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Copyright © 2012 Octavian Droobers Orienteering Club. Photos: Peter Guillaume
Control Descriptions Crossword 1 - Octavian Droobers
Complete the crossword, then click on "Check" to check your answer. If you are stuck, you can click on "Hint" to get a free letter. Click on a number in the grid to see the clue or clues for that number.
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Across:
1. A permanently wet area with ***** vegetation (5) 3. A man made water container (5,6) 6. A hole in a rock face or hill side, often leading to underground workings (4) 7. A small area of forest where the tree cover or undergrowth is so dense that it is difficult to pass (7) 11. A ********** or hollow from which the ground rises on all sides. Shown on the map with contour lines (10) 12. The remains of a building that has fallen down (4) 13. A contour projection or "nose" rising from the surrounding ground (4) 16. A *** or hole with distinct steep-sides. Usually man made (3) 17. An abrupt change in ground level which can clearly be distinguished from its surroundings (5,4) 19. A contour indentation; a valley; the opposite of a spur (9) 23. A small area of water (4) 24. An area covered by so many boulders that they cannot be individually mapped (7,5) 28. A small area of trees in open ground (5) 29. A shaft containing water or a captive spring, clearly visible on the ground. Often with some form of man-made surround (4) 30. A clearly visible linear break in the forest which does not have a distinct path along it (4) 31. A man-made line of trees or bushes that is difficult to cross (6,7)
Down:
2. A high, natural rock projection (4,6) 4. The mound made by ants or termites (3, 4) 5. The low point between two higher points (6) 8. A level area on a slope (7) 9. A rock face. May be passable or impassable (5) 10. The upturned root of a fallen tree, with or without the trunk (4,5) 14. A natural or man made minor water channel which may contain water only intermittently (5) 15. A large area of water, normally uncrossable (4) 18. A runnable area of rock with no earth or vegetation cover (4,4) 20. A construction for holding feed for animals (6,4) 21. Gravel, sand or stone working in flat or inclined ground (6) 22. A wire or wooden boundary (5) 24. A standing brick, wood or stone structure (8) 25. A tall metal, wooden or brick structure, usually built for forest observation (5) 26. A high point. Shown on the map with contour lines (4) 27. A small obvious mound (5)
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