRDA Quiz - the 2017 CVRDA Craptic Crossword

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Season's Greetings

A little task to clear the head after the seasonal excesses – I give you the CVRDA craptic crossword.

All answers relate to things that have, at some point, been posted to the CVRDA forum.

Have a go at completing the crossword, the grid should print if you want it to. I couldn’t be bothered to code it up to make it interactive as there was a case of wine distracting me.

Hopefully not all the answers are not instantly Googleable or rely on attending a posh school.

There’s a bonus point if you can list all the classes mentioned in the quiz.

There is no prize, apart from a feeling of smug satisfaction if you get them all.

I’ll post the answers on New Years Day.

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Imagecvrdaxword by dinghies, on Flickr

Down:
1. How to win an eBay auction for that latest CVRDA project (5)
2. International Canoe attached to a group of students (7)
4. Did this class lead the attack or mangle a deep rash? (9)
5. Moore’s school alarm followed by a sheet rolled into the porch (4,4)
6. Split the bonus with the crew (5)
8. Percy’s mingler turns out to be a technical problem (7)
9. Was this a successful single? (3)
10. An Educational establishment provided grain for this fabulous beast (7)
11. Regal Calliphora vomitoria (6)
12. Car topper from Rhone (5)
15. Said to be a Nordic fish appendage (4)
17. The 1st Duke of Bronté gambled on this boat at home (7,4)
18. Messenger of the Gods (7)
19. This wing’s yield of wine (7)
20. Apparently, sailing's best kept secret (8)
21. Barry’s glasspaper (6)
22. Albion’s Atlas or Gypsy (7,4)
27. Supporter heard by man identifying spectre (7)

Across:
3. Acted as a young sailor (5)
4. Removing ego from the spirit (5)
7. Sly descendant of Wehha (4, 3)
13. Heavenly beginning for board (4)
14. The heavenly highpoint of Ian’s career? (6)
16. Global muddled fen route (13, 8 )
23. Overlapping furnace residue (7)
24. A wizard falcon (6)
25. Sparkling Eleven Plus (7, 6)
26. A university role with top design ambitions (7)
27. Chimera killer’s steed (7)
28. Mrs Robinson’s lover (8)
29. Successor to Sinclair’s 81(8)
30. Was this Anthony’s attempt at developing a small breed? (3)
31. A walker constructs a channel (7)
32. Lifting up the otter’s lair (4,4)

Bonus Question:
What is the total number of classes mentioned in the quiz?
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Well done Neil, I haven't the foggiest!
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Thanks, that was fun!!! Kept me busy for an hour or so!! :D

24 classes in all, including 3 that aren't really dinghies....
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Just got back from work to discover I'm really not very clever... Will have to work out how to print it and get my mother, who knows nothing about boats, but everything about crosswords, involved after Christmas.
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realnutter wrote:Thanks, that was fun!!! Kept me busy for an hour or so!! :D

24 classes in all, including 3 that aren't really dinghies....

Look again, you’ve not got the bonus point
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Rupert wrote:Just got back from work to discover I'm really not very clever... Will have to work out how to print it and get my mother, who knows nothing about boats, but everything about crosswords, involved after Christmas.
External help? Rule 41?
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neil wrote:
realnutter wrote:Thanks, that was fun!!! Kept me busy for an hour or so!! :D

24 classes in all, including 3 that aren't really dinghies....

Look again, you’ve not got the bonus point
A counting error!! 27 classes!!!
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Have to say that I’m still trying to complete this...
But great puzzle, thanks Neil
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I've got 3 to go, and one I'm not confident of!
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realnutter wrote: A counting error!! 27 classes!!!
You need to look some more.
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neil wrote:
realnutter wrote: A counting error!! 27 classes!!!
You need to look some more.

A further look takes me to 33.....
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I'm saving this to puzzle over on next week's commuter trains.
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Pat wrote:I'm saving this to puzzle over on next week's commuter trains.
You’ll have to avoid the thread as I was planning to post the answers on Monday
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33! I've got one clue I cannot do and 24 boats named!
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PeterV wrote:33! I've got one clue I cannot do and 24 boats named!
Which one?

And look harder!! It's really rather devious!
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