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Intheshed Our Monthly Puzzle Page to Keep You Entertained When You’Re Forced Indoors intheshed Our monthly puzzle page to keep you entertained when you’re forced indoors.. CROSSWORD QUICK ‘NINE HOLE’ QUIZ - As a tribute to Darren Clarke this month we look at Northern Irish sport. 1. Northern Irish golfers have 5. Who was the two time Snooker ruled the world over the last year World Champion who died in and a bit with Graeme McDowell, 2010? Rory McIlroy and now Darren Clarke, but who was the only other 6. Who was the versatile Northern Northern Irishman to win a Major? Irish born rugby union player who set a record number of caps in the 2. Who was the Northern Irish 60s and 70s and was regarded as woman who won the Olympic Gold the best centre of his generation? Medal in the Pentathlon at the Munich Games in 1972? 7. Who was the boxer known as the Clones Cyclone? 3. Who holds the record for the most goals in a UEFA European 8. In whose honour is Belfast City Qualifying Campaign with 13? Airport named? 4. Who was the Northern Irish 9. Who was the Northern Irish Formula 1 star who drove 152 golfer who won the European races between 1973 and 1985? Order of Merit in 1989? MONSTER SUDOKU Fill in the grid so that every row, every ACROSS 26 Oppose (3-3) column and every 1 Childlike expression of 27 A line of equal or constant 4x4 box contains the delight (6) pressure (6) numbers 0 to 9 and 4 Largest country in the the letters A to E. world with over 10% of the DOWN world’s land mass (6) 1 1961 Kurosawa film 9 Amsterdam football club remade as A Fistful of (4) Dollars (7) 10 A man may cheat with 2 Toy Story film studio (5) one (5,5) 3 Proposed site of new, 11 Recently conceived form sustainable residential site (6) (3,4) 12 Character played by 5 Hullabaloo (6) Katee Sackhoff and Dirk 6 Investigative cartoon Benedict in Battlestar hound owned by Norville SUDOKU Galactica (8) Rogers (6-3) Fill in the grid so 13 Champagne house 7 Chaos (7) that every row, every known as ‘Bolly’ (9) 8 The one and only pop star column and every 9 15 Time of commencement of the 1980s (7,6) box shape contains for Operation Overlord (1-3) 14 Scotland shaped body of the numbers 1 to 9. Sponsored by 16 Give up (4) water found 15 miles north 17 Ukrainian city, scene of of Fort William (4,5) 1986 nuclear incident (9) 16 Jack ____, played 21 There’s no landing in Quincey MD (7) this (8) 18 Carpets (7) 22 Pound (4,2) 19 No-one gets it (7) 24 Unpleasant know-it-all 20 Single excavatory Puzzle (5,5) orifice of birds, reptiles and Answers 25 Popular toy whose name amphibians (6) on is derived from a Danish 23 Depart from the expected page 73 phrase meaning ‘play well’ (2-3) (4) BIGGA Calendar 2011 Featuring the Top 12 Entries from the BIGGA Photographic Compe tition AUGUST 2011 GI 67 CALENDAR_11d.indd 1 16/11/10 15:26:08 Recruitment Head Greenkeeper As a result of the international promotion of our Head Greenkeeper, we are looking for a new expert to join our prestigious, award-winning 5-star golf resort, working alongside Troon Golf, the largest golf management company in the world. Highly motivated, inspirational and professional, you’re an experienced people manager with the passion to exceed guest expectations as well as the ability to bring out the best in a team. Reporting to the Golf Course Manager, you will also possess excellent organisational skills and proven expertise in managing the administrative aspects of this role. A Head Greenkeeper or Deputy Course Manager already, your experience is underpinned by qualifications in green keeping / sports turf management, in addition to relevant spraying certificates. Your career to date has given you expertise in fine turf maintenance practices including sand-based construction and Penn A4 Greens, modern irrigation systems, maintenance and water management, fertilisers and pesticides. You have a keen eye for detail, as well as a thorough understanding of Health and Safety. The Grove offers an excellent salary and benefits package, including childcare facilities and opportunities for professional development. For more information: Email: [email protected] | www.thegrove.co.uk THE GROVE Chandler’s Cross Hertfordshire WD3 4TG QUICK ‘NINE HOLE’ QUIZ ANSWERS: 1. Fred Daly, who won the 1947 Open at Royal Liverpool. 2. Dame Mary Peters 3. David Healy MBE 4. John Watson MBE 5. Alex Higgins intheshed answers 6. Mike Gibson 7. Barry McGuigan MBE 8. George Best 9. Ronan Rafferty CROSSWORD MONSTER SUDOKO SQUIGGLY SUDOKO AUGUST 2011 GI 73.
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