Sunday Independent Final Whistle xword

vektarman

I'm stuck on two if anyone can help.
58(a) Fits a cat with a shorter head ??A

63(d) Charged, initially, with overseeing court action ?,B,?

spurious

vektarman wrote: »

63(d) Charged, initially, with overseeing court action ?,B,?

Is there a basketball body called IBA?
I'm guessing, but it would fit the clue.

vektarman

Thanks for the reply, there was an International basketball association but it folded in 2001, it would tie in alright with courts, I'm also thinking along the lines of badminton , tennis etc or any sport involving courts.

Pal

NBA

National Basketball Association

Bluekev1

58a is CHA, as in Cha Fitz the Kilkenny (Cat) hurler

vektarman

Thanks

Pal

Bluekev1 wrote: »

58a is CHA, as in Cha Fitz the Kilkenny (Cat) hurler

now how, pray tell me, is any normal person supposed to know that !
fcuking obscure in the extreme this year.

fobster

Easy, fits=fitz and when you see cat in an sport crossword in an Irish newspaper Kilkenny springs to mind.

And normal people don't do cryptic crosswords.

vektarman

23 across in the final whistle: Did he save the day ?e?o.
Nero and Hero have been suggested but I can't see the sports connection, every other answer in the crossword is sports related, any suggestions?

Pal

fobster wrote: »

Easy, fits=fitz and when you see cat in an sport crossword in an Irish newspaper Kilkenny springs to mind.

And normal people don't do cryptic crosswords.

the bloke who invented the answers needs to explain himself

cha fitz is obscure in the extreme

vektarman

I know a crossword compiler and he tells me they'll always throw in an obscure or confusing clue to save them having to go through every entry posted e.g. the first answer they'll look at in this case is cha, if that's correct they'll then check the rest of the crossword, if someone has a different answer to cha they simply throw the crossword away without having to check the rest of the crossword. Another example is in the IT chequered flag xword, there's a clue that says 'poker-faced Andy', the surname of two well known professional poker players fit the answer grid- Andy Black or Andy Bloch.

Pal

that makes sense

moglamb

hello.
anyone out there with solution to 99a
"Bruce kept faith down Rhodes' way?"
its really doing my head in,
thanks

Pal

Zimbabwe

(Bruce Grobelaar and Cecil Rhodes)

cleverboy

Thanks for this.
Also stuck on:

9d Jack to start batting
70d This is Pensioner No 20

44a Raul is no alfa, Charlie, delta (thought it was romeo but doesn't fit with 35d-You'll surely find one in New England which is Patriot?

Thanks for any help

Eire-Dearg

Thanks God I found this! It's driving me nuts!

Raul Bravo is the answer cleverboy.

I'm stuck on loads!
Visited more by mums than O'Leary (7)

This is Pensioner No. 20? (8)

He aims with his old club (6)

Vagrant Ram managed to move here (6)

___Davala (4)

Love bite for a former winger (6)

Is he keen on jar from the orchard (3,6)

Abramovich has mountains to climb (4) Thought it was Rome, doesn't fit.

Fancy shots on the table (6)

It's FA Cup Friday for a direct general (6,5)

Uncovered on a Noraid trip to Milan (7)

I've loads other left too. I'm only 15 so amateur at cryptics!

moglamb

Thanks for the grobelaar answer pal!
much appreciated.

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!

cleverboy

Some answers as follows:

O'Leary - Iceland
Vagrant Ram - Israel
Davala - Umit
Love bite - Hickey
Orchard - Joe kernan
Fancy shots - Plants
Milan - Adriano

samsausage

carnoustie - engraver
pensioner no.20 - ferreira
89d -went for cheques (not certain though)

joker55

cheques is right. Ernie Els spoke about money and wheelbarrows at some point during 2007.

83 down?

59 across?

81 across? boxers?

Eire-Dearg

Is 89 across not race?

Please help on:
93 down and 87 across
Was he a bully biker = Billy Burke?
62 across
86 across
103 across
98 across

.....and much more!

samsausage

sorry meant 89a
icerink
billyburke
toned
torino

samsausage

any way of mergin all the threads about the indo final whistle crossword.. few of them on the go now

Eire-Dearg

Where in the crossword is Torino?

Couple more!

97d

105a

111a

90d

95d

102 & 103a

87a

Is 1d Clerc?

samsausage

Italy.......................................................sorry 86a

Eire-Dearg

I know someone would get cheeky so i edit my original post! Should of got that.

I'm disappointed i didn't get vagrant ram

Eire-Dearg

Any help on the ones above your last post sam?

samsausage

sorry couldnt resist..what have u left?

Eire-Dearg

The ones I posted up a bit...and a good few more. Trying to do them myself but I'm not much a sport fanatic outside soccer and rugby, and it's my first cryptic.

samsausage

1d - is clerc
97d - public
105a - byes
111a - ruth
90d - rounder
95d -ticket
102 and 103a -amir,exeter
87a -stuck for this atm