12a Once the forth largest lake in the world ,a body of water with a surface and volume that has shrunk by two-thirds since the disastrous irrigation projects of the 1960's 4,3ltrs A?A?S?A?
16a Design on either sign of a coin or medal ;also a metal or wooden with a raised character used in letterpress printing 4ltrs ??P?
17a Fasterner with a helical thread;modern day version of which were devised and standerised by engineer Sir Joseph Whitworth in 1841 5ltrs
40 a Democratic statesman whose personal tragedies earned him the reputation as one of the us's worst presidents 6ltrs ?I?N?E
9d Informal term for a forge 6ltrs ?M???Y
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