SUNDAY INDEPENDENT QUIZWORD No472
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ACROSS:
6. Which midlands site was visited by Pope John Paul II on his 1979 visit to Ireland? (12)
8. Which 1987 film introduced police officer Alex Murphy? (7)
9. Which Brazilian driver died in an accident at the 1994 San Marino Grand Prix? (5)
10. How do you say “yesterday” in Irish? (4)
12. Town in Co Leitrim. (6)
14. Who composed the music for 11 James Bond films including Goldfinger? (5)
15. Who is the only British player to have been voted European Footballer of the Year twice? (6)
16. Keen, enthusiastic. (4)
19. Seamus _____: legendary Uilleann piper. (5)
21. _______ Hill: Clare anthem. (7)
22. On which RTE series did Amy Huberman make her first television appearance? (2,4,6)
DOWN:
1. The University of Paris’s most famous college. (8)
2. Loose shirt traditionally worn by artists to protect their clothes. (5)
3. Name for the telescopic sight on a rifle. (5)
4. Who wrote War and Peace? (7)
5. One of the world’s biggest sports TV networks. (1,1,1,1)
6. Fictional hometown of Connell and Marianne in Sally Rooney’s Normal People. (10)
7. In which Spanish city was there a recent search for the remains of Red Hugh O’Donnell? (10)
11. Which Greek God is half-man half-goat? (3)
12. Who played BA Baracus? (2,1)
13. In which film did Morgan Freeman play Nelson Mandela? (8)
14. In Peter & The Wolf, which instrument represents the grandfather? (7)
17. Later recorded by The Beatles, Twist and Shout was originally a hit for the _____ Brothers. (5)
18. Which country changed its name to the Democratic Republic of the Congo in 1997? (5)
20. ____ Carberry and Katie Walsh have both ridden in six Aintree Grand Nationals, more than any other female jockey. (4)
Solutions to Sunday Independent
Quizword No 471
ACROSS: 1. Scorpions. 8. Suzuki. 9. Tehran. 10. Gove. 12. War. 13. Tour. 16. Of Duty. 17. Coward. 18. Lazy. 21. CAP. 22. Tiki. 24. Auburn. 25. Lugano. 26. Agincourt.
DOWN: 2. Coupe. 3. Railway. 4. Inter. 5. NPHET.
6. Hugo. 7. Baku. 10. Growl. 11. Vaduz. 14. Okapi.
15. Redmi. 17. Capello. 19. Aqua. 20. Young. 21. Conan. 22. Tiger. 23. King.