IRISH TIMES Christmas Crossword

Pal

Should be out this Saturday.

Give me help here please

Pal

60. Aces
71. Coe
126. Amen

Pal

61. Premier's team takes stretch limousine to business district (8,4)

_ _ N _ O _ _ _ _ _ _ N

flock

I have it almost complete... if anyone wants to try and work together on the last few answers drop me a private message.

drumdoc

Longford Town

What is answer to 97 down - Charlie Haughey clue. "- 0 - H - "

flock

Its Roche

Do you have 99a, 81d, 98a or 34d ?

Blinky

Would you let me know a few formulae for the times crossword my mind is not bending in the right direction for this one.

Litcagral

Pal wrote:

61. Premier's team takes stretch limousine to business district (8,4)

_ _ N _ O _ _ _ _ _ _ N

Lincoln Town or variation of that?

Litcagral

flock wrote:

Its Roche

Do you have 99a, 81d, 98a or 34d ?

Could you give the clues - don't have the 'paper

flock

99a
Sportsmen in punch-ups within the Rules (5) ...e.

81d
English champion hurdler? (6) g.n...

98a
Eastern racketeer of old no good in race (4) e..r

34d
Dare to get involved in row in Montreal (4) .r.a

drumdoc

99a ? Blues (Carlton Blues in Aussie Rules)

98a is Ebor

34d is Drea ( Irish rower in 1976 Olympics)

81d ? Gunnel (Sally but usually has 2 l's)

Do you have 6 across about Kite Flyer
13 across = D??L ( if 2 down is Soloists)
11 down = C??E?
35 down = ?O??L?G
67 down = S??I
70 down = ??W?
83 down = E?FI? ( if 92 across is INCA)
108 down ??E ?A?S
116 down B?E?O ( ? BUENO)

107 across ? CITY correct
7 down ? WIN correct
119 across ? CLYDE correct

Happy to exchange for any of above

Blinky

35 Dn Foreleg ? (Warning Fore)

Blinky

Is 49Dn Revolutionary Gear cut to suit Umaga - Maori ?

RadioRetro

13a - Deal - Ushered (lead) around about.

drumdoc

Maori is correct. Revolutionary is Mao and gear cut is rig without the g

f.t.a.o. Blinky - no easy rules. Sometimes the answer just fits and I have to go back and work out what the clue meant! The French = Le/La The Spanish = El The German = Der etc seems to crop up quite a bit every year. Eastern = E Northern = N.

Blinky

Thanks Drumdoc, I need your brains. Think 108Dn is The Rams if you are still looking for it. Looking for 91Dn Venal Soul converted by Peter the Great.

Litcagral

Blinky wrote:

Would you let me know a few formulae for the times crossword my mind is not bending in the right direction for this one.

Used to do it a lot in the 1990s but don't seem to have time now. Off the top of my head:

Priest=PP Fr Rev
Doctor=Dr MO
Boy/Lad=Son/Ted (ie word ends in 'ted')
kkkkkkkkkk=Ten Weeks ( 10 wee 'k's)
Russell=AE
GEGS=Scrambled eggs
HIJKLMNO=Water ( ie H to O)
The French=Le La
Ulster=NI
Conservative=Tory ( word usually ends in 'tory')
Academician=RA (Royal Academy)

and loads more in similar fashion.

flock

Kite Flyer (4)

I think the 3rd is W, so thought the answer might be HAWK.
Not 100% though, any better ideas ?

drumdoc

O'Sullevan is Peter the Great (BBC horse-racing commentator)

royboy

Hi ,
I`ve finished it , I think........Just need clarification on a couple or three!!

42a R--n
98a Ebor
83d Effin

I can only connect these answers to part of the clue , I`d feel much happier if I understood it entirely.

Can anyone help ?? I`ll trade for whatever you might be stuck with.

Cheers.

Spaced Coyote

Looking for

6a kite flyer
67d S??I
99a ?L?E?

Anyone got any ideas?

Will swap for any others

coltul

Hi

Need

67d s??i
48a R??N
70d ??Ws

Will happly swayp for all others.

macro

Hi
Need help with 109 A & 67 D - will share with any who want help.
macro

pulp fiction

macro wrote:

Hi
Need help with 109 A & 67 D - will share with any who want help.
macro

I am short about ten clues and can help with 109 "harte"
I need 28/31/39, 11, 37, 55, 67, 68, 70, 84, 99, 102, 111, 114

manwithaplan

royboy wrote:

Hi ,
I`ve finished it , I think........Just need clarification on a couple or three!!

42a R--n
98a Ebor
83d Effin

I can only connect these answers to part of the clue , I`d feel much happier if I understood it entirely.

Can anyone help ?? I`ll trade for whatever you might be stuck with.

Cheers.

42a is Roan - it's a colour of horse and it's Roman without the "M" (city dweller invested millions)

83d is right - "Ein" is "a" in German and very loud is "ff" - fortissimo. Effin is some god-forsaken parish in Limerick.

98a - I hadn't got this one but your answer is probably more plausible than my tentative suggestion, which was "exer" - Ex Eastern Racketeer.

For my part, I'm all done apart from the following:

6a - which may be hawk
7d - which may be win
58d - ???
70d - ???
106a - ???

manwithaplan

macro wrote:

Hi
Need help with 109 A & 67 D - will share with any who want help.
macro

67d is siki

manwithaplan

Sorry to post three times in a row but "Ebor" is right. It's E for eastern, "borg" is the racketeer of old without the G for good and of course the Ebor is a race run at York.

So, where's the goodies on my outstanding ones;)

Edit - got 58d

DMG 1972

70d is Bowe , knife man = Bowie -1 - Tommy Bowe Intl Winger.
I have Edge for 106a but am only guessing as it fits

manwithaplan

DMG 1972 wrote:

70d is Bowe , knife man = Bowie -1 - Tommy Bowe Intl Winger.
I have Edge for 106a but am only guessing as it fits

Thanks for that. Edge is right - it means both advantage and a nick off the bat in cricket.

royboy

sorry for being so late.........

58d ......... I think its Forfar ........Sky service returned = RAF + scottish club .

gimlet

royboy wrote:

Hi ,
I`ve finished it , I think........Just need clarification on a couple or three!!

42a R--n
98a Ebor
83d Effin

I can only connect these answers to part of the clue , I`d feel much happier if I understood it entirely.

Can anyone help ?? I`ll trade for whatever you might be stuck with.

Cheers.

royboy,
E is eastern; Borg is racketeer, minus 'g' ("no good"); Ebor race meeting is at York.
Musically, loud is 'F' - very loud is FF! Ein is the German for one/a and Effin is in Limerick (Munster parish) FF in EIN.