SUNDAY INDEPENDENT QUIZWORD No347
We are offering a €50 book token to three Sunday Independent readers with this quizword, compiled by John Murphy
ACROSS:
6. Which film made Ralph Macchio famous? (3,6,3) 8. Philly is the first name of which Dublin Gaelic
football star? (7) 9. Which city on the Nile is the base for visiting such sights as the Valley of the Kings? (5)
10. An ____ Cradling: Brian Keenan’s account of his four years in captivity in Beirut. (4) 12. Who recently handed back his Freedom of Dublin
award? (6) 14. A small covered canoe. (5) 15. The collapse of ______ Brothers bank was one of
the key events of the crash of 2008. (6) 16. “Everything you ___, _ owe to spaghetti”, Sophia
Loren. (3,1) 19. What is the capital of Afghanistan? (5) 21. Brian _______: actor known for his booming
voice. (7) 22. How is the Dickens character Jack Dawkins
better known? (6,6)
DOWN:
1. Which manoeuvre is used to dislodge an object
stuck in someone’s windpipe? (8) 2. What is the Asgard? (5) 3. The Bible: name the food miraculously supplied to the Israelites in their journey through the wilderness. (5) 4. Fermanagh village famous for its pottery. (7) 5. A person or thing which seems to bring about
bad luck. (4) 6. Which singer will headline the half-time
entertainment at tonight’s Super Bowl? (10) 7. What is the name of Harry Potter’s house at
Hogwarts? (10) 11. Which Greek God is half-man half-goat? (3) 12. One of the world’s biggest clothing retailers. (3) 13. Equestrian sport in which the horse must make a
series of precise manoeuvres. (8) 14. Which Boris made his name playing
Frankenstein’s monster? (7) 17. Virus which hit west Africa in 2014. (5) 18. Who is the singer in Duran Duran? (2,3) 20. What was the nickname of jazz saxophonist
Charlie Parker? (4)
Solutions to Sunday Independent Quizword No 346 ACROSS: 1. Globe. 4. Spinach. 7. Stage. 8. Nimoy. 9. Stud. 10. Andre. 13. Previn. 16. Friday. 19. Darts. 22. Gout. 23. Jaffa. 24. Henry. 25. Grattan. 26. Ox-Bow. DOWN: 2. Luton. 3. Bogart. 4. Suits. 5. Ian Dury. 6. Cnoc. 10. Aoife. 11. MVP. 12. Snows. 14. Tip. 15. Saggart. 17. Bayeux. 18. Quinn. 20. Torso. 21. Maor.
Winners of Sunday Independent Quizword No 346 Ann Molly, Portarlington, Co Laois Niamh Quinn, Milltown, Dublin 6 Bernie Rose, Westport, Co Mayo
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