The Irish Mail on Sunday

Hidden within the grid are answers to these 20 clues

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1 In Greek mythology, who was awarded the armour of the dead Achilles, after competing for it with Ajax?

2 What Irish city is twinned to Barcelona, Liverpool and San Jose?

3 Fraise is French for which fruit?

4 Which US gangster had his occupation as ‘Used Furniture Dealer’ on his business cards?

5 Giovedi is the Italian word for which day of the week?

6 Dmitri Mendeleev is credited with the first version of which table?

7 Who composed the first symphony that included singers?

8 The medical condition aphonia is the inability to do what?

9 To which family of plants do figs belong?

10 Egyptian actor Michel Demitri Chalhoub is better known by what name?

11 What vegetable has the Latin name Brassica oleracea acephala?

12 David McConnell was the founder of which cosmetics company in 1886?

13 Which four-letter word beginning with ‘H’ means to gain unauthoris­ed access to data in a system or computer?

14 What is the occupation of Polonius in Hamlet?

15 Philip Morris launched which cigarette brand in 1924?

16 The Battle of Vimy Ridge took place in which country during World War l?

17 Which Roman Emperor was said to be behind the origin of the Leap Year?

18 What was the name of Shakespear­e’s wife?

19 In the Harry Potter series of books The Hogwarts Express leaves which London station?

20 Johann Galle was the discoverer of which planet?

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