Issue5462nd-8thDecember2016
news puzzle
WorldNews
Hereisaselec*onofstoriesfromWorldNews.Readthestories,frompage9ofthenewspaper,andthen
trythepuzzle.Tohelpyou,wehaveunderlinedtheanswerstothecrosswordpuzzlecluesinthear*cles
themselves–butyouwillneedtomatchthecorrectwordwitheachclue!
WORLD NEWS
France – Inheritancesurprise
AFrenchmanwhowasluckyenoughtoinheritahousefromarela*vefound
outhe’dactuallyreceivedmorethanjustanewhome.ASermovingintothe
propertyinNormandy,themanfoundawhopping£3millioningoldpieces,
storedaroundtheplace!Therewerearound5,000individualgoldpieces,
twogoldbarsweighing12kgand37smallergoldingots–allhiddenunder
rugs,insidesofasandbehindpiecesoffurniture.
Africa – Areelephantsevolving?
AnincreasingnumberofAfricanelephantsarebeingborntusklessbecause
poachershaveconsistentlytargetedandkilledtheelephantswiththebest
tusksovertheyears.Thishasmeantthatonlytheelephantswithouttusks
havesurvivedtohavechildren.IntheAddoElephantNa*onalParkinSouth
Africa,98%offemaleelephantshavenoivory–andthefewthatdohad
muchsmallertusksthantheelephantswhichwereborninthesamepark
just100yearsago.
Egypt – Ancientcityunearthed
AteamofarchaeologistsinEgypthasuncoveredwhattheybelievetobea
citythat’satleast5,000yearsold,featuringhouses,tools,po\eryandhuge
graves.FoundrightbytheRiverNile,thecityisthoughttohavebeenfor
high-rankingofficialsandtombbuilders,whowould’vebeenresponsiblefor
theroyalgravesthatwerefoundinthenearbysacredcityofAbydos.
across
4.inchargeof,incontrolof(adjec*ve11)
6.peoplewhostudyhumanhistoryand
prehistorythroughtheexcava*onofsitesand
theanalysisofartefactsandotherphysical
remains(pluralnoun14)
7.ledtotheconsequence,resultedin(past
par*ciple5)
Down
1.ineverycase,oneveryoccasion(adverb12)
2.measuringtheheaviness(verb8)
3.growing(verb10)
4.got,waspresentedwith
(pastpar*ciple8)
5.bits,chunks(pluralnoun6)
Issue5462nd-8thDecember2016
news puzzle
WorldNews
Hereisaselec*onofstoriesfromWorldNews.Readthenewsstories,frompage9ofthenewspaper,and
thentrythepuzzle.Theanswerstothecluesareallwordsinthear*cles.Answertheclueandthen
underlinethewordinthestory.
WORLD NEWS
France – Inheritancesurprise
AFrenchmanwhowasluckyenoughtoinheritahousefromarela*vefound
outhe’dactuallyreceivedmorethanjustanewhome.ASermovingintothe
propertyinNormandy,themanfoundawhopping£3millioningoldpieces,
storedaroundtheplace!Therewerearound5,000individualgoldpieces,
twogoldbarsweighing12kgand37smallergoldingots–allhiddenunder
rugs,insidesofasandbehindpiecesoffurniture.
Africa – Areelephantsevolving?
AnincreasingnumberofAfricanelephantsarebeingborntusklessbecause
poachershaveconsistentlytargetedandkilledtheelephantswiththebest
tusksovertheyears.Thishasmeantthatonlytheelephantswithouttusks
havesurvivedtohavechildren.IntheAddoElephantNa*onalParkinSouth
Africa,98%offemaleelephantshavenoivory–andthefewthatdohad
muchsmallertusksthantheelephantswhichwereborninthesamepark
just100yearsago.
Egypt – Ancientcityunearthed
AteamofarchaeologistsinEgypthasuncoveredwhattheybelievetobea
citythat’satleast5,000yearsold,featuringhouses,tools,po\eryandhuge
graves.FoundrightbytheRiverNile,thecityisthoughttohavebeenfor
high-rankingofficialsandtombbuilders,whowould’vebeenresponsiblefor
theroyalgravesthatwerefoundinthenearbysacredcityofAbydos.
across
4.inchargeof,incontrolof(adjec*ve11)
6.peoplewhostudyhumanhistoryand
prehistorythroughtheexcava*onofsitesand
theanalysisofartefactsandotherphysical
remains(pluralnoun14)
7.ledtotheconsequence,resultedin(past
par*ciple5)
Down
1.ineverycase,oneveryoccasion(adverb12)
2.measuringtheheaviness(verb8)
3.growing(verb10)
4.got,waspresentedwith
(pastpar*ciple8)
5.bits,chunks(pluralnoun6)