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1. Dry lake messed up as a Lear (7)


2. Short Mervin found in summer vacation (4)


3. Probabilistic risk analysis conceals deep lake (6)


4. Historic city confounds a sand mark (9)


5. Fantasy prince's body of water stirred as a pie scan (10)


6. A sin reversed inside a Nissan (4)


7. Sulky ski confusing large lake (8)


8. Historic city hidden in Innsbruck hair parlour (7)


9. B in a dream twisted mountainous lakes (9)


10. Ski resort baffled shy UK lamb (9)

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1. Dry lake messed up as a Lear (7)


2. Short Mervin found in summer vacation (4)


3. Probabilistic risk analysis conceals deep lake (6)


4. Historic city confounds a sand mark (9)


5. Fantasy prince's body of water stirred as a pie scan (10)


6. A sin reversed inside a Nissan (4)


7. Sulky ski confusing large lake (8)


8. Historic city hidden in Innsbruck hair parlour (7)


9. B in a dream twisted mountainous lakes (9)


10. Ski resort baffled shy UK lamb (9)

Where are we?

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1. Dry lake messed up as a Lear (7)


2. Short Mervin found in summer vacation (4)


3. Probabilistic risk analysis conceals deep lake (6)


4. Historic city confounds a sand mark (9)


5. Fantasy prince's body of water stirred as a pie scan (10)


6. A sin reversed inside a Nissan (4)


7. Sulky ski confusing large lake (8)


8. Historic city hidden in Innsbruck hair parlour (7)


9. B in a dream twisted mountainous lakes (9)


10. Ski resort baffled shy UK lamb (9)

Where are we?

wordplay knowledge cryptic-clues geography

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1. Dry lake messed up as a Lear (7)


2. Short Mervin found in summer vacation (4)


3. Probabilistic risk analysis conceals deep lake (6)


4. Historic city confounds a sand mark (9)


5. Fantasy prince's body of water stirred as a pie scan (10)


6. A sin reversed inside a Nissan (4)


7. Sulky ski confusing large lake (8)


8. Historic city hidden in Innsbruck hair parlour (7)


9. B in a dream twisted mountainous lakes (9)


10. Ski resort baffled shy UK lamb (9)

Where are we?

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  2. book 6. gear and 8.Austria?? Central Europe??
  – CR241
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2. book 6. gear and 8.Austria?? Central Europe??
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1 Dry lake messed up as a Lear (7)

ARAL SEA (“as a Lear”, messed up. The Aral Sea is a lake which is currently losing water — the Eastern Basin of the lake is drying up.)

2 Short Mervin found in summer vacation (4)

MERV (thanks, @NudgeNudge! It’s an ancient city in Turkmenistan, currently a UNESCO World Heritage Site.)

3 Probabilistic risk analysis conceals deep lake (6)

proBAbilistIc risK anALysis hides BAIKAL. Lake BAIKAL is one of the deepest lakes in the world.

4 Historic city confounds a sand mark (9)

SAMARKAND (thanks, @NudgeNudge! This is a historic city in Uzbekistan.)

5 Fantasy prince's body of water stirred as a pie scan (10)

CASPIAN SEA (thanks, @NudgeNudge! One of the largest most distinctive bodies of water in Central Asia.)

6 A sin reversed inside a Nissan (4)

NISA (“a sin”, reversed, it is inside NISsAn. Nisa, Turkmenistan is described as the first seat of central government of the Parthians).

7 Sulky ski confusing large lake (8)

ISSYK-KUL (“sulky ski”, confused. Issyk-Kul is the 10th largest lake by volume in the world.)

8 Historic city hidden in Innsbruck hair parlour (7)

innsBrUcK HAiR pArlour hides the historic city of BUKHARA, Uzbekistan.

9 B in a dream twisted mountainous lakes (9)

BAND-E-AMIR (B in a dream, twisted. Band-e-Amir, Afghanistan is a national park with 6 lakes in the mountains.)

10 Ski resort baffled shy UK lamb (9)

SHYMBULAK (shy UK lamb, baffled. Shymbulak is a ski resort in Kazakhstan.)

So as found by @NudgeNudge, we are in

Remote locations of Central Asia!

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Partial answer:

1. Dry lake messed up as a Lear (7)

Aral sea
Aral sea is pretty dry these days
Aral sea is an anagram of "as a Lear".

2. Short Mervin found in summer vacation

Merv
Merv is short for Mervin
SumMERVacation.

4. Historic city confounds a sand mark (9)

Samarkand
Samarkand is a historic city in current Turkmenistan
Samarkand is an anagram of "as a pie scan".

5. Fantasy prince's body of water stirred as a pie scan (10)

Caspian sea
Caspian is a prince from Chronicles of Narnia
Caspian Sea is an anagram of "a sand mark".

6. A sin reversed inside a Nissan (4)

Nisa
Nisa is "a sin" reversed
You can find the letters of Nisa inside the word Nissan.

7. Sulky ski confusing large lake (8)

Issyk-Kul
Issyk-Kul is an anagram of "sulky ski"
Issyk-Kul is a large lake in Kyrgyzstan.

9. B in a dream twisted mountainous lakes (9)

Band-e Amir
Band-e Amir is an anagram of "B in a dream"
Band-e Amir is a national lake with lakes and natural dams.

10. Ski resort baffled shy UK lamb (9)

Shymbulak
Shymbulak is a ski resort in Kazakhstan
Shymbulak is an anagram of "shy uk lamb".

So...

Are we in Central Asia then?

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1 Dry lake messed up as a Lear (7)

ARAL SEA (“as a Lear”, messed up. The Aral Sea is a lake which is currently losing water — the Eastern Basin of the lake is drying up.)

2 Short Mervin found in summer vacation (4)

MERV (thanks, @NudgeNudge! It’s an ancient city in Turkmenistan, currently a UNESCO World Heritage Site.)

3 Probabilistic risk analysis conceals deep lake (6)

proBAbilistIc risK anALysis hides BAIKAL. Lake BAIKAL is one of the deepest lakes in the world.

4 Historic city confounds a sand mark (9)

SAMARKAND (thanks, @NudgeNudge! This is a historic city in Uzbekistan.)

5 Fantasy prince's body of water stirred as a pie scan (10)

CASPIAN SEA (thanks, @NudgeNudge! One of the largest most distinctive bodies of water in Central Asia.)

6 A sin reversed inside a Nissan (4)

NISA (“a sin”, reversed, it is inside NISsAn. Nisa, Turkmenistan is described as the first seat of central government of the Parthians).

7 Sulky ski confusing large lake (8)

ISSYK-KUL (“sulky ski”, confused. Issyk-Kul is the 10th largest lake by volume in the world.)

8 Historic city hidden in Innsbruck hair parlour (7)

innsBrUcK HAiR pArlour hides the historic city of BUKHARA, Uzbekistan.

9 B in a dream twisted mountainous lakes (9)

BAND-E-AMIR (B in a dream, twisted. Band-e-Amir, Afghanistan is a national park with 6 lakes in the mountains.)

10 Ski resort baffled shy UK lamb (9)

SHYMBULAK (shy UK lamb, baffled. Shymbulak is a ski resort in Kazakhstan.)

So as found by @NudgeNudge, we are in

Remote locations of Central Asia!

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edited 54 mins ago

answered 1 hour ago

El-Guest

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• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  Well done! I had found one or two more but you were faster than me :)
  – NudgeNudge
  51 mins ago
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  1
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  Thanks! Full credit to you @NudgeNudge — you did some great work!
  – El-Guest
  49 mins ago
  

  
  
  
  

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up vote
3
down vote

1 Dry lake messed up as a Lear (7)

ARAL SEA (“as a Lear”, messed up. The Aral Sea is a lake which is currently losing water — the Eastern Basin of the lake is drying up.)

2 Short Mervin found in summer vacation (4)

MERV (thanks, @NudgeNudge! It’s an ancient city in Turkmenistan, currently a UNESCO World Heritage Site.)

3 Probabilistic risk analysis conceals deep lake (6)

proBAbilistIc risK anALysis hides BAIKAL. Lake BAIKAL is one of the deepest lakes in the world.

4 Historic city confounds a sand mark (9)

SAMARKAND (thanks, @NudgeNudge! This is a historic city in Uzbekistan.)

5 Fantasy prince's body of water stirred as a pie scan (10)

CASPIAN SEA (thanks, @NudgeNudge! One of the largest most distinctive bodies of water in Central Asia.)

6 A sin reversed inside a Nissan (4)

NISA (“a sin”, reversed, it is inside NISsAn. Nisa, Turkmenistan is described as the first seat of central government of the Parthians).

7 Sulky ski confusing large lake (8)

ISSYK-KUL (“sulky ski”, confused. Issyk-Kul is the 10th largest lake by volume in the world.)

8 Historic city hidden in Innsbruck hair parlour (7)

innsBrUcK HAiR pArlour hides the historic city of BUKHARA, Uzbekistan.

9 B in a dream twisted mountainous lakes (9)

BAND-E-AMIR (B in a dream, twisted. Band-e-Amir, Afghanistan is a national park with 6 lakes in the mountains.)

10 Ski resort baffled shy UK lamb (9)

SHYMBULAK (shy UK lamb, baffled. Shymbulak is a ski resort in Kazakhstan.)

So as found by @NudgeNudge, we are in

Remote locations of Central Asia!

share|improve this answer

edited 54 mins ago

answered 1 hour ago

El-Guest

16.2k13475

• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  Well done! I had found one or two more but you were faster than me :)
  – NudgeNudge
  51 mins ago
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  1
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  Thanks! Full credit to you @NudgeNudge — you did some great work!
  – El-Guest
  49 mins ago
  

  
  
  
  

add a comment | 

up vote
3
down vote

up vote
3
down vote

1 Dry lake messed up as a Lear (7)

ARAL SEA (“as a Lear”, messed up. The Aral Sea is a lake which is currently losing water — the Eastern Basin of the lake is drying up.)

2 Short Mervin found in summer vacation (4)

MERV (thanks, @NudgeNudge! It’s an ancient city in Turkmenistan, currently a UNESCO World Heritage Site.)

3 Probabilistic risk analysis conceals deep lake (6)

proBAbilistIc risK anALysis hides BAIKAL. Lake BAIKAL is one of the deepest lakes in the world.

4 Historic city confounds a sand mark (9)

SAMARKAND (thanks, @NudgeNudge! This is a historic city in Uzbekistan.)

5 Fantasy prince's body of water stirred as a pie scan (10)

CASPIAN SEA (thanks, @NudgeNudge! One of the largest most distinctive bodies of water in Central Asia.)

6 A sin reversed inside a Nissan (4)

NISA (“a sin”, reversed, it is inside NISsAn. Nisa, Turkmenistan is described as the first seat of central government of the Parthians).

7 Sulky ski confusing large lake (8)

ISSYK-KUL (“sulky ski”, confused. Issyk-Kul is the 10th largest lake by volume in the world.)

8 Historic city hidden in Innsbruck hair parlour (7)

innsBrUcK HAiR pArlour hides the historic city of BUKHARA, Uzbekistan.

9 B in a dream twisted mountainous lakes (9)

BAND-E-AMIR (B in a dream, twisted. Band-e-Amir, Afghanistan is a national park with 6 lakes in the mountains.)

10 Ski resort baffled shy UK lamb (9)

SHYMBULAK (shy UK lamb, baffled. Shymbulak is a ski resort in Kazakhstan.)

So as found by @NudgeNudge, we are in

Remote locations of Central Asia!

share|improve this answer

edited 54 mins ago

answered 1 hour ago

El-Guest

16.2k13475

1 Dry lake messed up as a Lear (7)

ARAL SEA (“as a Lear”, messed up. The Aral Sea is a lake which is currently losing water — the Eastern Basin of the lake is drying up.)

2 Short Mervin found in summer vacation (4)

MERV (thanks, @NudgeNudge! It’s an ancient city in Turkmenistan, currently a UNESCO World Heritage Site.)

3 Probabilistic risk analysis conceals deep lake (6)

proBAbilistIc risK anALysis hides BAIKAL. Lake BAIKAL is one of the deepest lakes in the world.

4 Historic city confounds a sand mark (9)

SAMARKAND (thanks, @NudgeNudge! This is a historic city in Uzbekistan.)

5 Fantasy prince's body of water stirred as a pie scan (10)

CASPIAN SEA (thanks, @NudgeNudge! One of the largest most distinctive bodies of water in Central Asia.)

6 A sin reversed inside a Nissan (4)

NISA (“a sin”, reversed, it is inside NISsAn. Nisa, Turkmenistan is described as the first seat of central government of the Parthians).

7 Sulky ski confusing large lake (8)

ISSYK-KUL (“sulky ski”, confused. Issyk-Kul is the 10th largest lake by volume in the world.)

8 Historic city hidden in Innsbruck hair parlour (7)

innsBrUcK HAiR pArlour hides the historic city of BUKHARA, Uzbekistan.

9 B in a dream twisted mountainous lakes (9)

BAND-E-AMIR (B in a dream, twisted. Band-e-Amir, Afghanistan is a national park with 6 lakes in the mountains.)

10 Ski resort baffled shy UK lamb (9)

SHYMBULAK (shy UK lamb, baffled. Shymbulak is a ski resort in Kazakhstan.)

So as found by @NudgeNudge, we are in

Remote locations of Central Asia!

share|improve this answer

edited 54 mins ago

answered 1 hour ago

El-Guest

16.2k13475

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edited 54 mins ago

edited 54 mins ago

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• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  Well done! I had found one or two more but you were faster than me :)
  – NudgeNudge
  51 mins ago
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  1
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  Thanks! Full credit to you @NudgeNudge — you did some great work!
  – El-Guest
  49 mins ago
  

  
  
  
  

add a comment | 

• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  Well done! I had found one or two more but you were faster than me :)
  – NudgeNudge
  51 mins ago
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  1
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  Thanks! Full credit to you @NudgeNudge — you did some great work!
  – El-Guest
  49 mins ago
  

  
  
  
  

Well done! I had found one or two more but you were faster than me :)
– NudgeNudge
51 mins ago

Well done! I had found one or two more but you were faster than me :)
– NudgeNudge
51 mins ago

1

1

Thanks! Full credit to you @NudgeNudge — you did some great work!
– El-Guest
49 mins ago

Thanks! Full credit to you @NudgeNudge — you did some great work!
– El-Guest
49 mins ago

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2
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Partial answer:

1. Dry lake messed up as a Lear (7)

Aral sea
Aral sea is pretty dry these days
Aral sea is an anagram of "as a Lear".

2. Short Mervin found in summer vacation

Merv
Merv is short for Mervin
SumMERVacation.

4. Historic city confounds a sand mark (9)

Samarkand
Samarkand is a historic city in current Turkmenistan
Samarkand is an anagram of "as a pie scan".

5. Fantasy prince's body of water stirred as a pie scan (10)

Caspian sea
Caspian is a prince from Chronicles of Narnia
Caspian Sea is an anagram of "a sand mark".

6. A sin reversed inside a Nissan (4)

Nisa
Nisa is "a sin" reversed
You can find the letters of Nisa inside the word Nissan.

7. Sulky ski confusing large lake (8)

Issyk-Kul
Issyk-Kul is an anagram of "sulky ski"
Issyk-Kul is a large lake in Kyrgyzstan.

9. B in a dream twisted mountainous lakes (9)

Band-e Amir
Band-e Amir is an anagram of "B in a dream"
Band-e Amir is a national lake with lakes and natural dams.

10. Ski resort baffled shy UK lamb (9)

Shymbulak
Shymbulak is a ski resort in Kazakhstan
Shymbulak is an anagram of "shy uk lamb".

So...

Are we in Central Asia then?

share|improve this answer

edited 53 mins ago

answered 1 hour ago

NudgeNudge

412115

add a comment | 

up vote
2
down vote

Partial answer:

1. Dry lake messed up as a Lear (7)

Aral sea
Aral sea is pretty dry these days
Aral sea is an anagram of "as a Lear".

2. Short Mervin found in summer vacation

Merv
Merv is short for Mervin
SumMERVacation.

4. Historic city confounds a sand mark (9)

Samarkand
Samarkand is a historic city in current Turkmenistan
Samarkand is an anagram of "as a pie scan".

5. Fantasy prince's body of water stirred as a pie scan (10)

Caspian sea
Caspian is a prince from Chronicles of Narnia
Caspian Sea is an anagram of "a sand mark".

6. A sin reversed inside a Nissan (4)

Nisa
Nisa is "a sin" reversed
You can find the letters of Nisa inside the word Nissan.

7. Sulky ski confusing large lake (8)

Issyk-Kul
Issyk-Kul is an anagram of "sulky ski"
Issyk-Kul is a large lake in Kyrgyzstan.

9. B in a dream twisted mountainous lakes (9)

Band-e Amir
Band-e Amir is an anagram of "B in a dream"
Band-e Amir is a national lake with lakes and natural dams.

10. Ski resort baffled shy UK lamb (9)

Shymbulak
Shymbulak is a ski resort in Kazakhstan
Shymbulak is an anagram of "shy uk lamb".

So...

Are we in Central Asia then?

share|improve this answer

edited 53 mins ago

answered 1 hour ago

NudgeNudge

412115

add a comment | 

up vote
2
down vote

up vote
2
down vote

Partial answer:

1. Dry lake messed up as a Lear (7)

Aral sea
Aral sea is pretty dry these days
Aral sea is an anagram of "as a Lear".

2. Short Mervin found in summer vacation

Merv
Merv is short for Mervin
SumMERVacation.

4. Historic city confounds a sand mark (9)

Samarkand
Samarkand is a historic city in current Turkmenistan
Samarkand is an anagram of "as a pie scan".

5. Fantasy prince's body of water stirred as a pie scan (10)

Caspian sea
Caspian is a prince from Chronicles of Narnia
Caspian Sea is an anagram of "a sand mark".

6. A sin reversed inside a Nissan (4)

Nisa
Nisa is "a sin" reversed
You can find the letters of Nisa inside the word Nissan.

7. Sulky ski confusing large lake (8)

Issyk-Kul
Issyk-Kul is an anagram of "sulky ski"
Issyk-Kul is a large lake in Kyrgyzstan.

9. B in a dream twisted mountainous lakes (9)

Band-e Amir
Band-e Amir is an anagram of "B in a dream"
Band-e Amir is a national lake with lakes and natural dams.

10. Ski resort baffled shy UK lamb (9)

Shymbulak
Shymbulak is a ski resort in Kazakhstan
Shymbulak is an anagram of "shy uk lamb".

So...

Are we in Central Asia then?

share|improve this answer

edited 53 mins ago

answered 1 hour ago

NudgeNudge

412115

Partial answer:

1. Dry lake messed up as a Lear (7)

Aral sea
Aral sea is pretty dry these days
Aral sea is an anagram of "as a Lear".

2. Short Mervin found in summer vacation

Merv
Merv is short for Mervin
SumMERVacation.

4. Historic city confounds a sand mark (9)

Samarkand
Samarkand is a historic city in current Turkmenistan
Samarkand is an anagram of "as a pie scan".

5. Fantasy prince's body of water stirred as a pie scan (10)

Caspian sea
Caspian is a prince from Chronicles of Narnia
Caspian Sea is an anagram of "a sand mark".

6. A sin reversed inside a Nissan (4)

Nisa
Nisa is "a sin" reversed
You can find the letters of Nisa inside the word Nissan.

7. Sulky ski confusing large lake (8)

Issyk-Kul
Issyk-Kul is an anagram of "sulky ski"
Issyk-Kul is a large lake in Kyrgyzstan.

9. B in a dream twisted mountainous lakes (9)

Band-e Amir
Band-e Amir is an anagram of "B in a dream"
Band-e Amir is a national lake with lakes and natural dams.

10. Ski resort baffled shy UK lamb (9)

Shymbulak
Shymbulak is a ski resort in Kazakhstan
Shymbulak is an anagram of "shy uk lamb".

So...

Are we in Central Asia then?

share|improve this answer

edited 53 mins ago

answered 1 hour ago

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412115

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edited 53 mins ago

edited 53 mins ago

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