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Across
  1. 5. What iron becomes when exposed to moisture, as in those old ploughs and tractors on abandoned farms (and grandpa Scott's father's name)
  2. 6. A ferry port on the SouthEastern coast of Ireland (and a favourite holiday spot for the family)
  3. 8. Which material that comes from a tree is used in wine bottle tops? (and place of birth of Johnny and Mam)
  4. 9. Number of people on a soccer or field hockey team (and number of siblings in Moshe's family)
  5. 10. Name of nonna's favourite island (and sounds a bit like what gets issued by the police at night under Covid)
  6. 12. Name of a beautiful duck, which prefers sweet water habitats despite being technically a seabird and who submerges for up to two minutes in order to catch its diet of fish. (and name of Geddes' cottage road)
  7. 13. Which Italian city is famous for its elegant leather shoes and its lake? (and the city of birth of Iva and Gabriella)
  8. 14. "Oh give me a home where the buffalo ..."(and sounds like granny C's place of birth)
  9. 16. Who is deemed to be one of the earliest sea explorers but travelled in a small boat from Kerry? (and name of Phoenix and Maddox's dad, with a small correction)
  10. 17. Which present international political leader shares inventor Franklin's name? (and who in our family shares it too?)
Down
  1. 1. Whose birthday is it that takes place in the Spring section of Brambly Hedge?(and is the name of a Canadian Prime Minister)
  2. 2. Name of beautiful cathedral in Dublin (and where Arthur, Alistair and Lizzie are right now!)
  3. 3. On whose day did the Battle of Agincourt,1415 take place? (and the husband of an A and father of 2As1E)
  4. 4. Name of the Roman slave/ Saint who allegedly brought Christianity to Ireland and removed its snakes....(and Conor's middle name)
  5. 7. Which US state was home to President Gerald Ford, first invented the 911 emergency system and is nicknamed Cornhusker State? (and was Uncle Eamon's first US home?)
  6. 9. Who sings Chloe and Naomi's first favourite song? (Her first name is also Val's mummy's name)
  7. 11. Which County in Ireland houses The Famine Museum? (And place of birth of Nuala)
  8. 13. Name of Giscard D'Estaing, French President 1974-81, (and name of Kaia's grandma, with a small correction)
  9. 15. What was (the answer to 16)'s mother's name? (Also Clare and Lily's cousin)