SUNDAY INDEPENDENT QUIZWORD No360
We are offering a €50 book token to three Sunday Independent readers with this quizword, compiled by John Murphy
ACROSS:
1. What kind of story is The Tortoise and the Hare?
(5) 4. What is the name given to Israel’s collective
farms? (7) 7. Which animal is synonymous with the
Abercrombie & Fitch brand? (5) 8. Where did Don McLean drive his Chevy? (5) 9. What is 46 in Roman numerals? (1,1,1,1) 10. A _____ pigeon is slang for a police informer. (5) 13. Which 17-year-old became the youngest ever
Nobel laureate in 2014? (6) 16. Programme hosted by Siun Nic Gearailt. (6) 19. Twelve dozen. (5) 22. Surname of The Proclaimers twins. (4) 23. Small sea creatures which make up much of the
diet of whales. (5) 24. Meaning “lion” in Swahili, what is the name of the central character in the Disney film The Lion
King? (5) 25. What kind of tooth is found at the front of the
mouth? (7) 26. Which Spanish city is the home of sherry? (5)
DOWN:
2. “The game is _____”, Sherlock Holmes. (5) 3. Which city will host next week’s Eurovision Song
Contest? (6) 4. A grassy _____ plays a central role in theories
about the Kennedy assassination. (5) 5. Simon _______ was the leading figure in South America’s fight for independence from Spanish rule. (7) 6. Sloths can be two-____ or three-____. (4) 10. Best Actress Oscar winner for La La Land. (5) 11. & 12. Stadium hosting Leinster’s European Rugby
Champions Cup final on Saturday? (3,5) 14. & 15. Who sang What’d I Say and Georgia On
My Mind? (3,7) 17. Which Northern Irish racing driver came second
in the 1999 Formula One championship? (6) 18. _____ Roll won last month’s Aintree Grand
National. (5) 20. There are three weapons in the sport of fencing:
epee, foil and _____. (5) 21. _ ___ Hubbard was the founder of Scientology.
(1,3)
Solutions to Sunday Independent Quizword No 359 ACROSS: 7. Elvis Costello. 8. Guernica. 9. Iago. 10. Henson. 12. Bronte. 14. Turing. 16. Lingua. 18. Leia. 20. Holywood. 22. Ursula Andress. DOWN: 1. Clouseau. 2. Tigris. 3. NCBI. 4. Istanbul. 5. Mexico. 6. Blog. 11. Nag’s Head. 13. Toulouse. 15. Icarus. 17. Newark. 19. Earl. 21. Lynn.
Winners of Sunday Independent Quizword No 359 Nora Ryan, Nenagh, Co Tipperary Shane King, Kilmacow, Waterford City Grace Devlin, Raheny, Dublin 5
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