SUNDAY INDEPENDENT QUIZWORD No338

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

1. Alternative to doner. (5) 4. 2014 Irish film starring Brendan Gleeson as a troubled priest. (7) 7. Someone who looks after horses. (5) 8. The Wild Swans at _____: WB Yeats poem. (5) 9. What is the name of the small, white “target” ball in bowls? (4) 10. Groundbreaking 80s TV show hosted by Vincent Hanley. (1,1,1,1,1) 13. What is the capital of Zimbabwe? (6) 16. Who played Mr White in Reservoir Dogs and The Wolf in Pulp Fiction? (6) 19. The _____: Netflix series about the British royal family. (5) 22. Character created by Enid Blyton whose name has become UK slang for the police. (4) 23. British prime minister from 1970 to 1974. (5) 24. County Wicklow glen used by the Irish army as a firing range. (5) 25. Whose catchphrase was “Shut that door!”? (7) 26. Cup first competed for at the Worcester Country Club in 1927. (5)

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2. British artist whose works include a shark in formaldehyde and a skull made of diamonds. (5) 3. By what name is Nike’s logo known? (6) 4. Which type of tree features on the national flag of the Lebanon? (5) 5. Alternative name for tetanus. (7) 6. ____ Nugent is the head of RTE Sport. (4) 10. & 11. Earth is part of which galaxy? (5,3) 12. Which is the only English county with two coastlines? (5) 14. In which film does Tom Hanks play a giant “floor piano”? (3) 15. In which city was Martin Luther King assassinated? (7) 17. One of Snow White’s seven dwarfs. (6) 18. What do you call a gathering of witches? (5) 20. The _____ shark is the largest species of fish. (5) 21. Who shared a famous kiss in the surf with Burt Lancaster in From Here To Eternity? (4)