SUNDAY INDEPENDENT QUIZWORD No384
We are offering a €50 book token to three Sunday Independent readers with this quizword, compiled by John Murphy
ACROSS:
7. In the Disney film Lady and the Tramp, what kind of dog is Lady? (6,7) 8. First name of the manager who led Ireland to Euro 2012. (8) 9. What is the lead instrument on the distinctive theme music from the film Jaws? (4) 10. Tom ______: one of Mark Twain’s best-known characters. (6) 12. Who was the original Peeping Tom spying on? (6) 14. Complete the title of this WB Yeats poem: An Irish ______ Foresees His Death. (6) 16. Ali fought Foreman in the “______ in the Jungle”. (6) 18. What happens in the House of Commons every Wednesday at midday? (1,1,1,1) 20. The name of Edinburgh’s main train station? (8) 22. Who played the title role in Veronica Guerin? (4,9)
DOWN:
1. Which one of the European team won all five of his matches at last month’s Ryder Cup? (8) 2. Term for a domestic servant who performs menial tasks. (6) 3. In Alice In Wonderland, the Cheshire Cat disappears except for its ____. (4) 4. Host of famously confrontational talk show which ended a 28-year run this year. (8) 5. “Fly the friendly skies” is the slogan of which major airline? (6) 6. The ____: affectionate nickname for the BBC. (4) 11. Who starred in The Breakfast Club and Pretty in Pink? (8) 13. What is the capital of Malta? (8) 15. Who was the leader of Britain’s Blackshirts in the 1930s? (6) 17. Who voices Donkey in the Shrek films? (6) 19. What do you call a ditch which protects a castle? (4) 21. Tall buildings are sometimes topped off with a weather ____. (4)
Solutions to Sunday Independent Quizword No 383 ACROSS: 1. Egypt. 4. Goliath. 7. Judge. 8. Curie. 9. Tusk. 10. Fleet. 13. Lukaku. 16. Samson. 19. Brown. 22. Tory. 23. Menin. 24. Store. 25. Hackman. 26. Maids. DOWN: 2. Gruel. 3. Piglet. 4. Grout. 5. Lockout. 6. Trim. 10. Floss. 11. Sax. 12. Yukon. 14. Emu. 15. Fortnum. 17. Gretna. 18. Green. 20. World. 21. Feta.
Winners of Sunday Independent Quizword No 383 n Madora Furney, Tallaght, Dublin 24 n Shay O’Connor, Ellenfield, Dublin 9 n Derek Hanlon, Mountmellick, Co Laois