SUNDAY INDEPENDENT QUIZWORD No269
We are offering a €50 book token to three lucky Sunday Independent readers with this quizword, compiled by John Murphy
ACROSS: 6. A dash of Grand Marnier is usually added to this
dessert. (5,7) 8. Which seaside resort is the destination for Only
Fool and Horses’ Jolly Boys Outing? (7) 9. Company which pioneered video games in the 70s and 80s, with games such as Asteroids and Pong. (5) 10. Singer remembered for Catch A Falling Star and
Magic Moments. (4) 12. In what kind of jump is the participant secured
by an elasticated rope around the ankles? (6) 14. Nickname of Premier League champions
Leicester City. (5) 15. Only the ______: Roy Orbison song. (6) 16. Christy Ring played for ____ Rovers for 26 years.
(4) 19. What is the highest mountain in Canada? (5) 21. Dessert named after a ballet dancer. (7) 22. BBC drama series set in the early 80s and
named after a David Bowie song. (5,2,5) DOWN: 1. The ________: one of Ireland’s biggest regional
newspapers. (8) 2. Who wrote The Auld Triangle? (5) 3. Which veteran singer won the 2013 RTE show
The Hit with The Last Great Love Song? (5) 4. Winged horse of Greek legend. (7) 5. Europe’s highest active volcano. (4) 6. Nickname given to Iraq’s Minister for Information
at the time of the country’s 2003 invasion. (7,3) 7. BBC drama series set in the early 70s and named
after a David Bowie song. (4,2,4) 11. With six gold medals, who is Britain’s all-time
most successful Olympian? (3) 12. Aisling ___: Irish comedian. (3) 13. Alternative name for Calvary. (8) 14. Which rugby position can be blindside or
openside? (7) 17. Who won seven golds at the 1972 Olympics, a
record which stood until 2008? (5) 18. Which word means relating to, or characteristic
of birds? (5) 20. Standard qualification for secondary school
leavers in the UK. (1,1,1,1) Solutions to Sunday Independent Quizword No. 268 ACROSS: 1. The Mikado. 8. Fingal. 9. Il Duce. 10. Knee. 12. Rat. 13. Stor. 16. Holden. 17. Muggle. 18. Rose. 21. Per. 22. Bros. 24. Hadron. 25. Clarke. 26. Pokemon Go. DOWN: 2. Hague. 3. McLaren. 4. Klimt. 5. Dodds. 6. Linn. 7. Echo. 10. Keher. 11. Ellis. 14. Tiger. 15. Reels. 17. Morocco. 19. Omar. 20. Ear To. 21. Pence. 22. Bragg. 23. Oaks. Winners of Sunday Independent Quizword No 268 Caroline Walshe, Nurney, Co Kildare Derek Behan, St Mullins, Co Carlow Paul McNamara, Inchicore, Dublin 8 POST your entries to Sunday Independent Quizword No 269, Sunday Independent, 27-32 Talbot Street, Dublin D01 X2E1, to arrive by Thursday morning next. Faxes are unacceptable. Prizes will be awarded to the first three all-correct entries opened. Please allow up to six weeks for receipt of your prize, and would entrants also remember to include a phone number with their address, simply as an extra aid to contacting winners. If you are a winner and have any queries in relation to your prize, please ring our dedicated hotline on: (01) 705-5161