SUNDAY INDEPENDENT QUIZWORD No344
We are offering a €50 book token to three Sunday Independent readers with this quizword, compiled by John Murphy
ACROSS: 1. What was the first country to follow America’s lead in announcing the transfer of its embassy in Israel to Jerusalem? (9) 8. The USA’s first space station. (6) 9. Fantasy world created by CS Lewis. (6) 10. US president when the Titanic sank. (4) 12. Mel’s professional partner. (3) 13. Which captain pursued Moby Dick? (4) 16. Yogi Bear’s best friend. (3,3) 17. Islamic law. (6) 18. Which Parisian hotel was home to Coco Chanel
for over 30 years? (4) 21. TV drama with series set in Las Vegas, Miami,
New York, Washington DC. (1,1,1) 22. Who hosted RTE’s Where In The World? (4) 24. Mount ______ in Dublin is one of the country’s
largest cemeteries. (6) 25. Which US president ordered the dropping of
nuclear bombs on Japan? (6) 26. Who played Rodney in Only Fools and Horses?
(9) DOWN: 2. Not illuminated. (5) 3. Sauce produced by the McIlhenny Company. (7) 4. One of the types of whale most commonly
observed off the Irish coast. (5) 5. Writer assassinated by fascists in his native
Granada at the start of the Spanish Civil War. (5) 6. Company founded by Ingvar Kamprad. (4) 7. Former currency of Italy. (4) 10. A potato is a type of _____. (5) 11. UK broadcaster who recorded famous 1970s
interviews with Muhammad Ali, Nixon etc. (5) 14. Which Marx brother was silent on screen? (5) 15. A player who has scored twice is said to have
scored a _____ of goals/points/tries, etc. (5) 17. Chinese “lion dog”. (4,3) 19. Wild goat with curved horns. (4) 20. What is the unit of currency in Poland? (5) 21. Minister for Agriculture, Food & the Marine. (5) 22. World heavyweight champion 1937-1949. (5) 23. A “____ party” for cast and crew takes place
after filming has been completed. (4) Solutions to Sunday Independent Quizword No 343 ACROSS: 1. Swiss. 4. Hawking. 7. Stall. 8. OHMSS. 9. Hook. 10. Why Me? 13. Becker. 16. Vuelta. 19. Walsh. 22. Lois. 23. Carat. 24. Salah. 25. Phoenix. 26. Happy. DOWN: 2. Witch. 3. Salome. 4. Hanoi. 5. Wookiee. 6. Nose. 10. Weave. 11. KKK. 12. Truth. 14. Yen. 15. Stilton. 17. Panama. 18. Sioux. 20. Sharp. 21. Bach. Winners of Sunday Independent Quizword No 343 n Ethna Staunton, Claremorris, Co Mayo n Barry Horan, Clare Hall, Dublin 13 n Christine Byrne, Letterkenny, Co Donegal Post your entries to Sunday Independent Quizword No 344, 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