SUNDAY INDEPENDENT QUIZWORD No375

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

ACROSS:

1. What is the capital of the Balearic Islands? (5) 4. Which famous tenor will perform for the Pope next weekend? (7) 7. City of _____: Oscar-winning song from La La

Land. (5) 8. Weapon used by jousters. (5) 9. What is the largest of the Inner Hebrides? (4) 10. Irish horse L’Escargot was a Grand National winner in the 70s. What does the name mean? (5) 13. Argentina’s version of a cowboy. (6) 16. US vice president for eight years under George

W Bush. (6) 19. Manager of the Limerick hurling team. (5) 22. The UK’s recently appointed Brexit secretary. (4) 23. In which city did Ireland most recently play in

the World Cup finals (vs Spain, 2002)? (5) 24. Name for one of the tiny dots that make up the

image on a computer/tv/smartphone screen. (5) 25. Mary McAleese is from which area of Belfast?

(7) 26. Who composed Bolero? (5)

DOWN:

2. & 3. Brand of sports car driven by James Bond in

several films. (5,6) 4. Captain of the Galway hurling team. (5) 5. Who plays the title role in ITV’s historical drama

Victoria? (7) 6. Traditional gift to celebrate a 13th wedding

anniversary. (4) 10. To remove an oyster from its shell. (5) 11. Mario Draghi is the president of the ___. (1,1,1) 12. & 14. “As down the glen one Easter morn to a

city fair rode I” is the first line of The _____

___. (5,3) 15. Which brothers played for Ireland in this year’s

Six Nations Championship? (7) 17. First name shared by Soviet premier and Elton

John hit. (6) 18. Term for a comedy that features particularly

far-fetched situations (5) 20. Large city in French-speaking Belgium. (5) 21. On which river is Thurles built? (4)

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