Irish Times Chequered Flag Crossword

chequered champ · 28-12-2009 6:27pm

thanks for that. got the harder clues but dont get the easy ones. do you have many more to get?

molby14 · 28-12-2009 8:06pm

80d crush the game?

vektarman · 28-12-2009 8:38pm

molby14 wrote: »

80d crush the game?

Squash

Gotcha · 28-12-2009 11:33pm

just 2 for me - any help is appreciated -

86d + 68d.

tx.

dxhound2005 · 29-12-2009 12:27am

Devine
Lad

tororosso · 29-12-2009 12:55pm

Is 74a "Flagpole on a course" =ten?!

I know it fits but what has Davenport got to do with being "on the sofa"?!

burger1979 · 29-12-2009 2:14pm

Hi folks got a few remaining ones to finish off if anyone has the following:

8 down
2 down - think its bledisloe but not sure
34 across
93 across
78 down

thanks burger

dxhound2005 · 29-12-2009 3:58pm

tororosso wrote: »

Is 74a "Flagpole on a course" =ten?!

I know it fits but what has Davenport got to do with being "on the sofa"?!

http://www.askoxford.com/concise_oed/davenport?view=uk

Flagpole is Pin.

dxhound2005 · 29-12-2009 4:01pm

burger1979 wrote: »

Hi folks got a few remaining ones to finish off if anyone has the following:

8 down
2 down - think its bledisloe but not sure
34 across
93 across
78 down

thanks burger

Bledisloe correct
8d Agger
34a Hamsik
93a Lawrenson
78d Fox

burger1979 · 29-12-2009 5:13pm

cheers for that dxhound, i have all the answers now. do you think that the mods would let us put up a completed crossword for everyone else to see the answers?

OBGuardian · 30-12-2009 10:40am

Guys have been away until today now playing catch up on completing this bad boy! Stuck on the following if any can help.
25a
39a
32d
77d
63d

BennytheBall · 30-12-2009 12:13pm

The 1 I am stuck on are
14a - Down water record breaker (b.e.)

Any help?
tia

Cute Hoor · 30-12-2009 12:30pm

OBGuardian wrote: »

Guys have been away until today now playing catch up on completing this bad boy! Stuck on the following if any can help.
25a
39a
32d
77d
63d

25a trapattoni
39a bilyaletdinov
32d stevens
77d hopes
63d mbia

Cute Hoor · 30-12-2009 12:31pm

BennytheBall wrote: »

The 1 I am stuck on are
14a - Down water record breaker (b.e.)

Any help?
tia

14a bree

holla · 30-12-2009 7:25pm

Anywhere you can get this online?
I lost the paper and struggling to get my hands on it?

truebluecat · 30-12-2009 8:19pm

help..nobody seems to be in trouble with 14d,,,,in short, they're topof the league b_h_ but i'm stumped...i've got all the others...thanks

holla · 30-12-2009 8:23pm

14d - bohs?

Id be glad to help even more if you could tell me where I could find it?

What date was it in the paper would even help

dxhound2005 · 30-12-2009 9:55pm

Saturday 19th. I don't think you can find it anywhere online.

holla · 30-12-2009 10:13pm

Found it, great stuff, all I needed was the date - cheers for the help dxhound

http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/archive/2009/1219/Pg035.html

bit awkward but its better than nothing