Daily Tel GK

[Brumas]

46 across Lake in Russia 2nd largest in Europe
52 across Scottish lexographer and chief editor of the Oxford english Dictionary 1879-1915
36 down Hebrew unit of measurement equal to about 8 galls
39 down peninsular to the west of asia bounded by the Med< Black and Aegean seas.


Thanks in advance.

[shaneystar2]

Onega
Murray
Bath
Anatolia

[taize]

Lake Onega

Murray

Bath

Anatolia

[Brumas]

many thanks

[thinkingtime]

46a Onega
52a Murray
36d Bath? ......although this was 10 gallons not 8 wasn't it?
39d Anatolia

[Nigse]

The Dent Dictionary of measurement gives:
1 bath = 8.8506 U.K. gallons = 10.6279 U.S gallons

so it depends where you live.... however, the OED gives 6.5 gallons just to totally cloud the issue!