Sunday Independent (Ireland)

SUNDAY INDEPENDEN­T QUIZWORD No444

We are offering a €50 book token to three Sunday Independen­t readers with this quizword, compiled by John Murphy

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ACROSS:

1. Which inscriptio­n is found on a Victoria Cross, Britain’s highest military honour? (3,6) 8. Popular app which allows users to make short videos of themselves. (3,3) 9. Winston Churchill had a tattoo of an ______. (6) 10. Lachrymato­r is better known as ____ gas. (4) 12. “No, ___, never”. (3) 13. “Don’t be ____”: Google motto. (4) 16. Who played Sybil Fawlty? (6) 17. Long-beaked wader with a distinctiv­e call. (6) 18. Which town is located at the meeting of the river Barrow and the Grand Canal? (4) 21. A very small drink, e.g. of whiskey. (3) 22. Olympus ____ is the highest point on Mars. (4) 24. The Great Escape is based on the story of Allied prisoners in ______ Luft III. (6) 25. Who formed a double act with Stephen Fry? (6) 26. Which film featured David Bowie as the Goblin King? (9)

DOWN:

2. In The Wind in the Willows, what kind of animal is Portly? (5) 3. Complete the name of this NFL team: Minnesota _______. (7) 4. “Where we sported and played ‘neath each green _____ shade ...”. (5) 5. Buck, Fester, Sam etc. (5) 6. The largest city on the French Riviera. (4) 7. Who is the prime minister of India? (4) 10. Elon Musk is the CEO of this company. (5) 11. “Out” in Irish. (5) 14. Car manufactur­er with its HQ in Gothenburg. (5) 15. & 17. Who sings Someone You Loved, Ireland’s most streamed song of 2019? (5,7) 19. Which group recorded 80s hit Africa? (4) 20. In which Crimean city did Stalin, Churchill and Roosevelt meet in 1945? (5) 21. Which actor sings Love Is All Around in Love Actually? (5) 22. On what Dublin street is the Passport Office? (5) 23. High profile BBC political interviewe­r / host. (4)

?? ?? Post your entries to Sunday Independen­t Quizword No 444, 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
Post your entries to Sunday Independen­t Quizword No 444, 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

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