20 John Gardiner?

omaghredhand (Tyrone) - Posts: 3656 - 11/09/2009 20:00:11    423621

9. If carlsberg could do hero's it might be more palatable for Colm

Sean Cavanagh?

Niamh (Derry) - Posts: 2397 - 11/09/2009 23:33:23    423765

Rua
Compliments about these two threads from fred-2
Nitpicking,maybe so-What did you expect this is HS,a stiff upper lip is absolutely essential.

fredrickwood (Roscommon) - Posts: 2871 - 11/09/2009 23:44:01    423777

no correct answers since B39 got Paul Finlay
Niamh your guess is also wrong but you should keep looking there is still one Ulster footballer left

ruanua (Donegal) - Posts: 4966 - 12/09/2009 00:37:07    423793

18. Did this Teachers chalk rot

Sean Marty Lockhart

Breffni40 (Cavan) - Posts: 12295 - 12/09/2009 17:32:17    424054

16. Its hard to put a damper on this warden

Andrew O'Shaughnessy

Breffni40 (Cavan) - Posts: 12295 - 12/09/2009 17:50:48    424060

B39

Those are both correct
NIAMH - where were you ???

One to go as per above- Its a Munster hurler who has an all star- at half back (as per the clue)

ruanua (Donegal) - Posts: 4966 - 13/09/2009 15:01:29    424484

1. Niamhs beau might have been a Richard Gough fan _ OISIN MCONVILLE 2. This wrestler's home town has a ring to it DIARMUID O SULLIVAN 3. Watson marked him while he made a few pence - JASON SHERLOCK 4. The spotlight was on Reg when he came back from down below. GER CAVLAN 5. We might all be as Racey after a bottle of Jack. - DJ CAREY 6. Former 90's cats great moved west to play Peile SEAN OG DE PAOR 7. Young Johnny would'nt give you tuppence but maybe 25% of it. SEAN OG O HAILPIN 8. He had a Damascus moment while watching the rising sun with his dad - PAUL "JAP" FINLAY 9. If carlsberg could do hero's it might be more palatable for Colm BRIAN DOOHER 10. Did Katie skip a school day - MITCH JORDAN 11. Ron sold burgers in the Cats academy - KIARAN MCDONALD 12. One of Georges farmers was human to seanie english. JOHNNY PILKINGTON 13. This Derry singer went downhill with an English comedian. BENNY COULTER 14. Anto was a gas man when under pressure as was the law. TONY BOYLE 15. This bull wants more TD's - DERMOT MCCABE 16. Its hard to put a damper on this warden -ANDREW "SHOCKS" O SHAUGHNESSY 17. Won his counties third all star 19 years after a hairy feline namesake with a smaller ball. EAMON O HARA 18. Did this Teachers chalk rot ? SEAN MARTY LOCKHART 19. Grit, Resolve and accuracy marked out this sharpshooter - TREVOR GILES 20. Defence was always tight never leaky from this half back all star 21. Seamie was never caught perching with his four all stars JAMESIE O CONNOR 22. This high scoring gunner has been critical of late PAUL FLYNN 23. He once decline an offer to become poet laureate - PHILIP LARKIN 24. Clean'd up to switch county for the cross saintly clubman DECLAN DARCY 25. A devilish stout drinker but not with Arthur. NICHOLAS MURPHY ______________________ have'nt checked but presume Breffni is again uncatchable - respect to Loyal2tr and tclarke The last clue should be "getable" its not as bad as the mess I made of the last thread I would have thought that E O hara/ Pilkington and Ger Cavlan(except for spotlight fans) were the hardest a hint - in a cryptic crossword always look at the word that looks forced into the sentence and the words beside it that look natural. 20. Defence was always tight never leaky from this half back all star

ruanua (Donegal) - Posts: 4966 - 13/09/2009 23:11:02    424821

20. Defence was always tight never leaky from this half back all star -Tony Davis (Cork)

Squid

squidword (Louth) - Posts: 2897 - 14/09/2009 10:39:12    425007

no squid

Its a hurler - and his full name is in the clue (anagram)

ruanua (Donegal) - Posts: 4966 - 14/09/2009 13:25:35    425234

Fergal Hartley?

Loyal2TheRoyal (Meath) - Posts: 4522 - 14/09/2009 13:31:53    425244

Mark Foley Rua.

Surely I must be level with Breff at least?

Loyal2TheRoyal (Meath) - Posts: 4522 - 14/09/2009 14:25:47    425306

L2TR

that answer is correct
I'LL let you know who won tomorrow
Any form of Maths is way beyond my capabilities today

ruanua (Donegal) - Posts: 4966 - 14/09/2009 14:31:57    425310