SUNDAY INDEPENDENT QUIZWORD No386
We are offering a €50 book token to three Sunday Independent readers with this quizword, compiled by John Murphy
ACROSS: 1. Who played Ross in Friends? (9) 8. Former seat of the Kings of Munster. (6) 9. Which Dubliner captains the England one-day international cricket team? (6) 10. A book’s “catalogue number”. (1,1,1,1) 12. Erin’s ___: name shared by several GAA clubs. (3) 13. Who was Ireland manager between John Giles and Jack Charlton? (4) 16. Central character in The Handmaid’s Tale. (6) 17. Who painted The Bathers and The Umbrellas? (6) 18. “Computer ___ no”, Little Britain catchphrase. (4) 21. Who made the chess computer Deep Blue? (1,1,1) 22. Michael Jackson was from ____, Indiana. (4) 24. Who has appeared on every episode of Have I Got News for You? (6) 25. Saoirse Ronan starred in The ______ Bones. (6) 26. Which city will host the final of this season’s European Rugby Champions Cup? (9)
DOWN: 2. Who wrote the songs Bird on the Wire and Hallelujah? (5) 3. Fictional London area where East-Enders is set.(7) 4. Children’s books by Roger Hargreaves. (2,3) 5. The green/yellow wire in a plug. (5) 6. Which James Bond henchman switched sides in Moonraker? (4) 7. Which goalkeeper was Player of the Tournament at the 2002 World Cup? (4) 10. English actor who owns Kilcoe Castle in Cork. (5) 11. TV character played by Sarah Michelle Gellar. (5) 14. Arklow is at the mouth of which river? (5) 15. Which Offalyman’s goal deprived Kerry of five-ina-row in 1982? (5)
17. Which famous boulevard in Barcelona runs from the Placa de Catalunya to the seafront? (7) 19. How do you say “again” in Irish? (4) 20. How Do You _____ A Problem Like Maria? song from The Sound of Music. (5) 21. Which charity operates Childline? (1,1,1,1,1) 22. Mallet used by judges, auctioneers etc. (5) 23. Tiger____: Irish winner of this year’s Aintree Grand National. (4)
Winners of Sunday Independent Quizword No 385 Una McDermott, Ballinasloe, Co Galway Steve Clohessy, Clonskeagh, Dublin 14 Nicola Ryan, Rathfarnham, Dublin 16
Post your entries to Sunday Independent Quizword No 386, 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