St Martins United Reformed Church, Saltdean, Brighton

Clues Across
1.  Streamlined, like a fast-flying virus? (perhaps not)

6.  Clever manoeuvre, but we’re still trying to outsmart 5 down!

7.  Having little, so more vulnerable to effects of pandemic?

9.  To jab or not to jab, that is the --------

11. Mr T; disinfectants are for -------- use only(!)

13. The perfect garden, made possible by a summer in lock-down?

14. More ominous, nastier. “Being (more) lonely due to the never-ending Corona virus” (urban dictionary)

15. Illnesses and other things that make you suffer, including those caused by 5 down.

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Clues Down

1.  Drug company behind the “Oxford” vaccine

2.  In the ---- to immunise, the UK is actually doing quite well…

3.  Rum, demerara, and lime; perfect for lockdown?

4.  Short-sighted, like some early pandemic decisions?

5.  Nasty little thing that caused this pandemic

8.  Edible snail in a garlic sauce. During lockdown you can order via Amazon, if you want (ugh)

10. “If history repeats ------, and the unexpected always happens, how incapable must man be of learning from experience” (G B Shaw)

12. Outdoor pool, like the presently closed one so famous in Saltdean?

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Nature quiz, for the sharp-eyed local walker.

1.  Gull-like bird with straighter wings, nesting in cliffs on undercliff to Rottingdean.
2.  Twittering high in the sky over the fields of the South Downs.
3.  Large, rabbit-like mammal seen running (not hopping!) over the fields by
    Pickershill Farm.
4.  Small brown, speckled bird with a bobbing tail seen on the beach in Saltdean.
5.  These jet black members of the crow family have shiny bills and “clean” legs (!).
6.  With their black & white faces, these shy creatures are a local famous sight.
7.  Flying in your garden at dusk, what type of creature is a pipistrelle? 
8.  Man-made watering places, such as found on Telscombe Tye.
9.  Farmed locally, what is the yellow field plant seen across much of the Downs?
10. And what is the purplish-blue plant also commonly farmed locally?

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Answers: Fulmar, Sky lark, Hare, Rock Pipit, Carrion, Crows, Badgers, Bat, Dew Ponds, Rapeseed, Linseed.