Holly Bough crossword and Diffney quiz: Winners and solutions

THE winner of the 2023 Holly Bough €250 crossword prize was Elaine Kennedy.

Solutions:

ACROSS: 1. Indicator 6. Tally-ho 10. Any 12. Our 13. Hover 14. Aga 15. Eel 16. Rectangular 17. Ahakista 20. Mary 21. Train set 22. Noh 24. Eleven 26. Sneem 29. Eying 31. Honest 32. Glasheen 33. Angel 34. Begin 36. Killeagh 38. Herald 39. Lying 42. Delft 46. Scampi 48. Folly 49. Aunt 50. Admiring 54. New Romantic 57. Obi 58. Ret 59. Segue 60. Ski 62. Peridot 63. Boxing Day

DOWN: 1. In Heaven the bells are ringing 2. Deviated 3. Corgi 4. Toast 5. Roar 6. Tricky 7. Lava 8. Youghal 9. Opulence 11. Yule log 18. Sin 19. Amen 21. Toy 23. Higgledy-piggledy 25. Edison 27. Ell 28. Mislead 30. Mesh 32. Grip 33. Acetic acid 35. Glistening 37. Gel 40. Gift wrap 41. Ivy 43. Fota 44. Impinged 45. Fly over 46. Sum 49. Artist 51. Detox 52. Ibsen 53. Doll 56. Crib.

The winner of the €500 Diffney Quiz prize was Miriam Collins.

Solutions:

1. 100 Cent in a Euro; 2. the 1 and Only; 3. the Good Friday Agreement Signed 10/4/1998; 4. 5 Go Down to the Sea?; 5. 180 the Highest Score in Darts; 6. 100 Degrees Fahrenheit = 37.778 Degrees Celsius; 7. Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning Part 1; 8. 8 by Billie Eilish; 9. 9,789 Kilometres between Cork and Tokyo; 10. 01/01 New Years Day; 11. 7 Wonders of the Ancient World; 12. the Royal Cork Yacht Club Founded in 1720; 13. Firing on All 4 Cylinders; 14. 15 Players on a Hurling Team; 15. 01/02 Lá Fhéile Bríde; 16. the River Maigue is 62 Kilometres Long; 17. Extraction 2; 18. 1 Last Time by Ariana Grande; 19. 5 Letter Words in a Wordle; 20. Capricorn (December 22 - January 19); 21. Ménage à 3; 22. the San Francisco 49ers; 23. 11/4/1912 Cobh, the Titanics Last Port of Call; 24. 1 Size Fits All; 25. 6/7/1946 Bunaíodh Clann na Poblachta; 26. and Darling, I Will Be Loving You ‘til We’re 70; 27. You Only Get 1 Bite of the Cherry; 28. Actual Life 3 by Fred Again; 29. October 26th - October 30th 2023, the Cork Jazz Festival. 30. Room 101; 31. There’s Only 1 Street in Drumcolliher; 32. 90 Degrees in a Right Angle; 33. 27/5/2023 Munster 19 - 14 Stormers; 34. Aconagua is 6,961 Metres High; 35. 60 Seanadóir in Seanad Eireann; 36. Every Home Should Have 1; 37. the Last Kingdom: 7 Kings Must Die; 38. 2 Ghosts by Harry Styles; 39. the Treaty of Rome signed 25/3/1957; 40. Bus Route 209, Lotamore to St. Patrick’s Street; 41. the Wrong Side of 40; 42. Beethoven’s 3rd Symphony, the Eroica; 43. 2,4, 6,8 Who Do We Appreciate; 44. an Bhearú, an Fheoir agus an tSiúr, an Triúr Deirfiúr; 45. 1185, the 1st Cork City Charter; 46. 9 Counties in Ulster; 47. Talk 19 to the Dozen; 48. 6 Feet Under by Billie Eilish; 49. All Ireland Camogie Final, Cork 5-13 , 0-9 Waterford; 50. Full Fathom 5 thy Father Lies; 51. 42,195 Kilometres in a Marathon; 52. Guardians of the Galaxy Volume 3; 53. 13 Cards in a Suit of Cards; 54. the 12 Apostles; 55. 4 Ducks on a Pond, a Grass-Bank Beyond; 56. the Beara Way is 206 Kilometres Long; 57. 24 Hours a Day; 58. 2001: a Space Odyssey; 59. 1, 2, 3 O’Leary; 60. 8/11/1960 Ambush at Niemba.