SUNDAY INDEPENDENT QUIZWORD No278

We are offering a €50 book token to three Sunday Independent readers with this quizword, compiled by John Murphy

ACROSS: 1. TV drama series about two motorcycle cops. (5) 4. Which jockey won all seven of his races on

September 28, 1996? (7) 7. Henry VIII and Elizabeth I were members of

which royal house? (5) 8. Nickname of former jockey and current trainer

Michael Morris. (5) 9. News ____: Rupert Murdoch media company. (4) 10. Rolls Royce’s biggest UK site is located in which

city? (5) 13. Which Portuguese village is associated with

“Vatican secrets”? (6) 16. Score in American football worth two points. (6) 19. _____ Country: region of Mayo and Galway. (5) 22. Stringed instrument popular in Medieval times.

(4) 23. A watch kept during normal sleeping hours. (5) 24. In the Shawshank Redemption, a poster of whom is on Andy’s cell wall at the time of his escape? (5) 25. Complete this sequence: Alpha, Bravo, Charlie,

Delta, Echo, _______. (7) 26. Type of sacred poem/hymn from the Bible. (5) DOWN: 2. Which TV series starred Hugh Laurie as a

doctor? (5) 3. Which Friends character played the guitar? (6) 4. Patrick Pearse called John _____ “the greatest

Fenian of them all”. (5) 5. Simon _______: better known as character The

Saint. (7) 6. Extra stick a snooker player uses to help make an

awkward shot. (4) 10. Alternative name for ISIS. (5) 11. & 12. Who is Hillary Clinton’s running mate? (3,5) 14. Conor McGregor competes in which sporting

organisation? (1,1,1) 15. Who played Derek Zoolander? (7) 17. Bill Haley’s backing band. (6) 18. Tiny tube put into an artery/blood vessel/etc to

hold it open. (5) 20. What was the first name of Daniel Day Lewis’s

poet father? (5) 21. Who invented the ballpoint pen? (4) Solutions to Sunday Independent Quizword No. 277 ACROSS: 1. El Alamein. 8. Wilson. 9. Froome. 10. Dyer. 12. Bay. 13. Arno. 16. Barlow. 17. Weimar. 18. IMEI. 21. Pan. 22. Dyke. 24. Manson. 25. Amelie. 26. DeGeneres. DOWN: 2. Laser. 3. Longbow. 4. Miffy. 5. Imola. 6. Oily. 7. G Man/Men. 10. Dubai. 11. Eyrie. 14. Rummy. 15. Of Rye. 17. Wannabe. 19. Maam. 20. Issue. 21. Penne. 22. Deere. 23. Knit. Winners of Sunday Independent Quizword No.000 Dáire Brennan, Stillorgan Co.Dublin Bridid O’Driscoll Kilkenny Oliver Hickey Stillorgan