TAG Teaser 169 - All About WALES!

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  1. 2. Welsh ____ - a stringed instrument with three rows of strings, used often in Welsh folk music (4)
  2. 4. This city in the south-west of Wales is its second biggest, and sounds like "river birds observe"! It used to be a centre of the copper industry (7)
  3. 6. This is the longest river in Britain, stretching 220 miles from the Cambrian mountains in mid-Wales all the way to the Bristol Channel (6)
  4. 8. ____spoons - the opposite of hateknives? These wooden spoons are decoratively carved and are used in Wales as a token of romance (4)
  5. 10. This is the WELSH name for Wales - Plaid _____ is the Welsh national party, with 13 seats in the Welsh Assembly (or "Senedd") (4)
  6. 11. Smith and _____? This Welsh surname is the most common surname in Wales, and the 208th most common surname in the world! (5)
  7. 12. This sounds like something an army does! The Welsh _______ is the name of the border between Wales and England *PLURAL* (7)
  8. 15. This mythical, fire-breathing beast is the national animal of Wales - and is featured on the Welsh flag (6)
  9. 16. This lovely spring plant has bright yellow flowers with a long trumpet-shaped centre, and like the 18-DOWN, is a symbol of Wales (8)
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  1. 1. Caernarfon ______ - a medieval fortress that is the place where the 9-DOWN of Wales is traditionally invested with the title (6)
  2. 3. ____ Voice Choirs - Wales is world-famous for these groups of singing men! (4)
  3. 5. The flag of Wales features a red 15-ACROSS on a background of this colour and green (5)
  4. 6. Fireman ___ - children's TV character and hero of Pontypandy! (3)
  5. 7. _____ Union, this team sport is played with an oval ball, with teams of 15 trying to ground it beyond the goal line for a try, or kicking it over the crossbar and between two posts of the goal (5)
  6. 9. Since the fourteenth century, the oldest son of the English monarch traditionally has the title "______ of Wales" (6)
  7. 13. This is the capital city - and largest city - of Wales (7)
  8. 14. Sounds like frozen flakes have fallen? This is the name of the highest mountain in Wales, and the highest in Britain outwith the Scottish highlands, of course! (7)
  9. 17. The river ___ forms part of the border between Wales and England - it sounds like the fourth letter of the alphabet, and shares its name with a river in Aberdeenshire (3)
  10. 18. Sounds like water dripping? This long, green plant is related to the onion, and is eaten as a vegetable... it's also the national emblem of Wales! (4)