SUNDAY INDEPENDENT QUIZWORD No308
We are offering a €50 book token to three Sunday Independent readers with this quizword, compiled by John Murphy
ACROSS: 7. What was Theresa May’s position before she
became prime minister? (4,8) 8. What do North Americans call a baby’s soother?
(8) 9. Official name of Cork railway station. (4) 10. Probably the most famous Czech composer of all
time. (6) 12. Sport which will make its Summer Olympics
debut in 2020. (6) 14. What is the name of George Hook’s wife? (6) 16. Which mythical creature has a lion’s body and a
human head? (6) 18. A bitter, long-lasting dispute, particularly
between two families. (4) 20. Star of Murder, She Wrote. (8) 22. Which track closes the Beatles’s Sgt Pepper’s album, about to celebrate its 50th anniversary? (1,3,2,3,4) DOWN: 1. Classic French dish. (3,2,3) 2. Which unit measures the weight of material,
particularly for tights and stockings? (6) 3. Another name for the Abominable Snowman. (4) 4. Current All-Ireland club Gaelic football
champions. (2,6) 5. Who wrote Dracula? (6) 6. “____” Mike Tyson: former world heavyweight
champion. (4) 11. Steve Garrigan is the lead singer in which group?
(8) 13. On which island are the Teide National Park and
the resort of Los Cristianos? (8) 15. Name given to a flight which takes off late at
night and arrives the next morning. (3,3) 17. Which telescope has been orbiting the Earth
since 1990? (6) 19. Verb meaning to flow in a circular movement. (4) 21. Title formerly held by the University of Limerick
and Dublin City University. (1,1,1,1) Solutions to Sunday Independent Quizword No 307 ACROSS: 4. Zinc. 6. Herrema. 8. Uptempo. 9. Zion. 10. Fidelity. 13. Bebo. 14. Dyer. 15. PGA. 17. Cube. 19. Coup. 20. Lausanne. 22. Boca. 24. Helsing. 26. Enright. 27. Spey. DOWN: 1. Jedi. 2. Brynner. 3. Gaudi. 4. Zither. 5. NUM. 7. Holy See. 10. Fop. 11. I’m Up. 12. Adelphi. 13. Beau. 16. Ace. 17. Cumbria. 18. Family. 21. Niger. 23. Caha. 27. Lap. Winners of Sunday Independent Quizword No 307 n Anne Gannon, Moyle Ave, Co Carlow n James O’Flynn, Lucan, Dublin n Patrick Evans, Annascaul, Co Kerry Post your entries to Sunday Independent Quizword No 308, 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) 705-5333