SUNDAY INDEPENDENT QUIZWORD No337
We are offering a €50 book token to three Sunday Independent readers with this quizword, compiled by John Murphy
ACROSS: 1. Which former Northern Ireland star holds the record for being the youngest ever player to appear at the World Cup finals? (9) 8. What is the surname of the family at the centre
of the BBC’s Peaky Blinders? (6) 9. Dublin cinema which recently reopened in its
original 1920s style. (6) 10. Which breed of cat has no tail? (4) 12. Which New Zealand-born rugby player recently
made his debut for Ireland? (3) 13. Revenge of the ____: Star Wars prequel. (4) 16. What is the highest capital city in the EU? (6) 17. Which river is Amsterdam built on? (6) 18. Hairstyle popular with America’s black
population in the 1970s. (4) 21. Winston Smith, the protagonist of 1984 ,hasa
fear of which animal? (3) 22. Name of the cafe owner in ‘Allo ‘Allo!. (4) 24. Standard English-language keyboard. (6) 25. Las Vegas is in the middle of which desert? (6) 26. Number 1 in bingo parlance. (6,3) DOWN: 2. Which major venue is part of DCU? (5) 3. Where do Noddy and Big Ears live? (7) 4. _____ for Beginners: Marian Keyes novel. (5) 5. The last remaining liquid in a glass or bottle,
often containing sediment. (5) 6. Increasingly popular small black seeds. (4) 7. Music: what kind of note is played a semitone
lower than usual? (4) 10. Dubliner who had a UK hit with Gotta Tell You in
2000. (5) 11. In astronomy, the opposite of zenith; more
generally, the lowest point. (5) 14. “Patriotism __ ___ last refuge of the scoundrel”,
Samuel Johnson. (2,3) 15. Famous orchestra based in Manchester. (5) 17. & 19. Eoin Colfer’s best-known character. (7,4) 20. “Sing a song of sixpence, a pocket full __ ___”.
(2,3) 21. Down _____: Irish racecourse. (5) 22. Who is the prime minister of Spain? (5) 23. What do you call the central body of a church,
where most of the congregation sits? (4) Solutions to Sunday Independent Quizword No 336 ACROSS: 7. George Foreman. 8. Balmoral. 9. Inns. 10. This Is. 12. Amazon. 14. Arthur. 16. Kudrow. 18. SPQR. 20. Cavalier. 22. Wilson Pickett. DOWN: 1. Metaphor. 2. Frames. 3. Fear. 4. Woolpack. 5. Retina. 6. Iain. 11. Saracens. 13. O’Doherty. 15. Heresy. 17. Daleks. 19. Prix. 21. Veil.