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Sunday Idependent Final Whistle Xword 2011

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  • 27-12-2011 12:16pm
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    Registered Users Posts: 363 ✭✭


    Happy new year to all crossword fans.
    Am presently working on The Final Whistle from Sunday's paper. Quite difficult. :confused::confused::confused:
    Stuck on quit a few. Here goes the no's I'm stuck on
    Across 19, 28, 30, 36, 41, 44, 48, 55, 71, 78, 81, 87, 88 and 110
    Down 4, 6, 20, 27, 35, 39, 40, 41, 50, 63, 64, 66
    Will be happy to share some of mine with any interested final whistler !!!!


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  • Registered Users Posts: 3 lorenzola


    Some Answers :
    Across Down
    19 Kilo 4 Ninepin
    28 Cosmos 6 Elmont
    48 Four 20 Escort
    55 James 39 Belfast
    87 Canavan 64 Madeira
    88 DeVries 66 Captured

    I'd like your opinion on two clues:
    31 Across - Is the answer AYED or EYED? The clue is fairly vague.
    81 Across - I think the answer is THE NOD. But this is two words and the clue says (6) - meaning one six-letter word.

    Good Luck


  • Registered Users Posts: 29 ryanballalley


    81a
    Turned......as in Coursing


  • Registered Users Posts: 21 deshav


    3o Serb 36 runner 41 freese 44 pirlo 71 yenta 78 abbey (his wife)
    27 green bay

    Do you have an answer for 21 down please

    Regards
    Des


  • Registered Users Posts: 29 ryanballalley


    21d
    Armenia...anagram of a mare in...:)


  • Registered Users Posts: 8,900 ✭✭✭Eire-Dearg


    21D: Armenia
    50D: ODI?
    63D: Could be Foy, cyclist for Sky.


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  • Registered Users Posts: 21 deshav


    63 d mark roe sky sports golf expert (off course)


  • Registered Users Posts: 29 ryanballalley


    Dont get yenta???? Could someone educate me??????!!!!
    :confused:


  • Registered Users Posts: 8,900 ✭✭✭Eire-Dearg


    What is 83D - This FC sounds like a score?

    Also need 108A, 110A, 100A, 29D, 35D, 39D (Fireman?) and 12D


  • Registered Users Posts: 3 lorenzola


    110A - Ezekiel (Fryers)
    71A - Senna?
    83D - Twente
    35D - Nominee
    39D - Belfast


  • Registered Users Posts: 29 ryanballalley


    Yeah I have Senna as well as is anagram for nosy tanner.


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  • Registered Users Posts: 8,900 ✭✭✭Eire-Dearg


    Meant 41D instead of 39D, he gave his opponents a grilling.

    And it is Senna.


  • Registered Users Posts: 29 ryanballalley


    Could someone help with 89a.......totally lost with it....please.!:confused:


  • Registered Users Posts: 8,900 ✭✭✭Eire-Dearg


    Could someone help with 89a.......totally lost with it....please.!:confused:
    Cave. Darren Cave, plays for Ulster.


  • Registered Users Posts: 29 ryanballalley


    Thanks....was on wrong track....thinking of Darren Clarke!!!


  • Registered Users Posts: 8,900 ✭✭✭Eire-Dearg


    11, 12, 13 and 14 Down all have me stumped.


  • Registered Users Posts: 3 lorenzola


    11D - Joe Ward
    12D - Capitalise or Capitalize
    14D - St Andrews

    Still undecided about 31A being AYED or EYED. Can AYE be a verb?
    I'll probably go with EYED


  • Registered Users Posts: 21 deshav


    12d Capitalise 29d Strength 100a Nous 109a Superb ( super B owl)


  • Registered Users Posts: 8,900 ✭✭✭Eire-Dearg


    89D - Colonel?


  • Registered Users Posts: 363 ✭✭vinpaul


    lorenzola wrote: »
    11D - Joe Ward
    12D - Capitalise or Capitalize
    14D - St Andrews

    Still undecided about 31A being AYED or EYED. Can AYE be a verb?
    I'll probably go with EYED
    Would go for EYED, the close watch is pointing moter towards eyed rather than AYED which would be "in agreement"
    Almost finished. Must fill in the gaps and see what's left. Thanks to all for the shared knowledge.


  • Registered Users Posts: 363 ✭✭vinpaul


    Dont get yenta???? Could someone educate me??????!!!!
    :confused:
    Likewise I cant see the connection with YENTA, the letters are there as are SENNA. Silver screen story hints of a film. Is there a Film called YENTA, Haven't had a chance to google.
    Dont quite follow ESCORT for 20 down. I know it was car. Is it the mark 2 model that points towards ESCORT!!!
    Any offers on
    50 dn "Initially they were stumped by the shorter game" (1,1,1) ?D?Thats me done for this year. Been quite a challenge.

    Just found the solution. NOSEY TANNER is an anagram AYRTON SENNA
    Will go with ESCORT being mark 2 model.
    Still doubt about 63 dn "Off course, but on the mark for Sky". Looks more like ROE the golfing commentator. FOY if he's a cyclist could also be correct.


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  • Registered Users Posts: 8,900 ✭✭✭Eire-Dearg


    I only have a couple of more. Just a few I'm not sure on.

    53A - O' Neill?
    40D - Share/Scrap?
    51A - Harry?

    And I'm lost on 46A, 7D and 23A


  • Registered Users Posts: 21 deshav


    12d Capitalise 29d Strength 100a Nous 108a Superb ( Super B owl)


  • Registered Users Posts: 29 ryanballalley


    7d
    nines....back nine, front nine.....thats what I think.


  • Registered Users Posts: 29 ryanballalley


    Forgot 23a
    Pace...

    stuck on 94d...any ideas...


  • Registered Users Posts: 8,900 ✭✭✭Eire-Dearg


    Forgot 23a
    Pace...

    stuck on 94d...any ideas...
    'Bounce' I think.

    23A is driving me mad. I thought it might be an NFL quarterback (as in they drive their team down the field) but nothing fits.


  • Registered Users Posts: 29 ryanballalley


    Sorry got confused with the numbers.

    22a...Pace
    23a...Enzo...anagram of zone (Enzo Ferrari) :)


  • Registered Users Posts: 21 deshav


    46a Aging (a horse in) (a gg in)
    51a Terry ( all gold, Terry's chocolates in blue Chelsea)
    40d Slice ( a shot in golf)


  • Registered Users Posts: 29 ryanballalley


    Brilliant...a gg in!!.....would never have got that!!

    Still Stuck on 58a
    Is 50d ODI?
    Also 60a and 24a

    Any help would be great...Thanks!!:)


  • Registered Users Posts: 8,900 ✭✭✭Eire-Dearg


    Brilliant...a gg in!!.....would never have got that!!

    Still Stuck on 58a
    Is 50d ODI?
    Also 60a and 24a

    Any help would be great...Thanks!!:)
    58A: Irk
    60A: Hadji
    50D: ODI

    No idea about 24A.


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  • Registered Users Posts: 29 ryanballalley


    Thanks!!


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