Irsih Times Chequered Flag Crossword 2011

vinpaul · 21-12-2011 8:37pm #1

Have been doing X word today. Afew left and would appreciate help if anyone can oblige. Will post my answers if requested. Here are my missing clues:

Chequerd Flag Crossword 2011

14ac: No, she’s not, she’s a hurdler (6) ?A?K?R
43ac: Ham centres in the city (10) ?A??H??T?? (looks like MANCHESTER)
93ac: Three-pin O’Brien horse (8) ?E???I?E

10dn: Man with a dream to win in two Olympic Games in the same year (5) S??T?
34dn: Irish Arabian at Fratton Park (8) ?A?????C? (could be lawrence)
48dn: With 51 dn, he clinched the Presidents cup for the US (6) ??C???
51dn: See 48dn (8) W?O?L??D
85dn: Coveted midfield magpie (5) T?O?E (might be TIOTE)
95dn: Arrested Lee has already done time (6) ???HE? (is it an anagram of has lee)

dxhound2005 · 21-12-2011 9:07pm

43a Manchester
93a Nephrite
34d Lawrence
95d Hughes

Jimnybillybob · 21-12-2011 9:22pm

i think the one about arrested lee is lee hughes(the notts county player) and it is tiote

rocafella87 · 21-12-2011 9:33pm

I think you are right yes!

Also, I am struggling with 63d
9d
62a
10a

Would really appreciate a helping hand here, getting there slowly but surely!

dxhound2005 · 21-12-2011 9:48pm

rocafella87 wrote: »

I think you are right yes!

Also, I am struggling with 63d
9d
62a
10a

Would really appreciate a helping hand here, getting there slowly but surely!

Clues please. I haven't got the paper.

Jimnybillybob · 21-12-2011 9:51pm

63d redknapp
9d villas boas

dxhound2005 · 21-12-2011 9:59pm

48d Kuchar
51d Woodland

Jimnybillybob · 21-12-2011 10:26pm

does anyone know
10a plant an outstanding player in a toirnament
46a milan in anderlecht
47d driven midfielder

dxhound2005 · 21-12-2011 10:36pm

Jimnybillybob wrote: »

does anyone know
10a plant an outstanding player in a toirnament
46a milan in anderlecht
47d driven midfielder

46a Jovanovic ? You need to give the number of letters in the clues.

spbdrew · 21-12-2011 10:38pm

it'd be great if anyone knew the answers to:
54ac - 51ac-trained horse runs on it won (13)
92dn - sailing a zig-zag course (6)
25ac - he's gone home to mexico

sea_bo · 22-12-2011 1:13am

54ac - 51ac-trained horse runs on it won (13) - unaccompanied
92dn - sailing a zig-zag course (6) - tacked
25ac - he's gone home to mexico - salcido

last one for me: 10 down: Man with a dream to win in two olympic games in the same year S _ _ T _

I think Smith of the Black Panthers salute from 1968, but have no reason to think why. Anyone get this one?

dxhound2005 · 22-12-2011 1:49am

Probably Jason Smyth sprinter from Derry, Paralympian who is aiming to qualify for the Olympics 2012.

sea_bo · 22-12-2011 1:58am

what makes you think that? It fits alright and I can see the link with the two events, but I thought it was Tommie Smith in relation to MLK's I have a dream speech.

dxhound2005 · 22-12-2011 2:07am

Google Jason Smyth has a dream and see what comes up.

sea_bo · 22-12-2011 2:14am

Ah you're a star! Cheers for that!

vinpaul · 22-12-2011 7:47am

Jimnybillybob wrote: »

does anyone know
10a plant an outstanding player in a toirnament
46a milan in anderlecht
47d driven midfielder

10 ac SEED
47 dn VANDERVAART

I'm now missing just 2
75dn A spur to one of the wolves (5) O??R?
14ac No, shes not, she's a hurdler (6)?A?K?R

Jimnybillybob · 22-12-2011 9:24am

thanks itsOHARA the spur who moved to wolves

vinpaul · 22-12-2011 9:38am

Thanks
just found out that O Hara, was with spurs and is now with wolves

vinpaul · 22-12-2011 11:16am

vinpaul wrote: »

10 ac SEED
47 dn VANDERVAART

I'm now missing just 2
75dn A spur to one of the wolves (5) O??R?
14ac No, shes not, she's a hurdler (6)?A?K?R

Thanks jimnyBillybob

All done now.
75 dn: OHARA left Spurs for Wolves
and 14ac: is Melanie WALKER is Olympic and World Champion at 400 metres hurdles.
So she's not walker, she's a hurdler.

Thanks to all for help in solving this crossword.
Sunday Independent big x word due out on Saturday. Will have a go at that.

roryd123 · 22-12-2011 1:48pm

5ac English rugbys sweary mary(7)
17ac English lilywhites (6)
19ac Hes resigned to not being the manager (7)
80/82ac Scion of ballydoyle (6), rider of 49ac(6)(St nicholas ....., winner of Breeders cup(5)

6dn Give him a small gin, his foots's broken (8)
20dn Stir the fire for tge potters (5) (TONGE? but it does not fit in with Sacido)
60dn Billy jean, a royal tennis player (4)

Thanks for all the previous help aswell!

Jimnybillybob · 22-12-2011 2:27pm

5ac HASKELL
17a FULHAM
80a JOSEPH OBRIEN

6d SMALLING
20d STOKE
60d KING

I dont know 17a

Do you know
16dn Take charge of training on the bus (5)
105dn Home to Leinster (3)
98dn Container for test cricket ashes( is it CAN?)

ormond lad · 22-12-2011 2:31pm

Jimnybillybob wrote: »

5ac HASKELL
17a FULHAM
80a JOSEPH OBRIEN

6d SMALLING
20d STOKE
60d KING

I dont know 17a

Do you know
16dn Take charge of training on the bus (5)
105dn Home to Leinster (3)
98dn Container for test cricket ashes( is it CAN?)

16dn coach
105dn RDS
98dn URN

Does anyone know 53 a and 45 d as i made i mistake the first time and now im not sure what they are
87d total prize money

Jimnybillybob · 22-12-2011 2:32pm

just got 17a

i think its JOHNSON (England Rugby Coach)

ormond lad · 22-12-2011 2:48pm

Jimnybillybob wrote: »

just got 17a

i think its JOHNSON (England Rugby Coach)

I presume you mean 19a as 17a is fulham

Jimnybillybob · 22-12-2011 2:51pm

yes sorry

does anyone know
54ac horse that runs on his own(13)
70ac sounds as if hes keen on rugby(5)
65dn Arthurs kingdom for a horse (7)

Jimnybillybob · 22-12-2011 2:53pm

53a CONLON
45d TSONGA

darkey · 22-12-2011 4:16pm

Jimnybillybob wrote: »

yes sorry

does anyone know
54ac horse that runs on his own(13)
70ac sounds as if hes keen on rugby(5)
65dn Arthurs kingdom for a horse (7)

54ac unaccompanied
70ac healy
65d camelot
do you know 107ac kenyan gold medal winner in beijing --n--
and 11ac norweigian hammer ----w

roryd123 · 22-12-2011 4:50pm

darkey wrote: »

Jimnybillybob wrote: »

yes sorry

does anyone know
54ac horse that runs on his own(13)
70ac sounds as if hes keen on rugby(5)
65dn Arthurs kingdom for a horse (7)

54ac unaccompanied
70ac healy
65d camelot
do you know 107ac kenyan gold medal winner in beijing --n--
and 11ac norweigian hammer ----w

107a BUNGEI
11a CAREW

Does anybody know
86a Snow-runners (4)
87d Total prize-money (5)

darkey · 22-12-2011 5:01pm

roryd123 wrote: »

107a BUNGEI
11a CAREW

Does anybody know
86a Snow-runners (4)
87d Total prize-money (5)

skis,purse

n32 · 22-12-2011 10:01pm

Anyone got a link to yesterdays crossword? missed the times yesterday. Is it in saturdays paper aswell?

ruffles91 · 22-12-2011 11:13pm

does anybody know 102a extremely well paid russian club player (4)? last one to get..

dxhound2005 · 22-12-2011 11:28pm

Eto'o

ruffles91 · 22-12-2011 11:33pm

dxhound2005 wrote: »

Eto'o

Thanks

Common Sense · 23-12-2011 2:33am

Stuck on last 2 - any help appreciated.

7d - Caspian capital of world boxing - - k -

26d - McNeill, Southwell and Porta - - - O

Many thanks.

rodneyog · 23-12-2011 2:42am

baku
hugo

vinpaul · 23-12-2011 10:21am

roryd123 wrote: »

107a BUNGEI
11a CAREW

Does anybody know
86a Snow-runners (4)
87d Total prize-money (5)

Just wondering about 107ac. Two Kenyans won gold in Biejing.
LANGAT won Women's 1500 metres and BUNGEI won Men's 800 metres. Both answers fit.
Also dont see connection with Healy for 70 ac
Clue reads "Sounds as if he is keen on rugby" I went for KEANE from our own Moss Keane.
Another query. 62 ac Kilkenny player (3) ??T. Is it CAT or PAT. There was one PAT on the all-Ireland team.

Jimnybillybob · 23-12-2011 10:51am

Cian Healy the cian sounds like keen

macdonagh2007 · 23-12-2011 12:42pm

Can someone help with

1 down....Gill,dash over to the Reds for him

44 down...so loan out a real player and driver

ormond lad · 23-12-2011 12:44pm

macdonagh2007 wrote: »

Can someone help with

1 down....Gill,dash over to the Reds for him

44 down...so loan out a real player and driver

1 down dalglish

44 down alonso

zztop · 23-12-2011 1:16pm

10a Seed

Pal · 23-12-2011 1:17pm

Thought that they had the crossword in the Saturday paper ?

Bah.

As they tend to mess it up every year, maybe they will publish the errors on Saturday instead

zztop · 23-12-2011 1:21pm

Golf Q should refer to the World Cup not Presidents:(

zztop · 23-12-2011 4:16pm

??
22a Manc
58a GAA
17d FINA
55d IKeano

Help

vinpaul · 23-12-2011 5:21pm

zztop wrote: »

??
22a Manc
58a GAA
17d FINA
55d IKeano

Help

Incorrect with MANC should be NANI - governess of MUFC
55d should be IRELAND - Stephen Ireland

vinpaul · 23-12-2011 5:24pm

Jimnybillybob wrote: »

Cian Healy the cian sounds like keen

Thanks Jimnybillybob, can now accept Healy for being CIAN
Still wondering about 62 ac: Kilkenny player, Probably CAT but there was a PAT on the team. Any views.

padjoe91 · 23-12-2011 6:28pm

42(a): red winners
8(d): chelsea resort
all help appreciated

ormond lad · 23-12-2011 6:31pm

vinpaul wrote: »

Thanks Jimnybillybob, can now accept Healy for being CIAN
Still wondering about 62 ac: Kilkenny player, Probably CAT but there was a PAT on the team. Any views.

Id say its nearly definately CAT, clue would have been more detailed if it was to be pat

ormond lad · 23-12-2011 6:34pm

padjoe91 wrote: »

42(a): red winners
8(d): chelsea resort
all help appreciated

42 a Bull
8 d Torres

evani1976 · 23-12-2011 10:06pm

lads,

58 (a) games played on the Aga

GAA ?? is it to obvious

all i can think of is aga cooker as context !!

also 83 (a) STAM ??

thanks

ormond lad · 23-12-2011 10:27pm

evani1976 wrote: »

lads,

58 (a) games played on the Aga

GAA ?? is it to obvious

all i can think of is aga cooker as context !!

also 83 (a) STAM ??

thanks

Both GAA and STAM are correct

hanentgotaclue · 24-12-2011 12:55pm

1 left, 19a, hes resigned to not being the manager

Irsih Times Chequered Flag Crossword 2011

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