| Initial | Clue | Answer | % Correct |
|---|---|---|---|
| H | Manoeuvrable flying machine which can go up vertically (10) | Helicopter | 83%
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| C | Snake named after a metal and a body part (10) | Copperhead | 50%
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| K | Optical tube containing mirrors and coloured glass, which allows fascinating patterns to be viewed (12) | Kaleidoscope | 50%
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| P | Device used on submerged submarines to see what's above the surface (9) | Periscope | 50%
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| S | Coffin associated with mummies in ancient Egypt (11) | Sarcophagus | 50%
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| T | Instrument used for seeing far-off objects, especially in space (9) | Telescope | 50%
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| A | Minimally invasive surgery that uses a small camera to examine and repair damage inside a joint (11 letters) | Arthroscopy | 33%
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| E | Of or relating to a bishop (9) | Episcopal | 33%
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| F | One who loves the land of Descartes and Voltaire (11) | Francophile | 33%
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| R | To make another identical version of (6) | Recopy | 33%
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| D | A fan of collecting records and music (10) | Discophile | 17%
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| Q | A type of aircraft with four rotors (10) | Quadcopter | 17%
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| B | Island off the south coast of Florida, perhaps where 18th century prime minister William plays the role of a large policeman? (13) | Big Coppitt Key | 0%
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| G | Molecule which the body uses to build fibres; this one has an added prefix which is related to a certain type of sugar (12) | Glucoprotein | 0%
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| I | X-ray device for detecting contraband articles (13) | Inspectoscope | 0%
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| J | A fish which is always found in southern Africa (9) | Jacopever | 0%
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| L | Town on the plains of Argentina which the European Union gives backing to (8) | Loncopué | 0%
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| M | The small text in software such as a website that guides users, eg. labels to explain buttons, and instructions (9) | Microcopy | 0%
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| N | Not occupying the same surface or linear plane (11) | Noncoplanar | 0%
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| O | Killer whale swallows large area of grass in Peruvian town (9) | Orcopampa | 0%
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| U | Not able to have a certain patent protection applied to it (for creative works); this is the longest word in the Merriam-Webster dictionary with all its letters different (15) | Uncopyrightable | 0%
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| V | Medical examining instrument which doesn't bear thinking about, especially if you're a woman (11) | Vaginoscope | 0%
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| W | Another name one sometimes uses for American basswood, a type of linden tree (6) | Wicopy | 0%
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| X | A genus of carpenter bees (8) | Xylocopa | 0%
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| Y | A town in Colombia which can be said to be no. 1 (6) | Yacopí | 0%
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| Z | Apparatus for determining the fermenting power of yeast; my clue for this one may be a bit backward (9) | Zymoscope | 0%
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