JUMBO SOLUTIONS
Across:2+6 Christmas Year, 8 Proportional, 13 Camp, 14 Garbage, 16 Coco, 19 GPO, 20 Vines, 22 Nowadays, 24 Rody Molloy, 25 Urge, 27 Pen, 28 Rat race, 29 Drumm, 31 Clara, 32 Haka, 33 Thaw, 36 Friar, 37 Hobart, 38 Escorts, 39 Oil, 40 Beams, 42 Yale, 44 Sinew, 46 Links, 48 Sapphire, 49 Kiwi, 50 Has, 51 Quatrain, 52 Umbria, 53 Bonaparte, 59 Depreciation, 63 Glass ceiling, 69 Sue, 70 Zoo, 71 Latin America, 77 Caribbean Sea, 83 Saint Paul,85 Sherry, 86 Tabloids, 89 Sri, 90 Urdu, 91 Caffeine, 93 Lease, 94 Satyr, 96 Debt, 97 Bribe, 98 GNP, 99 Earmark, 100 Lisbon, 101 Miami, 104 Enda, 105 Real, 107 Corgi, 108 Owned, 109 Damages, 110 Spa, 112 Dive, 113 Grim Reaper, 115 Squirrel, 117 Basra, 119 Vie, 121 Yule, 123 Moaning, 124 ASBO, 125 Trivialising, 126 Rock, 127 Green belt.
Down:1 Cuckoo clocks, 2 Cupboard, 3 Rugby, 4 Sarcoma, 5 Meat loaf, 7 ANC, 9 Rate, 10 PAC, 11 Radon, 12 NASA, 15 Egyptians, 16 Countrywomen, 17 Overwhelming, 18 Landscaper, 21 Nota bene, 23 Semesters, 26 Acute, 30 Ukraine, 34 Vera, 35 Despair, 41 Metric, 43 Pique, 44 Shiva, 45 Ian, 47 Snows, 48 Skate, 54 Awl, 55 Tan, 56 Tigris, 57 Harare, 58 Isle, 59 Deal, 60 Poet, 61 Eden, 62 Imam, 64 Crib, 65 Idea, 66 Isis, 67 Gaza, 68 Blog, 72 Aga, 73 Ion, 74 Apple, 75 Equal, 76 Ash Wednesday, 77 Christmas Eve, 78 Blair, 79 Eclair, 80 Nairobi, 81 Ensue, 82 Bachelors, 83 Saffron, 84 Icelanders, 86 Try, 87 Subprime loan, 88 Cabbages, 89 Stratagem, 92 Nike, 95 Alias, 102 Irrigate, 103 Covenant, 106 Arraign, 111 Nepal, 114 Algae, 116 Ugli, 118 Avon, 120 Fás, 122 UFO.
CROSAIRE SOLUTIONS
Across:1 Christmas time, 10 Lobster, 11 Garnish, 12 Year, 13 Entry, 15 Hoop, 17 Thy, 19 Felons, 21 Annexe, 22 The Ring, 23 Impure, 25 Devote, 27 Ear, 29 Heel, 30 Carol, 31 Wait, 34 Useless, 35 Ballina, 36 St Stephen's Day.
Down:2 Hobnail, 3 Into, 4 Tyrant, 5 Augury, 6 Tyre, 7 Moidore, 8 All ye faithful, 9 The present day, 14 The rear, 16 Antra, 18 Angel, 20 She, 21 And, 24 Present, 26 Ocarina, 27 Eats up, 28 Rouble, 32 Wept, 33 Alas.
JUMBO CROSSWORD WINNERS
First Prize – Blue Book Weekend
Brid McGrath, Newbawn, Co Wexford
Runner-up prizes – National Book Tokens
Margaret Byrne, Valentia Road, Dublin 9. Anne Shearan, The Dunes, Portmarnock,Co Dublin.
CROSAIRE CROSSWORD WINNERS
First Prize – O’Brien’s €500 Hamper
Helen Moriarty, Bayview Drive, Wexford.
Runner-up prizes – O’Brien’s Gift Boxes
Irene Connolly, Oaktree Road, Stillorgan, Co Dublin. Patrick Largey, Clontarf Drive, Omagh, Co Tyrone.