The Chequered Flag Crossword

Cuch

Pal wrote: »

MEIRELES

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

problem with this answer is that 94a puts an l in at position 5. eg m-i-l--s so Miereles does not fit. Also Miereles does not match the anagram I'm lesser in the clue!

Pal

anybody know what happened to the Sunday Indo Final Whistle this year ?

Charlie Foxtrot

Thanks, any idea of:
the brother is the best footballer
the potter didn't shop the fixers
despite what it sounds like the team went on to win

did people get heidler for 58?

Sir Vival

Charlie Foxtrot wrote: »

Thanks, any idea of:
the brother is the best footballer
the potter didn't shop the fixers
despite what it sounds like the team went on to win

did people get heidler for 58?

(1) Brogan (Bernard Brogan won gaa player of the year)
(2) Higgins (John Higgins and reference to his match fixing)
(3) Toulouse (French rugby union team)

Yes Heidler is correct.

Now do the rest yourself

applehunter

Still not certain about the Meireles and Bull answers.

Animal sees Red in F1 : Has to be Bull, no?

roryd123

5dn " blue-blooded bernard"

klairondavis

5dn - Jackman

Cryptic Chris

applehunter wrote: »

Still not certain about the Meireles and Bull answers.

Animal sees Red in F1 : Has to be Bull, no?

definitely bull. meireles doesn't fit in if it's an anagram unless there's a mistake. I'm stuck on 39 down - salt found old gold in barcelona?

Cryptic Chris

Sir Vival wrote: »

(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)

chung-yong lee for 68 down.
(bolton-the trotters & on the banks of the lee - song. )

Sir Vival

Cryptic Chris wrote: »

definitely bull. meireles doesn't fit in if it's an anagram unless there's a mistake. I'm stuck on 39 down - salt found old gold in barcelona?

39dn: Sailer (old salt refers to the naval services e.g. sailor)

Veronica Sailer is a german sprinter who won gold in the europeans in barcelona this year.

roryd123

Sir Vival wrote: »

39dn: Sailer (old salt refers to the naval services e.g. sailor)

Veronica Sailer is a german sprinter who won gold in the europeans in barcelona this year.

Then what is 54 ac

Cryptic Chris

roryd123 wrote: »

Then what is 54 ac

Wilkie (david wilkie)

Cryptic Chris

Is 70 dn "First, Millar was a lion" something to do with Millwall (the lions), and I'm presuming the "First" means firstname. But if zenyatta is right then its ?y?. any ideas?

Cuch

syd millar

roryd123

35ac "o driscoll, keane or o grady, say"

applehunter

roryd123 wrote: »

35ac "o driscoll, keane or o grady, say"

CAPTAIN

roryd123

43dn "sounds like the trainer's up the mountains in sligo"

seeword

Oxx

59 AC Sole British track and field winner in 1976 Olympics (8)?

roryd123

FOSTER

klairondavis

- Long distance Swiss victor?

- Head messenger on US tennis team?

seanod111

Foster

Any idea of 51d - basketball arena ?

seeword

Swiss runner - Rothlin
US tennis - Courier
51D - Bayly

paukie

klairondavis wrote: »

- Long distance Swiss victor?

- Head messenger on US tennis team?

-Rothlin
-Courier

3D-horse's pulchritude is profound?
21A-nimby from the north?

seeword

3D - Beauty
21A - Maybin

Anyone made a breakthrough with 81D?

Late Learner

Surface for 28a (Melbourne) race (3)
Middle letter is C

vektarman

Late Learner wrote: »

Surface for 28a (Melbourne) race (3)
Middle letter is C

That's an error in the crossword, I'm sure it meant 28 down, the answer looks like ice.
(28 D is luge)

Late Learner

Well that seems like a good assumption. I had looked up lots of synthetic surfaces for races, so your's looks like being correct, thanks for that.

Leakydee

MICKELSON

Leakydee

STRUGGLING WITH 37AC, 55AC, 81AC, 104AC, 27DN, 47DN, 58DN & 101DN. CAN ANYONE SHED ANY LIGHT

applehunter

Leakydee wrote: »

STRUGGLING WITH 37AC, 55AC, 81AC, 104AC, 27DN, 47DN, 58DN & 101DN. CAN ANYONE SHED ANY LIGHT

Obviously you are not from Cork, anyways..

37AC : OHAILPIN (Sean óg)
55AC : COUNIHAN (Conor, cork manager)
81AC : MULLINS (Paddy Mullins RIP)
104AC :MALTHOUSE (OZ Int. Rules manager)
27DN :ROONEY (Sky sports news)
47DN : SCHIAVONE (FRENCH OPEN CHAMP. 2010)
58DN : HILL (Graham Hill & son)
101DN : SAUL (google)

zztop

Why is Clones the answer to Meath Q ?

Brian2850

zztop wrote: »

Why is Clones the answer to Meath Q ?

54 D is COONEY. The Meath man who went for Meath manager but didn't get it....

zztop

Cheers Brian.:rolleyes:

Cryptic Chris

58DN : HILL (Graham Hill & son)

I got Hulk as in the Incredible Hulk (Nico Hulkenberg, A F1 driver this year)

Jimnybillybob

anyone know 16 dn, 70dn, 71 dn, 80 dn, 90 dn, 100 ac, and im still stuck on meireles and diamanti

Jimnybillybob

The answers are definitely Bull and Meireles. There was a mistake on the crossword

applehunter

Jimnybillybob wrote: »

The answers are definitely Bull and Meireles. There was a mistake on the crossword

So what are we supposed to do?

applehunter

Jimnybillybob wrote: »

anyone know 16 dn, 70dn, 71 dn, 80 dn, 90 dn, 100 ac, and im still stuck on meireles and diamanti

16dn : ANA
70dn : SYD
71 dn : FISHER
80 dn : IAN
90 dn : GOODES
100 ac : HENSON

seeword

I presume the chances of them not double- and triple- checking this were slim so I can't see how they'd let two mistakes on the same clue (presuming 'I'm lesser' was intended to be an anagram and that Meireles and Bull are correct). Having said that I can't think of any alternative to Meireles and Bull.

Cryptic Chris

seeword wrote: »

I presume the chances of them not double- and triple- checking this were slim so I can't see how they'd let two mistakes on the same clue (presuming 'I'm lesser' was intended to be an anagram and that Meireles and Bull are correct). Having said that I can't think of any alternative to Meireles and Bull.

I emailed them and they said meireles and bull are right there was a misspelling of meireles and that it will be corrected tomorrow or there will be a notice to that effect in the times tomorrow....

anyone else pick hulk over hill for the incredible F1 racer?

Pal

They have an incredible consistent ability at The Irish Times to screw up this crossword.

Jimnybillybob

i emailed the irish times and they replied saying there was a mistake with the compiler. Definitely meireles and bull they said. they also said they would have a correction in tomorrow's paper. Thanks again for the answers. im now finished it.
Bring on the Final Whistle in the Sunday Independent

Cryptic Chris

Jimnybillybob wrote: »

i emailed the irish times and they replied saying there was a mistake with the compiler. Definitely meireles and bull they said. they also said they would have a correction in tomorrow's paper. Thanks again for the answers. im now finished it.
Bring on the Final Whistle in the Sunday Independent

did you go with Hulk or Hill??

Jimnybillybob

i went with hill. except hulk is also a possibility.

seanod111

with adj. incredible and as current driver HULK seems far better than HILL

dxhound2005

Hulkenberg's nickname is The Hulk and in some headlines like the link below he is referred to as the Incredible Hulk. I can't see any reason to connect Hill and incredible.

http://www.anf1blog.com/2010/11/the-incredible-hulk-storms-to-pole-at-interlagos/

vektarman

I'm stuck on the last one if anyone can help please.

55 (a) Another Cork contract for the old centre-back

dxhound2005

Counihan.

Already answered in post #81.

McNab416

99D Hoop from the paddy field

Is that Rice?

dxhound2005

Yes, Stephen Rice, Shamrock Rovers.