Ecully 1 January 2026

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Across
  1. 9. A _____ paid is a friend kept.
  2. 11. Apple® is a registered _____.
  3. 12. A book that you cannot put down is a page _____.
  4. 15. A punctuation mark used to separate parts of a sentence.
  5. 16. There’s only one way to eat an elephant. One _____ at a time.
  6. 17. It is your brother but he is not biologically related to you.
  7. 23. Language spoken in Wales.
  8. 25. This butternut squash pie is “delicious”.
  9. 26. What do you call food that remains after a meal?
  10. 28. What kind of barrels is the wine aged in?
  11. 29. What does the early bird catch?
  12. 30. It’s my wife who decides everything. What does she wear?
  13. 33. A small animal with a spiny back that rolls into a ball when threatened.
  14. 36. What do you peel the squash with?
  15. 37. What is your memory like if you don’t remember things well?
  16. 39. Where does the mayor work?
  17. 42. Correct the mistake: I’m so happy, I’m over “Jupiter”.
  18. 43. Relating to the Netherlands, its people and their language.
  19. 45. What was Claudia Cardinale afraid of?
  20. 48. What did you put your tealights on for the Festival of Lights?
  21. 49. What kind of leave do you take without saying goodbye?
  22. 50. It sleeps a lot.
Down
  1. 1. What is a bus when there are too many people on it?
  2. 2. What is the politeness of princes?
  3. 3. Life is like a bicycle, to keep the _____ you have to move forward.
  4. 4. Old people.
  5. 5. The plane took off safely. Find the opposite of “took off”.
  6. 6. What do you do once you have smelled the wine?
  7. 7. What does Peter wear as he has many roles?
  8. 8. Correct the mistake: It’s not none of your onions.
  9. 10. Once _____ , twice shy.
  10. 13. “In _____ we trust” is what is written on dollar notes.
  11. 14. I know I can count on you, I can _____ on you.
  12. 18. A person who enjoys reading a great deal.
  13. 19. What do you like to do at the casino in Las Vegas?
  14. 20. The kids knocked on the door and shouted, “Trick or _____!”
  15. 21. Pertinent.
  16. 22. Correct the mistake: “You remember me of my brother”.
  17. 24. The liquid that flows inside a tree.
  18. 27. _____ off your mobile if you don’t want to put one euro in the piggy bank.
  19. 31. What do you close on a window to block the light?
  20. 32. Eberhard is my wife’s _____ name before getting married.
  21. 34. Correct the mistake: Peter celebrated his 45th wedding birthday.
  22. 35. Courgette in American English.
  23. 38. I can’t move. I’m _____ in the traffic jam.
  24. 40. Correct the mistake: “This wine has thigh.”
  25. 41. Seek and you _____ find.
  26. 44. PDG.
  27. 46. Franc is a good singer. He sings in _____.
  28. 47. Correct the mistake: “We have known each other since 20 years.”