Number 21
IRELAND IN CROSSWORDS ©
ACROSS
1. We'd cry unto fox. (anag.) Area of Ireland bounded by the Wicklow hills,
the River Barrow, and the Blackstairs Mountains. (6,7)
9. American uncle follows up lab reversal to discover oily resin. (6)
11. Leading lady of the County Down who looked so neat? (4)
12. Semi-precious stones a slop spilled over. (5)
13. Tree seen in Clonmel mansion. (3)
14. "But we do be afraid of the ---, and we do only be drownded now
and again." Synge. (3)
15. Century at finding an animal. (3)
16. The very chap to support the tent? (3)
17. "Under ---- Ben Bulben's head in Drumcliffe churchyard Yeats is
laid."
Yeats (4)
18. "Must then a ----- perish in torment in every age to save those
who have no imagination?" Shaw (5)
19. Work's not set. (anag.) Roscommon town noted for coarse fishing near
the Slievebawn Hills. (11)
20. Getting weary, ring it up first. (6)
22. Line of turning in Maxi song. (4)
23. Used teeth to get a portion. (3)
24. Exist plurally in Castlebar estates. (3)
25. Pick up the tab for the piece of sports equipment. (3)
26. Jerry's 15 across antagonist. (3)
28. Sudden flow back through Bunbeg rushing. (5)
29. Group of families seen in Celtic lands. (4)
30. The son may get confused, but is truthful. (6)
31. Sweet new talcs. (anag.) Limerick town with a fine castle built in 1184
for the Knights Templars. (9,4)
DOWN
2. Lay off in confusion in central county with much bogland bordered in
the west by the Shannon. (6)
3. Arrests on returning in glorious Bantry. (4)
4. You will soundly elide into the festive season. (4)
5. Cheese in Banbridge damn good. (4)
6. Reverse to include in food allowance in motion about 22 across. (8)
7. A Co. graph trick. (anag.) Ireland's holy mountain with a pilgrimage
on the last Sunday of each July. (6,7)
8. Gets after torn up version in Dublin's premier shopping area, famous
for buskers. (7,6)
10. Live eons, man. (anag.) Tipperary mountain where Gráinne won
the race to choose Fionn's bride. (11)
11. Dry and wither by disturbing eras. (4)
14. "Philosophy! the lumber of the -------." Swift (7)
17. Nobleman seen in Casrlebar one time. (7)
19. Tears ban up in Tyrone border town, birthplace of John Dunlap who founded
the first daily newspaper in the USA, the Pennsylvania Packet. (7)
21. Some of the Dromahair anthology concerns modern Persia. (4)
23. Rob sir, up in picturesque Carlow town in the Barrow valley. 6)
26. What to do with a caber in Rialto's sports. (4)
27. Male upset by food. (4)
28. Wot's up? Put it away! (4)
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