SUNDAY INDEPENDENT QUIZWORD No267
We are offering a €50 book token to three lucky Sunday Independent readers with this quizword, compiled by John Murphy
ACROSS: 1. What is the county town of Cornwall? (5) 4. Which event sees hurlers compete to see who can hit the sliotar the furthest? (3,4) 7. Ali MacGraw starred opposite Ryan _____ in Love Story. (5) 8. _ ____ My Heart in San Francisco: Tony Bennett signature tune. (1,4) 9. Better Call ____: Breaking Bad spin-off. (4) 10. Which group specialised in misspelt songtitles
such as Mama Weer All Crazee Now? (5) 13. Traditional Dublin dish which includes sausage,
bacon and onion. (6) 16. Word to describe a field left ploughed but
unseeded for a season or longer. (6) 19. What is the name of the character played by
Olivia Newton-John in Grease? (5) 22. Whose entry into the race to become Conservative Party leader precipitated Boris Johnson’s withdrawal? (4) 23. Which word indicates the distance between the
rails on a line of railroad track? (5) 24. The largest bone in the human body. (5) 25. Gift Grub is a feature on whose radio show? (7) 26. _____ Army: hardcore England cricket fans. (5)
DOWN: 2. Adjective used in connection with the kidneys. (5) 3. African country devastated by genocidal conflict
in 1994. (6) 4. Anti-Catholic measures introduced by Queen
Elizabeth I were called the _____ Laws. (5) 5. Who chaired the UK’s inquiry into the Iraq War,
which recently published its findings? (7) 6. One of RTE panellists for Euro 2016. (4) 10. Recently named by Forbes as the highest-earning
celebrity of the past 12 months. (5) 11. Founded by Dessie O’Malley. (1,1,1) 12. What is the name of Frank Spencer’s wife? (5) 14. Stevie Wonder’s Happy Birthday was written in
honour of whom? (initials: 1,1,1) 15. New manager of Celtic FC. (7) 17. Solidarity leader and later President of Poland.(6) 18. _____ Island, Louisiana: home of the McIlhenny
Company, makers of Tabasco sauce. (5) 20. Former Anglo Irish chief executive extradited
from the US this year. (5) 21. Carrickmacross and Kenmare are known for the
manufacture of which material? (4)