Sunday Idependent Final Whistle Xword 2011

vinpaul

Happy new year to all crossword fans.
Am presently working on The Final Whistle from Sunday's paper. Quite difficult.
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 !!!!

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

ryanballalley

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

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

ryanballalley

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

Eire-Dearg

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

deshav

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

ryanballalley

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

Eire-Dearg

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

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

lorenzola

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

ryanballalley

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

Eire-Dearg

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

And it is Senna.

ryanballalley

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

Eire-Dearg

ryanballalley wrote: »

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

Cave. Darren Cave, plays for Ulster.

ryanballalley

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

Eire-Dearg

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

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

deshav

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

Eire-Dearg

89D - Colonel?

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.

vinpaul

ryanballalley wrote: »

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

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.

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

deshav

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

ryanballalley

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

ryanballalley

Forgot 23a
Pace...

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

Eire-Dearg

ryanballalley wrote: »

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.

ryanballalley

Sorry got confused with the numbers.

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

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)

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!!:)

Eire-Dearg

ryanballalley wrote: »

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.

ryanballalley

Thanks!!

Eire-Dearg

deshav wrote: »

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

Are you sure about Terry? It's Terry's chocolate orange.

ryanballalley

Yeah I think Terry is right...terrys choc and Chelsea Blue

would 24a be attitude?

n32

Matt Moore is the answer to the Miami dolphins clue

ryanballalley

I had colonel for 89d and thought that Eoin Morgan was 106a but they dont fit!!!! Where have I gone wrong???:(

Eire-Dearg

I don't have the Xword with me but if 106a is the England Bangalore question the answer is John Mooney

James Ford

13D is excite. Stuck on 32A, 111A, 33D and 90D.

James Ford

24A is attitude

James Ford

41D is Foreman, as in the George Foreman grill.

ryanballalley

33d...winner as in horseracing winner alright
32a...I think that it might be stewpot??

n32

ryanballalley wrote: »

33d...winner as in horseracing winner alright
32a...I think that it might be stewpot??

32a is Stewart

ryanballalley

Thanks...
90d is Van Dyke;)

ryanballalley

n32 wrote: »

32a is Stewart

Thanks but whats the connection...curious

Eire-Dearg

ryanballalley wrote: »

Thanks but whats the connection...curious

Alec Stewart is an English cricketer.

An Irish winter warmer = stew, the meal.

vinpaul

Eire-Dearg wrote: »

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

53a O Neill is correct
40d Slice - A hacker's portion
51a Terry

46a Aging
7d Nines
23a Enzo (Enzo Ferrari) First in the red zone.
Stilll caught on 50 d and 63 down

deshav

50a ODI One Day International
24a Aptitude

Garco

110a... has me stumped

deshav

110a Ezekiel Fryers, Manchester United

deshav

24a Is attitude not aptitude as earlier submitted.

I thought it was Ap (the letters of A pioneer) it is att (teetotaller, pioneer)

vektarman

On my last few if anyone can help please.
47 and 105 across: I'm here, and able, by the sound of it, in the ring, (4,4).
78 across: Does 68 across go here to pray? (5) (I have Crouch for 68 across.)
112 across: A man so keenon rugby in the Pacific (6).
93 down: The free lab is on course for the Dutch. (7).
97 down: Kevin made his mark on Irish athletics. (6)
Thanks.

deshav

47a Amir
105a Khan
78a Abbey (his wife's name)
112a Samoan
93d Lafeber
97d Ankrom