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Times Xmas Sports Crossword....Help Needed

Simonsen
Simonsen Posts: 5,506
edited January 2011 in Other Football and Sports
I missed the results published for the 27 December sport's crossword....can anyone help with the following?

4d..."Goatman, England cricketer in the 1970's" (5) Think it's S---n (but could be wrong!)

83d..."Slim Jim" who passed with honours (6) -a-t-r

15a...."Teams that may be split?" (5) n-d--

79a..."Spread bet finish?" (7) -l--k-t (I think!)

The cricket one is driving me especially mad....

Comments

  • Bedsaddick
    Bedsaddick Posts: 24,771
    79a Blanket
  • Simonsen
    Simonsen Posts: 5,506
    Beds...good man!
  • MrOneLung
    MrOneLung Posts: 26,890
    79a BLANKET
  • MrOneLung
    MrOneLung Posts: 26,890
    83D Baxter
  • Chizz
    Chizz Posts: 28,346
    4d Susan
  • Simonsen
    Simonsen Posts: 5,506
    Chizz....no wonder I didn't get that! Nice one.

    Also to One Lung...many thanks.

    15a now looking like n-d-s
  • redman
    redman Posts: 5,290
    4d cricketer? can you explain that please?
  • Stone
    Stone Posts: 3,026
    [quote][cite]Posted By: redman[/cite]4d cricketer? can you explain that please?[/quote]

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Susan_Goatman
  • redman
    redman Posts: 5,290
    thanks stone - saved my afternoon and means I can do some work!
  • Low_Ears
    Low_Ears Posts: 695
    15a...."Teams that may be split?" (5) n-d-s

    Must be "sides". I think your "n" may be wrong

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  • Simonsen
    Simonsen Posts: 5,506
    Low Ears..reckon you must be right. In which case I need 2d..."Boxing's Old Stoneface" (6) L---o- (if you reckon "London" as in Brian) then my 'n' for 15a is right which rules out "sides"(eeek!) My second 'o' in 2d comes from "Shinto"...which I hope is the right answer to "Sumo is a rite of this ancient religion"
  • Sonny Liston?
  • uncle
    uncle Posts: 4,209
    [cite]Posted By: Half Nelson[/cite]Sonny Liston?

    spot on
  • Simonsen
    Simonsen Posts: 5,506
    Half Nelson...think you've cracked it!

    That concludes the crossword....only took just under a month!

    Many thanks to all. I'll be back on this time next year.....