SUNDAY INDEPENDENT QUIZWORD No448

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

ACROSS:

1. One of the diseases which can be prevented by

the MMR vaccine. (5)

4. Whose Old Town Road spent 19 weeks at the top

of the US charts in 2019? (3,3,1)

7. Small wind instrument which makes a buzzing

sound. (5)

8. Danish word used to describe the country’s laidback lifestyle. (5)

9. First name of the Fine Gaeler who resigned his

Dail seat last month. (4)

10. & 13. Who is the manager of Arsenal FC? (5,6) 16. Which child actor came to fame via Home

Alone? (6)

19. & 22. One of Ireland’s most popular varieties of

potato. (5,4)

23. Thurles hotel in which the GAA was founded. (5) 24. Actor synonymous with Spock. (5)

25. Traditional Irish singing style. (4,3)

26. This country’s flag is not rectangular. (5)

DOWN:

2. One of the basic tastes, its name comes from a

Japanese word meaning savouriness. (5) 3. ______ No. Twelve: Conor McGregor’s whiskey

brand. (6)

4. Jeffrey Donaldson is the MP for _____ Valley. (5) 5. Port at the mouth of the Seine. (2,5)

6. A long story (from Norse legends). (4)

10. What is the surname of the four sisters who

feature in Little Women? (5)

11. Irish star of 2019 series Living with Yourself and

This Way Up. (3)

12. Which sport does Fallon Sherrock play? (5)

14. One of the largest members of the deer family.(3) 15. King Edward VIII abdicated the throne in order to marry Wallis _______. (7)

17. The Golden Lion is the top award at which film festival? (6)

18. Ballyboden St _____: current Leinster Gaelic football club champions. (5) 20. Mary Tyler Moore Show spin-off. (5) 21. Whose Red Right Hand soundtracks Peaky Blinders? (4)

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