Competition: WIN two Clubs’ Ball Tickets

NUI Galway take home bronze at swimming intervarsities

WIN TWO CLUBS’ BALL TICKETS!

Crossword Clues

ACROSS 1 – Former hotel in Dangan, in the process of being rebuilt as luxury student accommodation (8) 4 – How we all used to say “cool” in the early 2010s (4) 8 – Opposite of confident (7) 10 – This artist is now just somebody that we used to know (5) 11 – Ancient Irish writing technique that involved carving lines (5) 12 – This saint has his day during the Christmas period (7) 13 – (See 2 Down) If Ms Jessica Parker visited the Gaeltacht (6) 15 – Peninsula containing Spain and Portugal (6) 19 – Many Irish homes are filled with these Christian symbols (7) 21 – Capital of Bulgaria (5) 23 – North African country still in the midst of a civil war that began in 2014 (5) 24 – This type of taxi cab originated in London (7) 25 – One Friday every month, this grant makes a lot of students very happy (4) 26 – Winner of Best Picture at this year’s Oscars (8)

DOWN 1 – If it’s not Mac, it’s probably _____ (7) 2 – The face of hit TV show Sex and the City, _____ Jessica Parker (5) 3 – To be constantly thinking and worrying about something (like an FYP, or a thesis, for example) (6) 5 – The _____ is a very popular new Netflix show starring Henry Cavill (7) 6 – Verde/vert/grün/glas (5) 7 – Much like onions (or cake), this creature also has layers (4) 9 – Give it some _____! (5) 14 – A non-caffeinated tea option for your next trip to Smokey’s (7) 16 – Not acidic and definitely not too complicated (5) 17 – Following the release of the Christmas exam results, one must avoid the temptation to overthink and _____ every mistake (7) 18 – Very common respiratory disease (6) 19 – Vodafone’s deals offering free _____ are very handy for students wishing to communicate at a low cost (5) 20 – Acronym for the SU’s recent sexual health awareness week (4) 22 – Do you mean a mushroom or the dolphin? (5)

ISSUE 7 SOLUTIONS

NATION SPORTS A E B S A U O MOSES COROFIN I L E O K F G BLAIRITE KISS A V S S A ADORED BEANIE B R L M L KNEE BASEBALL E S E R S R I SHINDIG TANGO H T N E E I T ANYWAY ARREST

1ST

PRIZE: 2 CLUBS’ BALL TICKETS 2 ND

PRIZE: €20 SU Card Credit 3 RD

PRIZE: €10 SU Card Credit

All you have to do is complete the crossword, then take a photo of the completed crossword page. Send your photo in an email to editor.sin@gmail. com, with the subject “Crossword Competition Entry”, before Saturday February 22nd at 5pm to be in with a chance of winning.

Winners to be selected at random and will be announced from our BRAND NEW INSTAGRAM PAGE, “@sin_news”, on Monday February 24th.

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*SU Card credit can be used at any of the SU outlets, including Sult, Smokey’s and the SU Shop, but not on alcohol or tobacco products.