Today’s clues...

Press, 31 May 1977, Page 28

Today’s clues...

I—Time-honoured title of affection for the Fijian Islands.

2— Flower of welcome to I? 3— Symbolic trees of tropical isles ... 4— ... and their fruit. 5— Traditional word of welcome in Fiji. 6— Fiji’s principal port of entry. 7— But if you arrive by air, chances are it will be to here. 8— Native race of the islands. 9— A liking for “long pig” earned ancestors this reputation. 10— Aptly named American-style land development at Deuba. 11— Boat cruises are featured on Fiji’s largest river. 12— Pacific race, of which the Maori is a member, joined with another Pacific race ... 13— ... to produce the Fijian. 14— Oriental race liked the Happy Isles and stayed. 15— Sleepy waters beloved of writers of island romances. 16— Marine organism responsible for 17. 17— Outer protective ring for Pacific islands. 18— Hot-foot dance for Beqa islanders. 19— Fiji’s second industry is very much a people-meet-ing programme. 20— Peppery beverage consumed with ceremony which is . . . 21—... served from ceremonial, legged, mixing bowl 22 . . . usually in a special cup made from a coconut shell. 23— The Hawaiians would call it a luau. 24— Trumpet shell with practical, ceremonial and ornamental uses. 25— Gastropod which has served Fiji as both a fertility charm and as money over the years. 26— Bark cloth. 27— Sweet profits from the Fijian ground. 28— Mineral is island’s No. 3 export. 29— Fastest fruit stripper? 30— Rearrange lemons as ground products. 31— Coconut kernel could finish up in soap or confectionary. 32— Agile poach(e)r on Fiji’s many isles. 33— Modern village at this southern resort on Queens Road. 34— Fijian bachelor’s quarters. 35— Could New Zealand birds look like village chiefs. 36 You couldn’t be in a sour mood at this airport. 37— Warrior chief became Fijian “king” and tried to give islands to Britain. 38— Rudder of this famed ship of mutineers is in Fiji museum. . 39— Well-known Dutch visitor in 1643. 40— Highest point in Fiji sounds regally English.