The Chequered Flag Crossword

Pal

Clue : Some clink around the course (9)

_ _ _ _ E _ _ _ N

dxhound2005

Mickelson

ormond lad

clue: £188,200 will help him over the fence steps (6)
_ _ _ _ e_

Pal

STILES

Nobby Stiles sold his world cup medal for 188,200

Pal

CLUE : Father and son drank pep (8)

davidbrett

Thats Redknapp

applehunter

Stuck on these 3.

Clue : Raging Bull(7) _ _ C _ _ _ _

Clue : He doesn't take himself seriously, just plays for the money (5-6)
A S S _ _ A _ O _ T _

Clue : I'm lesser off than the red midfielder (8) M _ S _ L _ _ _ S

Onecoolcookie

Working my way through this at the moment, does anyone know when the other papers will have their crosswords? I know the Sunday Independent has the Final Whistle Christmas Crossword has that been printed already? Thanks

Pal

applehunter wrote: »

Stuck on these 3.

Clue : Raging Bull(7) _ _ C _ _ _ _

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adriaan_Richter

Pal

applehunter wrote: »

Clue : He doesn't take himself seriously, just plays for the money (5-6)
A S S _ _ A _ O _ T _

ASSOU EKOTTO

Pal

applehunter wrote: »

Clue : I'm lesser off than the red midfielder (8) M _ S _ L _ _ _ S

MEIRELES

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Raul_Meireles

davidbrett

Does anyone know the answer to 25 across "Its a puzzle he one in Melbourne"

For Raging Bull I have Vickery

http://www.ragingbull.co.uk/

Pal

VICKERY. very good.

MEDIA PUZZLE won the Melbourne Gold Cup

what is 'come what may, hes an author ' ?

zztop

Media Puzzle

davidbrett

Cusack. Donal Ogs book was called Come What May

applehunter

Pal wrote: »

MEIRELES

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Raul_Meireles

87 ac. DIAMONDS

94 ac. BulL

Meireles wont fit

Pal

DIAMANTI

BLUE

davidbrett

Not sure about Blue. Whats your logic behind it? Is it possible that it is a mistake?

applehunter

Pal wrote: »

BLUE

Why blue?

roryd123

does anyone know94 across "Animal sees red in F1"

applehunter

roryd123 wrote: »

does anyone know94 across "Animal sees red in F1"

see above;)

I would have thought bull but doesn't fit in with Meireles (81dn)

Pal

MEIRELES is correct I think.
DIAMANTI played for West Ham (sparkling hammer).
Red Bull penalised for BLUE flag in Hungarian GP and cost them the race.

roryd123

i dont think meireles is right because then DIAMONDS doesnt fit 87 ac "Sounds like a spalking hammer"

applehunter

Pal wrote: »

MEIRELES is correct I think.
DIAMANTI played for West Ham (sparkling hammer).
Red Bull penalised for BLUE flag in Hungarian GP and cost them the race.

Seems very obscure.

I thought 81 dn was an anagram of "I'm lesser"

applehunter

roryd123 wrote: »

i dont think meireles is right because then DIAMONDS doesnt fit 87 ac "Sounds like a spalking hammer"

Diamanti is italian for diamonds.

davidbrett

MEIRELES is correct I think.
DIAMANTI played for West Ham (sparkling hammer).

Agreed - Both are right.

You could be right about Blue

roryd123

thanks do u know what 85 ac is "Small piece of a tree for a leading goal scroer"

davidbrett

twigg

Pal

thrown out by a throw in

L - - - H

applehunter

Louth

davidbrett

Has any one got 105 across. "Hairs on a couple of 96 Dn"

Pal

BEARDS possibly

applehunter

Beards is what I have too.

Pal

sounds like archer could use him ?
B - - E

captain of the waltz ?
- - R - - - S

roryd123

Pal wrote: »

sounds like archer could use him ?
B - - E

captain of the waltz ?
- - R - - - S

BOWE
and i dont know the second one

applehunter

The following I have in but am not 100% on.

13 ac. MAHLATSE (Chilliboy Ralepelle)
6 dn. BARMY
41 ac. SHANNON
66ac. CROP
63 ac. SWANN
46 dn. CLONES

Anyone got different

applehunter

Pal wrote: »

captain of the waltz ?
- - R - - - S

STRAUSS

davidbrett

I have januarie for 13 across

Pal

applehunter wrote: »

The following I have in but am not 100% on.

13 ac. MAHLATSE (Chilliboy Ralepelle)

Anyone got different

JANUARIE

davidbrett

Beards is what I have too.

Thanks for this. I think you are right.

roryd123

13 ac is JANUARIE as in ricky januarie the scrum-half

davidbrett

I have Cooney for 46 down

http://www.meathchronicle.ie/sport/gaa/articles/2010/11/03/4001189-cooney-annoyed-by-attempts-to-undermine-candidacy/

zztop

Batty for Barmy ??

roryd123

29ac "Political leader in the park"
33/31 "It shone very brightlast year in Cheltenham"
45 "Looks like the royals are an open book"

klairondavis

33/31 - Kauto Star

applehunter

roryd123 wrote: »

29ac "Political leader in the park"
33/31 "It shone very brightlast year in Cheltenham"
45 "Looks like the royals are an open book"

PARNELL
KAUTO STAR
READING

Sir Vival

87ac. I have Diamanti for it but he hasn't been a hammer since september/october...

applehunter

zztop wrote: »

Batty for Barmy ??

Who's Batty?

David Batty???

zztop

Yep
the clue is he is
so I reckon batty:o

Charlie Foxtrot

He's big as a football pundit now?
fallen gem?
Trotter on de banks??

Sir Vival

Charlie Foxtrot wrote: »

He's big as a football pundit now?
fallen gem?
Trotter on de banks??

(1) Ron (a.k.a. Big Ron Atkinson)
(2) Ruby (Ruby walsh fell off horse recently)
(3) Lee (bolton player, although i'm not too sure if this is right..someone else will confirm)