SUNDAY INDEPENDENT QUIZWORD No356
We are offering a €50 book token to three Sunday Independent readers with this quizword, compiled by John Murphy
ACROSS: 7. Which TV show introduced the catchphrase
“computer says no”? (6,7) 8. In which English stately home was the world’s first safari park outside Africa opened in 1966? (8) 9. Consequently, therefore. (4) 10. Popular Volkswagen model. (6) 12. Which word describes the direction a house is
facing? (6) 14. What was the name of the Soviet Union’s official
daily newspaper? (6) 16. Coffee liqueur from Mexico, used to make a
White Russian. (6) 18. Which sister of Conor McGregor competed in
Dancing with the Stars? (4) 20. Who was dipped in the river Styx as an infant?
(8) 22. Which group’s Over the Moor is used as the
theme music for Liveline? (9,4)
DOWN: 1. Which mythological creature has the head of a
bull on the body of a man? (8) 2. The Tour de France usually has 21 ______. (6) 3. ____ Kelly gave a famous performance of Singin’
in the Rain. (4) 4. Collective name for Rob Lowe, Molly Ringwald,
Emilio Estevez et al. (4,4) 5. Who won an Oscar for playing Margaret
Thatcher? (6) 6. Prolific author of The Shining, It, The Green Mile,
etc. (4) 11. Conservative US political movement founded in
2009. (3,5) 13. Irish dish comprising boiled pig’s trotters. (8) 15. In which historic city would you catch a
vaporetto? (6) 17. Which Dubliner spent over four years in jail in
Egypt before being released last year? (6) 19. In 1984, what awaited Winston Smith in Room
101? (4) 21. Which British driver won the 1976 World Formula One championship? (4)
Solutions to Sunday Independent Quizword No 355 ACROSS: 1. Marco Polo. 8. Eagles. 9. Norway. 10. Penn. 12. UPS. 13. Elsa. 16. Tickle. 17. Tai Chi. 18. Sash. 21. Cam. 22. Cech. 24. Wasabi. 25. Sheehy. 26. Phnom Penh. DOWN: 2. Allen. 3. Custume. 4. Punts. 5. Larne. 6. Yale. 7. Babs. 10. Potts. 11. Nicks. 14. Lecce. 15. Amish. 17. Time’s Up. 19. Ajax. 20. Heath. 21. Chico. 22. Crean. 23. Caha.
Winners of Sunday Independent Quizword No 355 Eddie Lacey, Portlawn, Co Waterford Trish Deegan, Newport, Co Tipperary Mary Doyle, Thurles, Co Tipperary
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