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A kite over the marsh

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1 Across The capacity of a material to be reshaped (10 letters)

Sentence hint The ____ of damp cane let the maker bend it into a hoop that held its shape after drying.

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Synonyms and close equivalents malleability, formability, moldability

4 Across Difficult to catch, locate or pin down (7 letters)

Sentence hint The source of the whistle remained ____ until the wind turned the kite edge-on.

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Synonyms and close equivalents hard to locate, hard to pin down, difficult to trace

6 Across Following a winding, twisting route (8 letters)

Sentence hint The kite traced a ____ path above the reeds before finding steady air.

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Synonyms and close equivalents winding, twisting, sinuous

7 Across The ability to remain steady (9 letters)

Sentence hint Adding two inches to the tail improved the kite's ____ in a crosswind.

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Synonyms and close equivalents steadiness, balance, equilibrium

2 Down Slow or obstruct movement (6 letters)

Sentence hint A second knot would ____ the line as it slipped through the narrow brass ring.

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Synonyms and close equivalents hinder, obstruct, hamper

3 Down Reduce the strength of an effect (9 letters)

Sentence hint A strip of cloth at the tail helped ____ the kite's violent swings.

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Synonyms and close equivalents weaken, lessen, dampen

4 Down Free from entanglement or difficulty (9 letters)

Sentence hint Without breaking the frame, the girls managed to ____ the kite from the rushes.

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Synonyms and close equivalents free, disentangle, release

5 Down Chosen to serve a larger plan or goal (9 letters)

Sentence hint A ____ pause at the footbridge let the team launch into clear sky.

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Synonyms and close equivalents planned, calculated, purposeful