CRIME DETECTION
COUNTRIES' LOWEST POINTS
WINTER SPORTS
CROSSWORD CLUES "D"
HOMECOMING KINGS & QUEENS
200
'Reacting to hemoglobin, the chemical Luminol is used to detect this, even if it's been wiped off'
blood
200
'For Antigua & Barbuda:
This sea'
the Caribbean
200
'On New Year's Day, many souls brave icy waters to take part in a swim named for these ursine creatures'
a polar bear swim
200
'Crazy, like a certain cartoon duck
(5)'
daffy
200
'Mary, queen of these people, didn't see many of them when she lived in France from age 5 until her return at 18'
the Scots
400
'A specialized lab is used for toxicology, the detection of these, from the Latin for "drink"'
poison
400
'For Sri Lanka:
This ocean'
the Indian Ocean
400
'Let's have a race using this craft whose name comes from a Native American word for "sled"'
a toboggan
400
'Permanently leaving the military without permission
(9)'
desertion
400
'In 2010 Akhenaton returned to this African country; actually it was just his big toe, which had been removed in 1968'
Egypt
600
'A forensic expert "dusting" a room is checking for these "digital" clues'
fingerprints
600
'For Lithuania:
This sea'
the Baltic
600
'Snowboarders use a U-shaped structure called a half this to perform radical tricks'
a pipe
600
'It goes on salads or on wounds
(8)'
dressing
600
'Chimham helped bring King David over the Jordan when he returned to this city after a rebellion'
Jerusalem
800
'This word for a public official who investigates all non-natural deaths comes from the Latin for "crown"'
a coroner
800
'For Ukraine:
This sea'
the Black Sea
800
'Encyclopedia Britannica calls this sport "a game similar to lawn bowls but played on ice"'
curling
800
'Any tyrannical ruler
(6)'
a despot
800
'In 1945, after the wartime years in England, Queen Wilhelmina crossed the North Sea & returned to this country'
the Netherlands
1000
'In a forensic lab, a hood eliminates fumes & prevents the intrusive process called "cross" this'
cross-contamination
1000
'For Russia:
This "sea"'
the Caspian Sea
1000
'Nordic combined events start with a ski jump & end with one of these long alliterative races'
the cross-country race
1000
'Pre-Christian Celtic priest
(5)'
a druid
1000
'In 1996 King Simeon returned to Bulgaria; he had fled in 1946 after a takeover by this very anti-king political party'
the Communist Party
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