Crossword

Senior Times, in association with the publishers O’Brien Press, is offering five copies of Alice Taylor’s latest book A Cocoon With A View as prizes in this crossword competition. Her latest book is her twenty-seventh and is full of astute observations from her journal penned during the lockdown days..

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ACROSS

We yearn for the next one, 2021 (3,4) Calamity or state of extreme misfortune (8) Freshwater mammals with webbed & clawed feet (6) Irritate or small piece of cloth (3) I quote .. tall chef’s hat (5) Port city in southwestern Norway (6) Fang or one of four pointed teeth (6) Schubert & Gounod both composed these salutations (3,5) Regular route for Garda (4) One of 4 playing cards with single pip on face (3) Carnivorous fish, subject of ‘Jaws’ (5) Health resort near a spring (3) Type of craft used by the RNLI (8) Hot pepper used in ___con carne (5) Cry or shout of approval (5) The maze meant astonishment or stupefaction! (9) Denoting eastern countries of Asia (8) Let’s hear this flightless bird! (4) Hungarian composer & piano virtuoso (5) Cater, react, crate or just a tiny amount! (5) Insects with coloured wings & fluttering flight (11) Plants that drive fowlers wild! (4,7) Raise a glass or make bread crisp (5) New testament cities, ___ & Gomorrah (5) Amounts of money or totals (4) Mythological hero noted for his strength (8) Inedible mushroom seen where an alto stood (9) Egg-laying vertebrates such as Robin or Thrush (5) Tall, skinny, gangling (5) Taken into custody (8) Sound made by a pigeon (3) Mario ___, tenor & Hollywood film star (5) Lyric poem (3) Sharp remark or point (4) Large, thick pad used as smartest part of bed (8) Confection made from sugar & nuts (6) Needed or desired (6) Perfume - for a few cents? (5) Frozen water (3) Moveable Christian celebration ___ Sunday (6) Charlotte Bronte’s 19th century heroine (4,4) Torture or treat cruelly (7) DOWN 1 Northern Europe Monarchy, country of 15 Across. (6) 2 Film actor, Bob or German composer, Richard (6) 3 Hand over to another country’s authorities for trial (9) 4 What is necessary, essential or demanded (11) 5 Two singers performing together (4) 6 He bears this fencing sword (5) 7 Small fatty fish, usually smoked & canned (5) 8 Peak, meridian or distance above sea level (9) 10 Conduct business (8) 11 Would Hazel bite Dublin-born writer, ___ Bowen (9) 12 One who talks (7) 17 Pause or hold back temporarily (8) 22 A loan to buy a property (8) 25 Can a voter find where treasure is hidden (5) 26 Ascend or go upward (5) 28 Actor & star of ‘My Left Foot’, Daniel ___-___ (3-5) 29 Young woman - often in distress (6) 33 Put together or meet (8) 34 In short they’re unidentified flying objects! (4) 36 Squabble or little quarrel (4) 39 They commit treason (8) 40 Located within a building (6) 42 Can a rook love to look past or fail to notice? (8) 43 Ludicrous, foolish or featherbrained (5) 44 They wear coats to this Puccini opera (5) 45 So thin as to transmit light, see through (11) 48 Small cakes made of egg whites & sugar (9) 50 Beautiful West of Ireland area known for ruggedness (9) 52 Watcher or viewer (9) 53 Carefree adventure or risky undertaking (8) 54 State of equilibrium or harmonious arrangement (7) 58 Red of ripe cherries (6) 59 Rise or upward movement (6) 62 Clean one’s body by immersion into water (5) 63 Irish dramatist, writer of ‘The Commitments’ ___ Doyle (5) 65 Small island such as ‘The Lake ___ of Inisfree’ (4)