Sunday Independent Quizword No. 669

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ACROSS:

4. & 6. Presenter of RTÉ’s The Great House Revival. (4,7)

8. Who was the first woman to fly solo across the Atlantic? (7)

9. Which professor is a suspect in the game Cluedo? (4)

10. Austrian paediatrician who identified a disorder related to autism in the 1940s. (8)

13. Population control of a group of animals by selective slaughter. (4)

14. Which Austrian group had a worldwide hit with Live is Life? (4)

15. Protest movement in the news after the murder of George Floyd. (1,1,1)

17. A coffee cup is the logo of this programming language. (4)

19. For which film did Brie Larson win an Oscar for Best Actress? (4)

20. In which battle did Harold II face William the Conqueror? (8)

22. The ____ of Spring: groundbreaking composition by Igor Stravinsky. (4)

24. & 26. Rats and Jeremy were the central characters in which RTÉ series? (5,2,7)

27. ____ O’Connor won a bronze medal for Ireland at the 2012 Olympics. (4)

DOWN:

1. Whose roles include Imelda Quirke in The Commitments and Detective Sergeant Emer Berry in RTÉ’s Hidden Assets? (4)

2. The highest mountain in Greece. (7)

3. Members of the House of Lords. (5)

4. Who spent nine years as Tánaiste while Bertie Ahern was Taoiseach? (6)

5. Organisation which represents the country’s gardaí. (1,1,1)

7. Louise Redknapp was a member of which pop group? (7)

10. Long white robe worn by a priest. (3)

11. This US territory is the largest of the 2,100 islands which make up Micronesia. (4)

12. Bing Crosby’s co-star in seven Road to … films. (3,4)

13. Wrigley Field is home to the Chicago ____. (4)

16. ___ Dalloway: Virginia Woolf novel. (3) 17. Which group recorded Don’t Stop Believin’? (7)

18. Surname of Beach Boys brothers Brian, Dennis and Carl. (6)

21. Mickey Mouse’s clumsy friend. (5)

23. Sinéad O’Connor song which shares its name with an ancient city. (4)

25. Europe’s largest tour operator. (3)