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[browneyes99]

12 across 7 letters
translucent red gemstone also called fire opal
many thanks

[shaneystar2]

Girasol

[shaneystar2]

I am quite a patient person and dont mind answering these questions..but....most of these can be found quite easily by Googling... by checking on Brians website
http://members.lycos.co.uk/bri_tal/
by crosschecking with
http://www.wordfun.ca/
..enter letters that you have and then crosscheck with
http://dictionary.reference.com/
Or putting it all in one post !
I cannot see the point of doing a crossword unless you don't at least try and get the answers yourself.

[FoxLee]

Shaneystar2 - you're wasting your time trying to get through to browneyes. He/she has been told before now to post questions together, to check whether questions have already been posted and answered but to no avail. It stands to reason that today being Tuesday, it's odds on that the questions from Sunday have already been asked. I don't bother answering his questions.

[shaneystar2]

Yes. ..I think you are right ..it's like banging your head against a brick wall ! I honestly don't mind answering... but these are such easy crosswords in the fact that the answers can easily be found .I can't see the point in doing them if you have to keep asking ...the whole point of a crossword is to exercise ones grey matter and learn something at the same time .
I must be getting old and crotchety.!

[shammydodger]

Shaney

Old AND crotchety? Are you 25 already???