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Sports Crossword in the Irish Times

  • 18-12-2004 1:48pm
    #1
    eirebhoy
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    There's a crossword at the back of the sports section in the Irish Times today and I've never seen anything so difficult. There's a total of 127 clues and I'm finding it hard to get one. Clues like 36A: "Be quiet about fate of mammal.". Am I missing something here? There's 4 superb prizes and I'd be pretty sure if you complete it you'd have a very good chance of winning one of them.

    Anyone want to let me in on something as I have to be missing something?


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  • #2
    OY
    Closed Accounts Posts: 545 ✭✭✭OY


    Clues like 36A: "Be quiet about fate of mammal.".

    How many letters? got any?


  • #3
    Pherekydes
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 16,202 ✭✭✭✭Pherekydes


    eirebhoy wrote:
    There's a crossword at the back of the sports section in the Irish Times today and I've never seen anything so difficult. There's a total of 127 clues and I'm finding it hard to get one. Clues like 36A: "Be quiet about fate of mammal.". Am I missing something here? There's 4 superb prizes and I'd be pretty sure if you complete it you'd have a very good chance of winning one of them.

    Anyone want to let me in on something as I have to be missing something?

    And you want us to provide you with the answers? A group of my buddies in work used to get 90%, give or take, each year, and then they'd ask me to help them finish it. We never did. :p


  • #4
    eirebhoy
    Closed Accounts Posts: 14,013 ✭✭✭✭eirebhoy


    Slow coach wrote:
    And you want us to provide you with the answers? A group of my buddies in work used to get 90%, give or take, each year, and then they'd ask me to help them finish it. We never did. :p
    With 127 answers? I don't think so. Just wondering if anyone could answer any of them, never mind complete it. Anyway, 90% is certainly impressive.


  • #5
    Pherekydes
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 16,202 ✭✭✭✭Pherekydes


    Just pullin' your leg. Went out and bought it (IT) tonite, so thanks for the tipoff.

    I'll have a look see, and if I get any I'll (consider) posting them.


  • #6
    Pal
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,115 ✭✭✭Pal


    36a SLOTH


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  • #7
    Pal
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,115 ✭✭✭Pal


    1 DOWN

    GAA Great in rage with veteran Kerry goalkeeper (5,7)

    the seventh letter is K


  • #8
    Pal
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,115 ✭✭✭Pal


    need 1 10 18 22 29 34 42 95 100 109

    any help appreciated


    can swap


  • #9
    Pal
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,115 ✭✭✭Pal


    finished

    who needs answers ?


  • #10
    errigal
    Closed Accounts Posts: 51 ✭✭errigal


    Anyone want to swap ?

    Im missing

    Across
    6
    20
    125


    Some of the rest are (educated!) guesses.


  • #11
    Pal
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,115 ✭✭✭Pal


    remind me of the clues for those you want


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  • #12
    citeog
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    Hi I'm down to the last 4 - need 42A, & 1, 10, 35 down.- errigal - with a name like that have to help you
    6: Kieran Fallon
    20:lithe
    125: gay o driscoll


  • #13
    errigal
    Closed Accounts Posts: 51 ✭✭errigal


    Thanks for those - acutally Id managed to get all 3 of them.

    Is 1 Down Aidan Okeeffe ? (as in Kerry legend Dan O Keeffe)

    BTW watch your spelling of KierEn fallon...

    35 down is Barrack,

    42 across is Uber

    10 down im not sure of (Large number wasted time in service (1.1.1) , what about 6 across (Veteran Keeper on unknown cricket side) (..F.) ?

    I think 3down is trick but not 100% sure


  • #14
    citeog
    Closed Accounts Posts: 5 ✭citeog


    pro & con = trial????


  • #15
    errigal
    Closed Accounts Posts: 51 ✭✭errigal


    That was my original answer but...

    24 across looks like Locker Room ???


  • #16
    adef
    Closed Accounts Posts: 10 ✭adef


    Hi
    Just found you all!
    thanks for the help
    i still have a bit to go
    3d trick?
    6a zoff?
    53a?
    15d?


  • #17
    errigal
    Closed Accounts Posts: 51 ✭✭errigal


    hi adef

    Do you have 10 down ?


  • #18
    adef
    Closed Accounts Posts: 10 ✭adef


    fraid not: r??
    are you down to just this one?


  • #19
    errigal
    Closed Accounts Posts: 51 ✭✭errigal


    10 down is the only one Ive no idea about.

    1 down im not sure about...

    The rest Im fairly happy with...


  • #20
    adef
    Closed Accounts Posts: 10 ✭adef


    yes, the only Aidan O'Keeffe I can find is the St Pats striker...
    10d - lots of possibilities - rfu and rds are sports related but I don't get the clue


  • #21
    citeog
    Closed Accounts Posts: 5 ✭citeog


    3 Down
    Could 3 Down be trial and 24 Across be Boiler Room?


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  • #22
    errigal
    Closed Accounts Posts: 51 ✭✭errigal


    possibly BUT why boiler room ?

    whats the connection with IT ?


  • #23
    citeog
    Closed Accounts Posts: 5 ✭citeog


    You're right - 24 A has to be locker room - IT worker ( Irish Times Sports writer Tom Humphries & his column is called Locker Room)
    So 3 down is T?I?K


  • #24
    errigal
    Closed Accounts Posts: 51 ✭✭errigal


    that was my deduction as well !


    BTW did you go for EPO as the answer to 39A ?


  • #25
    citeog
    Closed Accounts Posts: 5 ✭citeog


    yes - EPO oriental (eastern)= E flower (river) = PO


  • #26
    errigal
    Closed Accounts Posts: 51 ✭✭errigal


    cheers...

    that leaves me pretty much down to 1 clue that Ive no idea for

    10 down (I can see some logic to the answer RDS)

    Suspect 3down is Trick but not sure.

    Also 1 down Im not sure if its Aidan Okeeffe

    If you need a hint with any of the others let me know


  • #27
    adef
    Closed Accounts Posts: 10 ✭adef


    Hi & Happy New Year
    Can anybody help me with 53a 18d?
    Couldthe Ai in Aidan be interpreted as A1=great?


  • #28
    eirebhoy
    Closed Accounts Posts: 14,013 ✭✭✭✭eirebhoy


    So I presume you lot are all genius'?

    BTW, can someone give me one question and the answer to that question to see what kind of answers they were looking for?

    Cheers.


  • #29
    errigal
    Closed Accounts Posts: 51 ✭✭errigal


    A few clues

    53A - think of grounds teams play on
    18D - think of a team that play in red.


  • #30
    adef
    Closed Accounts Posts: 10 ✭adef


    cottagers?


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  • #31
    errigal
    Closed Accounts Posts: 51 ✭✭errigal


    Spot on!


  • #32
    adef
    Closed Accounts Posts: 10 ✭adef


    10d: d=large no.?


  • #33
    errigal
    Closed Accounts Posts: 51 ✭✭errigal


    shels is right

    No idea about 10d...

    D as large number would work... making RDS the likely answer but
    who knows.


  • #34
    adef
    Closed Accounts Posts: 10 ✭adef


    - thanks again


  • #35
    Pherekydes
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 16,202 ✭✭✭✭Pherekydes


    eirebhoy wrote:
    So I presume you lot are all genius'?

    u mean geniuses?


  • #36
    errigal
    Closed Accounts Posts: 51 ✭✭errigal


    Adef - if you want to collaborate to cross check answers... send me all
    your "across" answers to errigal@fastmail.fm and Ill reply with all the "down"
    answers.


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