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British CROSSWORDExpand your vocabulary - a thematic crossword for students of English as a foreign language, or English as a second language. All the answers have something to do with Britain.
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CLUES ACROSS
1. The Times is one, so is the Guardian.
7. Tree very common in Scotland.
8. It can be Sterling, or a weight.
10. London railway sometimes known as the "tube".
2. National Trust (initials).
13. To _____ out means to erase, to make something disappear.
16. England's national symbolic animal.
17. Charles's former title; William's title today.
19. The general name given to Britain's health and social security system (7, 5).
22. Common university qualification; or major British airline!
23. A member of the British aristocracy.
24. Traditional British summer sport.
27. Popular drink sold in pubs.
28. Pronoun.
29. A very traditional English country sporting event, with dogs and horses
30. The person who manages operations in the House of Commons... or someone who is talking.
CLUES DOWN
1. Traditional unit of liquid, used for beer or milk.
2. Fish ....... chips.
3. Member of the nobility.
4. Famous ball game invented at an English school.
5. Acronym of "I owe you".
6. Same as 2 down.
8. The KIng is head of state, but he has no ..........
9. Popular name of the British flag (5,4)
11. The traditional drink of the Royal Navy.
14. Ceremonial guard at the Tower of London.
15. A rock, once Britain's main source of energy.
17. A tart upside down!
18. Another word for a black taxi.
19. They come from Wales.
20. The Grand National and the Derby are both .......
21. County.
25. Travelling sales representative (abbreviation).
26. Female sheep.
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