Across
- 3. Objects usually found on top of your head after several minutes of searching everywhere else
- 5. Device designed to slow a person’s descent safely through the air
- 8. Small smooth stone shaped by water
- 9. Path followed by a planet or satellite
- 12. Frozen visual moment captured in time
- 13. Something that triggers or accelerates change
- 14. Combination of letters immediately forgotten after successfully changing it. The IT department’s dream.
- 17. British band behind Parachutes and A Rush of Blood to the Head
- 18. French city internationally associated with a particular mustard
- 20. Carefully cultivated miniature tree
- 22. Ancient device used to tell time using shadows
- 23. First-day process involving information, hours of training and trying to remember everyone’s name
- 24. Open grassland often filled with wildflowers
- 25. Fragrant flowering plant often used in perfumes and tea
- 27. Artwork created from many small coloured pieces
Down
- 1. Preserved remains or traces of ancient life
- 2. Intricate maze designed to confuse or challenge navigation
- 3. Vital responsibility that should absolutely not be left until the final e-learning reminder email
- 4. Pleasing combination of musical notes or sounds
- 6. Sudden moment of realisation or insight
- 7. Question or statement requiring thought to solve
- 10. Occurring once within a twelve-month period
- 11. Difficult to interpret or mysterious in meaning
- 15. Animal representing the emotional state of anyone after a long shift
- 16. Shared sense of belonging among people with common interests or experiences
- 19. Underground burial chambers or passageways
- 21. Long-running sci-fi franchise featuring droids and ‘the force’
- 26. Sound reflected back after hitting a surface