Xmas Crosswords

royboy

Apart from the Times chequered flag and the Indos final whistle crosswords , are there any other large crosswords from other papers out for Xmas ?

Pat.

Pal

Final Whistle
Sunday Independent at Christmas

very hard

tadgh

Sunday Tribune
Year Ender Mind Bender

royboy

thanks for that , yeah the indos one looks tough.

Pal

need help

Clue : Against the odds, he did what he done (5,5)

Answer : S - - - E , - A - - S

Pal

Clue : effort to keep stewards at bay (5)
Answer : - - I - R

werbone

Steve Davis (reference to song on radio ad).

Pal

thanks

tadgh

FInal Whistle xmas xword

1. Storm over risky banker (7)
T - - N - E -


Any ideas?

Pal

Thunder

tadgh

Pal wrote: »

Thunder

Thanks, but I don't see the logic.

I think the answer to [effort to keep stewards at bay (5)] is TRIER

Pal

neither do i

Mim

Irish Times-Dec.24--large Cryptic Crossword.

CheltenhamJ

i think it refers to risk of thunder - horse famous winning banks races - owned by Sean Connery (useless pice of info):)

joker55

Hi folks,

I'm stuck into the sunday indo crossword and need a little help:

89 down - ernie puts these in his wheelbarrow? (7) cheques, cherubs...can anyone help

64 down - visited more by mums than o'leary (7)

66 down - was busy at caroustie behind the 18th (8)

Any help would be appreciated!

DMG 1972

joker55 wrote: »

Hi folks,

I'm stuck into the sunday indo crossword and need a little help:

89 down - ernie puts these in his wheelbarrow? (7) cheques, cherubs...can anyone help

64 down - visited more by mums than o'leary (7)

66 down - was busy at caroustie behind the 18th (8)

Any help would be appreciated!

I put in
Cheques
Iceland
Engraver

joker55

Excellent stuff thanks

Don't suppose you got 14 down either? K _ o _ k _ _ R _

Can I help you with any?

samsausage

14 down
went for knock hard (1953 gold cup winner)

cleverboy

Answer is Knock Hard

Any luck with 9d, 70d and 55d?

samsausage

9d - opener??
70d - ferreira (wears no.20 shirt chelsea)

samsausage

55d . danny lynch

joker55

excellent, just 2 left now for me.

Dutch settlers are fighters around ten? boxers??

Sounds like he was aware of, say, England?? N _ _ ...is it noe?

cleverboy

Thanks samsausage.

Why do you think this is the answer - not making the connection

joker55

the dutch settlers are boers

ten in roman numerals is x

so dutch settlers around 10 = boxers

Still missing 2 now - 83 down and 59 across? any ideas

samsausage

think the england one is new
sounds like knew and also New England
dutch one is boxers (boers and x-10)

samsausage

re cheques answer - from a quote ernie els made earlier in year re wheelbarrows etc

samsausage

is the 89d - roller??

cleverboy

samsausage,

Why do you think danny lynch is the answer to 55d

joker55,

83d is koller (scores for the czechs which sounds like cheques)
59a is new

joker55

great and 83 down is Koller, just came to me there.

Thanks for your help and best of luck!

samsausage

very good re koller, almost had roller written it.

samsausage

danny lynch is th pro for gaa and is retiring in the new year