SUNDAY INDEPENDENT QUIZWORD No434

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

ACROSS:

1. Which city will host Eurovision 2020? (9) 8. Who played Doctor Zhivago? (6) 9. Who was singer and songwriter in Nirvana? (6) 10. Brother of Cain and Abel. (4) 12. Which golfer is nicknamed the Big Easy? (3) 13. South American relative of the ostrich. (4) 16. & 17. Nickname of Liverpool Catholic Cathedral.

(6,6) 18. Irish expression meaning uproar or a commotion.

(2,2) 21. Vaccine against three common diseases. (1,1,1) 22. It’s _ ___: no. 1 hit for the Pet Shop Boys. (1,3) 24. What is the capital of the Philippines? (6) 25. Mrs ______ is Sherlock Holmes’ landlady. (6) 26. Plain in Tanzania regarded as one of the top

wildlife reserves in the world. (9)

DOWN:

2. US chat show which gave a car to everyone in

the audience at a recording in 2004. (5) 3. Everton FC are nicknamed the _______. (7) 4. Presenter of RTE Radio’s arts show Arena. (5) 5. Greg and _____: winners of Love Island. (5) 6. What kind of object was thrown at President George Bush at a press conference in December 2008? (4) 7. Which character is the youngest member of the

platoon in Dad’s Army? (4) 10. Complete the name of this English town: Weston-_____-Mare. (5) 11. Henry VIII and Elizabeth I were members of

which royal house? (5) 14. Star of BBC series The Bodyguard and Ashes to

Ashes. (5) 15. What is the capital of Jordan? (5) 17. In The Lion King, what kind of animal is Pumbaa?

(7) 19. Alphanumeric code which identifies a bank

account. (1,1,1,1) 20. Daniel Maclise’s Marriage of Strongbow and

_____ is on display at the National Gallery. (5) 21. This midlands town was a Quaker settlement. (5) 22. Official examination of a company’s accounts. (5) 23. Wellington was nicknamed the ____ Duke. (4)