FirstNews News Puzzle
Crazy But True: Crossword
Read this Crazy But True story from this week’s First News (14 - 20 JUNE 2013), then have a
go at the crossword. All the answers to the crossword are underlined in the article.
Flying witch ban
FirstNews ISSUE 365 14 - 20 JUNE 2013
OFFICIALS in Swaziland have issued a
height ban on flying witches, (although
they don’t really exist)!
Witches on broomsticks are no longer allowed
to fly higher than 150m off the ground. If they
are caught doing so by the country’s civil aviation
authorities they will be fined around £35,000.
In Swaziland, which is a small country in
southern Africa, many people believe in black
magic and witchcraft. The country is also home to
many witch doctors.
A spokesperson for the civil aviation authority
told a newspaper: “A witch on a broomstick should
not fly above the limit.”
ACROSS
5) Women thought to have evil magic
powers, often portrayed with a black
cloak and a pointy hat (noun, 7)
7) Supposed magic which calls upon
evil spirits for an evil purpose (noun,
5, 5)
8) A country in southern Africa (noun,
9)
10) The flying or operating of an
aircraft (noun, 8)
DOWN
1) A brush with twigs at one end and
a long handle, on which witches are
said to fly (noun, 11)
2) Made to pay a sum of money as a
punishment (noun, 5)
3) A person who acts and speaks on
behalf of a group (noun, 12)
4) A magician said to have powers of
healing and protection against other
magic (noun, 5, 7)
6) A boundary beyond which
something cannot go (noun, 5)
9) The second largest continent,
almost completely surrounded by
the sea (proper noun, 6)
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FirstNews News Puzzle
Crazy But True: Crossword
Read this Crazy But True story from this week’s First News (14 - 20 JUNE 2013), then have a go
at the crossword. All the answers are words in the article. Underline them as you solve the clues.
Flying witch ban
FirstNews ISSUE 365 14 - 20 JUNE 2013
OFFICIALS in Swaziland have issued a
height ban on flying witches, (although
they don’t really exist)!
Witches on broomsticks are no longer allowed
to fly higher than 150m off the ground. If they
are caught doing so by the country’s civil aviation
authorities they will be fined around £35,000.
In Swaziland, which is a small country in
southern Africa, many people believe in black
magic and witchcraft. The country is also home to
many witch doctors.
A spokesperson for the civil aviation authority
told a newspaper: “A witch on a broomstick should
not fly above the limit.”
ACROSS
5) Women thought to have evil magic
powers, often portrayed with a black
cloak and a pointy hat (noun, 7)
7) Supposed magic which calls upon
evil spirits for an evil purpose (noun,
5, 5)
8) A country in southern Africa (noun,
9)
10) The flying or operating of an
aircraft (noun, 8)
DOWN
1) A brush with twigs at one end and
a long handle, on which witches are
said to fly (noun, 11)
2) Made to pay a sum of money as a
punishment (noun, 5)
3) A person who acts and speaks on
behalf of a group (noun, 12)
4) A magician said to have powers of
healing and protection against other
magic (noun, 5, 7)
6) A boundary beyond which
something cannot go (noun, 5)
9) The second largest continent,
almost completely surrounded by
the sea (proper noun, 6)
Learning through news
www.FirstNews.co.uk