BUMPER CHRISTMAS CROSSWORD (9150)
Check out our latest crossword by our mystery compiler Arahoden. As usual, you can expect some Cavan twists. Print it out, complete it and enter our competition to win a coveted Anglo-Celt pen (details below).
CLUES
Across
1. Medical facility in Cavan Town for the patron Saint of Travellers (2,12)
8. Cool composure when comparable loses race (6)
12. A saint in Killinkere (5)
13. Irate Dom upset go-between (8)
14. Where the devil is said to be found (6)
16. Nan's rest disturbed in Kingscourt hall (2,6)
17. Bridge near Killinkere upsets army quartets (12)
18. GAA club in Cavan and Derry (5)
19. Parish for Dowra (12)
25. Local Enterprise Office curtailed (3)
26. Noble elegance upsets grade run (8)
27. Sea eagle travels from Gowna to the Atlantic (4)
30. Arrow caddy broke a Lough outside Kingscourt (10)
31. Definite article precedes precious jewel in the centre of Belturbet (3,7)
33. Elbow bone on both sides of Ulster concertina (4)
34. Japanese cooking technique demolishes airy kite (8)
35. Follows Sean for a drive in Belturbet (3)
38. Relict's public house in Belturbet (3,6,3)
39. Deceives deceits (5)
42. Composer of Doonaree (6,6)
45. Slightly bonkers show in Bunnoe (8)
46. Road for fishing lake near Ballyconnell (6)
47. Relating to relations upsetting ill Mafia (8)
49. Extreme at both sides of Ulster Orchestra (5)
50. Coarse and crude tray he overturned (6)
51. Building for Arts and Culture in Bailieborough (8,6)
Down
1. Force to fit into racquet game (6)
2. Dealer in knives and forks (6)
3. Former Cúchulainn’s marksman (5,7)
4. Mullagh All Ireland winner and ref. (5,7)
5. Aged before river crossing road in Cootehill (3)
6. Failte Ireland's hidden central regions (10)
7. Spanish wine region (5)
9. Make up your mind in advance (8)
10. Irish work (5)
11. Paddy Reilly wanted back here (14)
15. Food from heaven found in Drumlumman naturally (5)
20. A white lake maybe (5,3)
21. Informal listening organs (3,5)
22. Location for legal aid in Cavan Town (8,6)
23. Tuscan capital before court near Blacklion (8)
24 . Old telephones had nests destroyed (8)
28. Memorial Park in Mullagh (5,7)
29. Completes a parish with Drumlumman South (12)
32. Ballyhaise singer mixes lineal oils (4,6)
36. The first Cavan captain to lift Sam Maguire (3,5)
37. Foyer an attempt to influence public official (5)
40. Get warmer (4,2)
41. Promised biblical land (6)
43. Madagascar primate hidden in Kinnypottle mural (5)
44. Contract for rent on both sides of Legaginney purchase (5)
48. Evergreen vine at historic Belturbet cottage (3)
To enter: Print out the crossword, complete it and post your entry to The Anglo-Celt, Crossword Competition, Kilmore Business Park, Dublin Road, Cavan, to be in with a chance of winning one of our coveted Anglo-Celt pens and for the glory, of course.
Please remember to put the volume number of your entry on the outside of your submission.
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