Sunday Independent Quizword No. 667

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ACROSS:

1. What did Oliver Twist want to eat more of ? (5)

4. Organised crime syndicate centred in Naples. (7)

7. Best known by his first name, who is the only remaining original member in

AC/DC? (5)

8. Aidan Gillen’s breakthrough role was in Channel 4’s _____ As Folk. (5)

9. & 10. Novel about the French Foreign Legion which has been made into a film several times. (4,5)

13. Of Mexican origin, a papier-mache figure broken to release sweets at children’s parties. (6)

16. Who is the host of RTÉ Radio 1’s Nine O’Clock Show? (6)

19. The anthem of the European Union is an excerpt from Beethoven’s _____ Symphony. (5)

22. What is the name of Gwyneth Paltrow’s lifestyle brand? (4)

23. Which river flows through Rome? (5)

24. & 25. Sebastian Barry novel about a Dubliner in the British Army during World War I. (1,4,4,3)

26. “Something is rotten in the _____ of Denmark”, Hamlet. (5)

DOWN:

2. What is the name of Spain’s national railway operator? (5)

3. Union representing actors. (6)

4. The Fastnet Race sets off from which English port? (5) 5. Who was Archbishop of Dublin between 1940 and 1972? (7)

6. The ____: local name for Croagh Patrick. (4)

10. The most popular name for girls born in Ireland last year. (5)

11. Karate black belts are ranked from 1st to 10th ___. (3)

12. Name the author of Brideshead Revisited. (5)

14. & 15. Who starred opposite Ryan O’Neal in Love Story? (3,7)

17. One of Winnie-the-Pooh’s friends. (6)

18. “Rock opera” by The Who which was made into a film by Ken Russell. (5)

20. Christopher Nolan’s most recent film before Oppenheimer. (5)

21. Which singer’s Thank You is sampled on Eminem’s Stan? (4)