Sunday Independent Quizword No. 673

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ACROSS:

1. Who played the title role in the 1980s TV series The Fall Guy? (3,6)

8. & 9. Who duetted with Julio Iglesias on To All the Girls I’ve Loved Before? (6,6)

10. First name of the current Tottenham Hotspur manager. (4)

12. Kardamena and Kefalos are resorts on which island? (3)

13. Host of Channel 4’s 8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown. (4)

16. Turkey’s highest peak and supposed resting place of Noah’s ark. (6)

17. Small independent country in the Himalayas. (6)

18. One of the Channel Islands. (4)

21. ___ Nas X had a worldwide hit with Old Town Road. (3)

22. The Connecting ____ is a feature on TV quiz show Only Connect. (4)

24. Which footballer, who retired last year, holds the record number of caps for Italy? (6)

25. La Bamba singer who died in a plane crash aged 17. (6)

26. District of London known for its dogs & cats home and redeveloped power station. (9)

DOWN:

2. Miss ____: Dallas matriarch. (5)

3. In The Lion King, what kind of animal is Timon? (7)

4. Which former England football international is now a host on the BBC’s The One Show? (5)

5. Something left over from the past. (5)

6. The GAA bought Flower Lodge and re-developed it as Páirc Uí ____. (4)

7. First word in the Gettysburg Address. (4)

10. Which actress travels across Ireland in Leap Year? (5)

11. & 14. Virgin Media dating show. (3,2,2,3)

15. Pertaining to the kidneys. (5)

17. Simon _______ was the leading figure in South America’s fight for independence from Spanish rule. (7)

19. The Cote d’____ is another name for the French Riviera. (4)

20. Author of The Metamorphosis and The Castle. (5)

21. The Gold Bunny is a flagship product of which company? (5)

22. Tom _____: author of The Bonfire of the Vanities. (5)

23. Member of the cat family with a distinctive tuft of hair on its ears. (4)