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Sunday Tribune - Year Ender Mind Bender

  • 21-12-2009 11:04pm
    #1
    eoin99
    Registered Users Posts: 274 ✭✭


    Anyone else having a go at this??

    I'm stuck on a few if anyone can help:
    34D - Sonic Youth winner of sporting its a knockout (9) S_P_R_T_ R
    58D - Athletic brothers from Tyne Valley? (8) _H_R_ _ _ _

    40A - Leader of Golf's first army (5) A_N_E
    49A - Played all his days for Bolton (3) N_ _


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  • #2
    Kristopherus
    Registered Users Posts: 11,907 ✭✭✭✭Kristopherus


    Haven't seen it myself, but woul 40A be ARNIE as in Palmer and 49A is NAT as in Lofthouse.


  • #3
    tullamore dew
    Registered Users Posts: 30 ✭tullamore dew


    58D I think is Charlton
    sonic youth question might be SUPERSTAR


  • #4
    eoin99
    Registered Users Posts: 274 ✭✭eoin99


    Cheers for those guys!


  • #5
    zztop
    Registered Users Posts: 387 ✭✭zztop


    What about Shane Warnes 19century origins? N-c-o-i-n...or
    have I gone wrong
    :mad:


  • #6
    eoin99
    Registered Users Posts: 274 ✭✭eoin99


    zztop wrote: »
    What about Shane Warnes 19century origins? N-c-o-i-n...or
    have I gone wrong
    :mad:

    I have Victorian, 27A is Rivaldo, thats where you've gone wrong id say


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  • #7
    zztop
    Registered Users Posts: 387 ✭✭zztop


    Jeeeez,I had Ronaldo...thanks Eoin


  • #8
    zztop
    Registered Users Posts: 387 ✭✭zztop


    What about Billy of greenock? cant seem to fit it with Con Martin
    Is it McLeod


  • #9
    eoin99
    Registered Users Posts: 274 ✭✭eoin99


    zztop wrote: »
    What about Billy of greenock? cant seem to fit it with Con Martin
    Is it McLeod

    Morton...as in Billy Morton & Greenock Morton.


  • #10
    zztop
    Registered Users Posts: 387 ✭✭zztop


    Soo easy when youre given the answer,cheers Eoin.


  • #11
    zztop
    Registered Users Posts: 387 ✭✭zztop


    Still cannot fit Con Martin in with marchant cup winner Tom Fisher
    and Santoro though.:o


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  • #12
    zztop
    Registered Users Posts: 387 ✭✭zztop


    Anybody take me out of my misery:confused:


  • #13
    eoin99
    Registered Users Posts: 274 ✭✭eoin99


    zztop wrote: »
    Anybody take me out of my misery:confused:

    The clue is cryptic!! I had Con Signed (as in despatched by his own pen) not Con Martin...i thought it made sense! it fitted in anyway so it was good enough for me!


  • #14
    zztop
    Registered Users Posts: 387 ✭✭zztop


    Brendan Shine fan then Eoin:DCheers


  • #15
    Gixerboy
    Registered Users Posts: 47 ✭Gixerboy


    I'm stuck on a few
    51d Clare Football in his hands (9) M?D?R???T
    61d Was out hit wicket against Ireland in 2007 World Cup (7) S?B???A
    53a Christy Lardner ? (4) ?I??
    54d Sporting body that celebrated its quasquicentennial this year (1,1,1) ??A

    Any ideas ? Thanks


  • #16
    zztop
    Registered Users Posts: 387 ✭✭zztop


    Gixerboy wrote: »
    I'm stuck on a few
    51d Clare Football in his hands (9) M?D?R???T
    61d Was out hit wicket against Ireland in 2007 World Cup (7) S?B???A
    53a Christy Lardner ? (4) ?I??
    54d Sporting body that celebrated its quasquicentennial this year (1,1,1) ??A

    Any ideas ? Thanks
    McDermott
    .
    .
    GAA


  • #17
    dxhound2005
    Registered Users Posts: 20,478 ✭✭✭✭dxhound2005


    Sibanda
    Ring


  • #18
    river pharoh
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3 ✭river pharoh


    Would appreciate some help and thanks in advance

    26d Man City's 'shakey' hero of 1969, for what its worth N?I?Y????
    40d Oakland team that specialises in track and field A???E?I?S
    44a Get the English great who managed Cork Athletic R?I??
    70a RTE sports presenter is over his hill? D?S?A
    73a Toon hero now at Wolfsburg O?A


  • #19
    tullamore dew
    Registered Users Posts: 30 ✭tullamore dew


    26d neil young
    73a oba
    40d athletics
    44a raich
    70a des ca


  • #20
    McNab16
    Closed Accounts Posts: 6 ✭McNab16


    Just this one to finish - anybody else got it?


  • #21
    tullamore dew
    Registered Users Posts: 30 ✭tullamore dew


    36d have snowballs for that one


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  • #22
    river pharoh
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3 ✭river pharoh


    Have snowballs also...thanks for help tuallamore dew


  • #23
    macdonagh2007
    Registered Users Posts: 107 ✭✭macdonagh2007


    I have answers for 49 out of the 50 business questions and I am stuck on no 31 picture question. Picture of a man with sunglasses and cycle helmet. In the glare of his glasses it would appear John Gormley T.D. is in the background. Is there anyone doing this quiz can help??


  • #24
    yenowdghdat
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3 ✭yenowdghdat


    Hey i need help on a few as well..i need 75a-arms safe house in north london, 2d-Robert de niro waits to talk to this trap, 7d-Villnovas olympic golden boy, 29d-Where a cricketer dives to and a footballer daren't thread, and 52d-easteners from Brisbane road


  • #25
    eoin99
    Registered Users Posts: 274 ✭✭eoin99


    yenowdghdat wrote: »
    Hey i need help on a few as well..i need 75a-arms safe house in north london, 2d-Robert de niro waits to talk to this trap, 7d-Villnovas olympic golden boy, 29d-Where a cricketer dives to and a footballer daren't thread, and 52d-easteners from Brisbane road

    75a - Arsenal
    2d - Italian
    29d - Offside
    52d - Orientals

    Cant remembr 7d, already sent mine off!


  • #26
    DMG 1972
    Registered Users Posts: 81 ✭✭DMG 1972


    yenowdghdat wrote: »
    Hey i need help on a few as well..i need 75a-arms safe house in north london, 2d-Robert de niro waits to talk to this trap, 7d-Villnovas olympic golden boy, 29d-Where a cricketer dives to and a footballer daren't thread, and 52d-easteners from Brisbane road

    7d i had ron delany


  • #27
    yenowdghdat
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3 ✭yenowdghdat


    cheers lads


  • #28
    yenowdghdat
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3 ✭yenowdghdat


    hey anyone no when they announce the winner on the year ender, mind bender crossword??


  • #29
    Cute Hoor
    Registered Users Posts: 1,788 ✭✭✭Cute Hoor


    yenowdghdat wrote: »
    hey anyone no when they announce the winner on the year ender, mind bender crossword??

    Not in today's Tribune, so presumably next Sunday


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