IRELAND IN CROSSWORDS ©
ACROSS
1. Rides cars so much. (anag.) Outstanding carved cruciform in Monasterboice,
Co.Louth whose sculptor died in 922. (10,5)
7. Pleasant in the South of France, or back in Gweedore cinema? (4)
8. Crept a different way onto the floor covering. (6)
10. Exhibited in Drumlish owners' club. (5)
11. About, ever about, to think highly of. (6)
12. Greet with icy weather? (4)
13. Chiselled in a virtuous way by the sound of it. (6)
15. Get a positive response in Derry establishment. (3)
16. Her gamy concoction in Armagh village near where Thomas Jackson, father
of the American Civil War General, was born. (7)
18. Southern recreation vehicle will run about aimlessly. (7)
20. Piping deity returns for a short rest. (3)
23. Do meet up, and cause a loss of status. (6)
24. It's a cutting insult when the cakes are returned. (4)
25. Law lot use up candle grease in County Waterford. (6)
26. "We are all in the gutter, but some of us are looking at the ----."
Wilde. (4)
28. Send the tin back to the old Irish police with an acid description.
(6)
29. Book of Dimma you know, contains reference to one of the 32 with a coastline
from Killary to Killala. (4)
30. A farm bog hook unearthed Ancient Gospel scribed by the monk Ferdomnach
in about 807 A.D. (3,4,2,6)
DOWN
1. Hot Norman mail unearthed in scenic Leitrim town at the junction of four
mountain valleys. (13)
2. In quoting one is causing a stir. (8)
3. Sprint along the short line in celebrated Ashford. (4)
4. Upset by E.C. law in Mayo seaview from the top of Croagh Patrick. (4.3)
5. Finished when a hundred pushed along carefully. (6)
6. Prose is confusing before the penultimate rare hunting bird appears.
(6)
9. Charter a booth. (anag.) Famous Irish 8th century artefact found on Bettystown
beach in 1850. (3,4,6)
11. Save and secure in distress. (6)
13. New car broken down in Wicklow village near Shillelagh, with a castle
which has been modernised. (6)
14. Social Employment Scheme initially for Irish unemployed. (1.1.1.)
17. Sweet potato perhaps will come back. (3)
19. Father, Nora, and mother get together and take a wide view. (8)
21. Riot cop climbs over the elevated entrance. (7)
22. Poetically joyful hilt be broken. (6)
23. No do I'm disturbing wearing a cloak in masquerade, or a small dotted
brick. (6)
27. Indian prince who might come back for a drink in an Irish pub. (4)
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