The GA Magazine

The GA Magazine is a quarterly, full colour publication available free to all members. It covers a range of reports, up-to-date news and comment of particular interest to our members.

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Crossword Challenge
Now that the government guidelines are encouraging more physical exercise we thought you may also wish to exercise your minds by having a go at the crosswords published in some of our previous editions.

Look for the crossword symbol which indicate the editions that contain a crossword.


Win a FREE copy of a GA Guide of your choice!

We also have the solutions to the crossword GA7 but unfortunately not the clues! So we thought it might be fun to have a competition to suggest what the clues might have been. The winner will be the first person to send us a complete set of geologically themed clues – the more imaginative the better!

Answers to crossword GA7 –
Across: 1. Elf, 3. Pragmatist, 8. Ice-climb, 9. Excite, 10. Visionaries, 13. Mat, 14. Ruffle, 15. Talcum, 17. Embryo, 20. Hove-to, 21. Rio, 22. Autumn ennui, 24. Triple, 26. Inchoate, 28. Pensioners, 29. Hot

Down: 2. Fleas, 3. Pal, 4. Gabbro intrusion, 5. Tax, 6. Seismic, 7. Best ammonite, 8. Invertebrate, 9. Eject, 11. Infer, 12. Née, 16. Leven, 18. Biotite, 19. Ovule, 20. Hen, 23. Neath, 25. Les, 27. His

Please send your submission to Sarah Stafford at sarah@geologistsassociation.org.uk.

Happy Puzzling!


Volume 17 No 1 March 2018

Volume 17 No 2 June 2018

Volume 17 No 3 September 2018

Volume 17 No 4 December 2018


Volume 16 No 1 March 2017

Volume 16 No 2 June 2017

Volume 16 No 3 September 2017

Volume 16 No 4 December 2017


Volume 15 No 1 March 2016Crossword GA6 Answers

Volume 15 No 2 June 2016

Volume 15 No 3 September 2016

Volume 15 No 4 December 2016


Volume 14 No 1 March 2015Crossword GA5 Answers

Volume 14 No 2 June, 2015

Volume 14 No 3 September 2015

Volume 14 No 4 December 2015


Volume 13 No.1 March 2014Crossword GA4 Answers

Volume 13 No.2 June 2014

Volume 13 No.3 September, 2014

Volume 13 No.4 December, 2014


Volume 12 No.1 March 2013

Volume 12 No.2 June 2013Crossword GA3 Answers

Volume 12 No.3 September 2013Crossword GA2 Answers

Volume 12 No.4 December 2013Crossword GA1 Answers


Volume 11 No.1 March 2012

Volume 11 No.2 June 2012

Volume 11 No.3 September 2012

Volume 11 No.4 December 2012


Volume 10 No.1 March 2011

Volume 10 No.2 June 2011

Volume 10 No.3 September 2011

Volume 10 No.4 December 2011


Volume 9 No.2 June 2010

Volume 9 No.3 September 2010

Volume 9 No.4 December 2010


Volume 8 No.1 March 2009

Volume 8 No.2 June 2009

Volume 8 No.3 September 2009

Volume 8 No.4 December 2009


Volume 7 No.1 March 2008

Volume 7 No.2 June 2008

Volume 7 No.3 September 2008

Volume 7 No.4 December 2008


Volume 6 No.1 March 2007

Volume 6 No.2 June 2007

Volume 6 No.3 September 2007

Volume 6 No.4 December 2007


Volume 5 No.1 March 2006

Volume 5 No.2 June 2006

Volume 5 No.3 September 2006

Volume 5 No. 4 December 2006


Volume 4 No.1 March 2005

Volume 4 No.2 June 2005

Volume 4 No. 3 September 2005

Volume 4 No. 4 December 2005


Volume 3 No.1 March 2004

Volume 3 No.2 June 2004

Volume 3 No.3 September 2004

Volume 3 No.4 December 2004


Volume 2 No.1 March 2003

Volume 2 No.2 June 2003

Volume 2 No.3 September 2003

Volume 2 No. 4 December 2003


Volume 1 No. 1 March 2002

Volume 1 No.2 June 2002

Volume 1 No.3 September 2002

Volume 1 No.4 December 2002


GA6 Crossword Answers
Across: 1. Stupid, 5. Flag, 9. London Platform, 11. Rubber tree, 12. Berg, 14. Treacle, 15. Sadness, 16. Ash-flow, 18. Capable, 20. Grog, 21. Memorandum, 23. The right spirit, 24. Parr, 25. Renege
 
Down: 2. Trouble-shooter, 3. Padded cell, 4. Dinette, 5. Fuller’s, 6. Arts, 7. Fore-set bedding, 8. Images, 10. Grit, 13. Adaptation, 16. Augite, 17. Whether, 18. Chooser, 19. Elmo, 22. Mica


GA5 Crossword Answers
Across: 1. Landmass, 5. Newham, 9. Pliocene, 10. Ferric, 12. Ocean, 13. Immutable, 14. Conglomerate, 18. Earth-science, 21. Spaghetti, 23. Nylon, 24. Ossify, 25. Charcoal, 26. Excess, 27. Educated

Down: 1. Laptop, 2. Noises, 3. Macintosh, 4. San-Diego City, 6. Event, 7.Hornbeam, 8. Machetes, 11. Impoverished, 15. Eccentric, 16. Gemstone, 17. Triassic, 19. Almost, 20. Angled, 22. Hafts


GA4 Crossword Answers
Across: 1. Chip Off The Old Block, 10. Hydroid, 11. Algebra, 13. Palaeo-Lab, 14. Agate, 16. Phi, 17. Helen, 19. Kerbs, 20. One, 21. Motif, 22. Expansion, 25. Tiler, 26. Textite, 27. Shiatsu, 28. Isolated Cases

Down: 1. Hadrosaur, 3. Plonk, 4. Fed-Up, 5. Trail-Bike, 6. Eaglesham, 7. Libel, 8. The Black Death, 9. Carboniferous, 15. Essential, 16. Prominent , 18. Little-Toe, 23. Pokes, 24. Nosed, 25. Taiga


GA3 Crossword Answersgiven on pg. 23 of Vol. 13, No. 1, March 2014


GA2 Crossword Answers given on pg. 23 of Vol. 12, No. 4, December 2013


GA1 Crossword Answers given on pg. 23 of Vol. 12, No. 3, September 2013