SUNDAY INDEPENDENT QUIZWORD No464
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ACROSS:
1. Surname of the family who adopt Paddington
Bear. (5)
4. Which club has won the Europa League a record
five times? (7)
7. Sharon _____: RTE news presenter. (5) 8. _____ Labour’s Lost: Shakespeare play. (5)
9. Keith ____ was The Who’s eccentric drummer. (4) 10. Who shares a journey with Steve Martin in
Planes, Trains and Automobiles? (5)
13. In which city is James Joyce buried? (6)
16. What kind of swimming race combines four
different styles? (6)
19. & 22. Housemartins hit. (5,4)
23. Investment pyramid schemes are named after
this American swindler. (5)
24. What is the name of the main artery leading
from the heart? (5)
25. Who played Caractacus Potts, owner of Chitty
Chitty Bang Bang? (3,4)
26. Which country is home to the Houthi movement?
(5)
DOWN:
2. Famous for its wine, La _____ is the smallest
region in Spain. (5)
3. Island in Bantry Bay. (6)
4. Located in Twickenham, The _____ is home to
Harlequins rugby club. (5)
5. What is the capital of Lithuania? (7)
6. Big Little ____: recent hit HBO series. (4)
10. Who is the Governor of New York State? (5) 11. ___ Mayall: comedy actor and writer who died
in 2014. (3)
12. Buddy Holly hit. (2,3) 14. France’s busiest airport. (1,1,1)
15. The youngest member of Westlife. (7)
17. Who wrote Breakfast At Tiffany’s? (6)
18. WWII: Germany’s last offensive in western
Europe is known as the Battle of the _____. (5) 20. Company synonymous with black and white
newsreel footage of the 20th Century. (5)
21. Which painter’s greatest works,such as The Third
Of May 1808, are at the Prado in Madrid? (4)