SUNDAY INDEPENDENT QUIZWORD No364
We are offering a €50 book token to three Sunday Independent readers with this quizword, compiled by John Murphy
ACROSS: 6. In which film does Bill Nighy sing Christmas is All
Around? (4,8) 8. Who will be England’s first opponents in the
World Cup? (7) 9. Loaf of bread with no crust on the sides. (5) 10. Pat “the Cope” Gallagher is the ____ Ceann
Comhairle. (4) 12. In the episode And God Created Woman, Father Ted takes a shine to novelist Polly Clarke, played by whom? (6) 14. Oscar-winning actor who played New York gangster Luca Changretta in Peaky Blinders. (5) 15. Edinburgh is nicknamed Auld ______. (6) 16. Famous strand on the Dingle peninsula. (4) 19. Gammon and salami are examples of _____
meat. (5) 21. Longest line on the London Underground. (7) 22. Fish roe is the main ingredient of this Greek dip.
(12) DOWN: 1. Which country house was home to Charles Stewart Parnell? (8) 2. _____ Ridley plays Rey in the Star Wars films. (5) 3. Which mammal is Ireland’s smallest carnivore?
(5) 4. The ______ apes of Gibraltar are the only wild
monkeys in Europe. (7) 5. ____ white: popular coffee drink. (4) 6. The Bill and Hillary Clinton National Airport
serves which city? (6,4) 7. South American rodent prized for its fur. (10) 11. Who co-wrote Do They Know It’s Christmas?
with Bob Geldof? (3) 12. Angela Merkel is the leader of which party?
(1,1,1) 13. Head coach of the Munster rugby team. (3,5) 14. Winner of the 2014 Oscar for Best Picture. (7) 17. Who had a number one hit with When the Going Gets Tough, the Tough Get Going? (5) 18. “Wax __, ___ off ”: Mr Miyagi’s instructions to the Karate Kid. (3,2) 20. What does the R stand for in CD-ROM? (4)
Solutions to Sunday Independent Quizword No 363 ACROSS: 1. Hutchence. 8. Bissau. 9. Obelix. 10. Mint. 12. Toy. 13. GMTV. 16. Hermon. 17. Buffon. 18. NIHE. 21. Val. 22. Kyle. 24. Carter. 25. Wilson. 26. Zoolander. DOWN: 2. Upset. 3. Cluxton. 4. Ebony. 5. Clegg. 6. Vici. 7. Lift. 10. Mahon. 11. North. 14. Miffy. 15. Vince. 17. Baldwin. 19. IMAX. 20. Eat No. 21. Viral. 22. Kylie. 23. Loop.
Winners of Sunday Independent Quizword No 363 Paddy O’Brien, Raheny, Dublin 5 Margaret Moran, Newcastle, Co Limerick Michael Nicholson, Arklow, Co Wicklow
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