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>> Crossword Puzzle >> Other >> ID #1414455 | Show Details

Down Under		Rated: 13+
Crossie Grom Aussie
by: Al In Oz	Avg Rating: (1)

Australia, a nice, peaceful place (except when it's football (footie) season, chock full of good holiday destinations and unusual but cute fauna and stunning flora.

Grab your pencil and join me on this little tour - hey! you're allowed to use Google or your fave search engine. Fair dinkum, no worries, mate.

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Across:
	5	Great place to see the sunset
	6	Where did the waltzing Matilda swaggie camp by
	7	We, and the Hawaiians go nuts over these
	10	The late Heath of Brokeback Mountain fame
	12	Bounty captain once governed NSW
	13	Australia's second biggest city - very, very cultured.
	14	Uluru was once, whose Rock?
	16	You'll get a warm one from us, downuder
	17	Bay where Capt Cook landed
	19	NZ is a Dominion. We are a------
	20	Australia's first settlement
	21	Brisbane and Surfer's Paradise belong here
	24	Generic nickname for Australian girls.
	26	Skippy to some, a pest to others, but along with the emu, our emblem.

Down:
	1	Cute 'n cuddly - but not a bear
	2	Brown, savoury spread, beloved by many Australians
	3	Indigenous Australian
	4	Our famous cross - no! not King's
	8	Our Capital - no! not dollars - the city.
	9	Kiwi capital city
	11	Color of mountains, west of Sydney
	12	Nickname for famous Australian poet, Paterson
	15	These guys and girls hope to dominate their Olympic sport
	17	George W can help you here - colloquial nickname for our rural areas.
	18	Our Apple Island State
	19	Ms. Blanchett - Aussie actor
	22	We do very well at this too
	23	How many states in Australia
	25	Former Oz PM and buddy of George Bush, John ......
	27	Dubbed The City of Churches

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