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Senior Times, in association with the publishers Brandon, are offering four copies of Alice Taylor’s latest book The Nana is this issue’s crossword competition. The Nana has a special place in the Irish family and the Irish heart. She is the precious link between the generations. Alice Taylor’s memory goes back to her own Nanas, both born in the 1860s. Now Alice herself is a Nana and with her quintessential empathy and warmth she explores the old and the new, the ‘then’ and ‘now, the Nana of yesterday and today.
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1 County on the Wild Atlantic Way (5) 4 Precipitation or downpour (4) 6 Long-haired wild ox (3) 8 Precipitation falling as white ice crystals (4) 11 Feline imitator? (7) 17 I, Martin, like this cocktail (7) 18 Domed hut built of blocks or snow (5) 19 Not western but quite earnest! (7) 20 Not tight or closely constrained (5) 21 Form of quartz found near a gate? (5) 22 Absence of heat .. devoid of warmth (4) 23 Cutting instrument (5) 24 Female fox (5) 25 Leave out (4) 29 Dried seedless grapes used in cake-making (8) 31 Layer of superior wood glued to inferior wood (6) 33 Unable to be found (4) 34 Cavity or space, not solid (6) 38 Chess piece or senior member of clergy (6) 40 Shop where hairdressers work (5) 41 Told an untruth (4) 42 Landmass such as Carrauntoohill (8) 47 Precious metal (4) 48 Not ever (5) 49 Soft cloth hat beloved of Frenchmen (5) 50 Singer ___ Bush or actress ___ Winslet (4) 51 Thought or notion (4) 55 Short sibling found in the Sistine Chapel? (3) 57 One who pursues an interest as a hobby (7) 58 Meeting of spiritualists (6) 59 Wolfgang Amadeus ___, Austrian composer (6) 60 Lacking freshness (5) 62 Skilful, proficient or well able (5) 64 Look over carefully or inspect (6) 65 Unsparing in discipline (6) 66 Booming noise - goes with lightning (7) 68 Be obliged to repay (3) 70 Joke or gag (4) 71 Sharp toe of a bird (4) 72 Yeltsin, Karloff or Becker? (5) 73 Remove dirt (5) 75 Necessitate or require (4) 81 Without seasoning (8) 82 Open jar used to hold flowers (4) 83 Long structures supporting flowers (5) 84 Wrote ‘The Plough and the Stars’ (1’5) 88 Dublin’s Mater hospital is on this street (6) 90 Symbol of peace (4) 91 Capital city is Stockholm (6) 92 Never mob this month! (8) 97 Precipitation of ice pellets (4) 98 Brendan ___, wrote ‘The Quare Fellow’ (5) 99 Molten rock in the earth’s crust (5) 101 World’s longest river (4) 102 Alloy of copper and zinc (5) 106 Cognisant or mindful (5) 107 Copy or ape (7) 108 Precipitation that’s partially melted snow (5) 109 Greed or covetousness (7) 110 Territorial jurisdiction of 38 Across (7) 111 Galway Bay group of islands (4) 112 Residue remaining after something is burned (3) 113 Co Wicklow town or sound of a donkey? (4) 114 French impressionist, painted ballet dancers (5)
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1 Navigational instrument for finding direction (7) 2 Letters not transported by surface post (3-4) 3 One expelled from home or country (5) 4 Water-resistant outer garment (8) 5 Pendent spear of frozen water (6) 7 Fruit of an oak tree (5) 9 Structure where birds lay eggs (4) 10 Beside the wet Seine, this is the absolute tiniest (8) 11 Film festival city on the French riviera (6) 12 Inner surface of the hand (4) 13 Tipperary’s county town (7) 14 Larceny or stealing (5) 15 Large northern deer with enormous antlers (3) 16 Young cow (6) 26 Somewhere further down (5) 27 Senior or older (5) 28 Expert who’s able to appreciate fine things (11) 30 Cry used to hail a ship (4) 32 Extra Terrestrial (1.1.) 35 Air moving with force (4) 36 Actresses ___ Seymour or Fonda (4) 37 Marked by simplicity or humble (6) 38 Wet ground such as the ___ of Allen (3) 39 Spicy Mexican sauce (5) 41 Vegetable with long slender white bulb (4) 43 Sphere, domain or walk of life (5) 44 Mock or scoff (4) 45 Deciduous tree with small triangular nuts (5) 46 Ceremonial procession with people marching (6) 52 One who abstains from alcohol (11) 53 Gentleman’s gentleman (5) 54 Tennis player, Federer or 007 actor, Moore (5) 56 Period of time (4) 57 Slightly open (4) 58 Watercourse or small river (6) 61 Commence (5) 63 Large open vessels with handle and spout (5) 64 Something remaining hidden (6) 66 Male monarch of Russia prior to 1917 (4) 67 Frock or one-piece woman’s garment (5) 69 Italian city found in a promenade? (4) 74 Essayist Charles ___ or young sheep? (4) 76 Free from liquid or moisture (3) 77 Patron saint for hopeless cases, St ___ (4) 78 Charges paid to Revenue (5) 79 Freshwater mammal with webbed feet (5) 80 Unit of area of 4,840 square yards (4) 85 Was there no salami for Da Vinci’s sitter? (4,4) 86 ’Tis I ! (2) 87 Female name or fragrant herb? (8) 89 U.S. windy city (7) 91 ‘___ but not stirred!’ (6) 93 Water travel for pleasure (7) 94 Streaky or back, they’re tasty slices! (7) 95 Italian city built on 118 islands (6) 96 Coldest season of the year (6) 97 Stash away or amass (5) 100 Prophet who received the Ten Commandments (5) 102 Facial hair on man’s face (5) 103 Give over or surrender control (4) 104 She sang ‘All Kinds of Everything’ (4) 105 Fasten by stitching (3)
Be FraudSMART this Christmas
Christmas 2022 looks set to be a busy one during which we look forward to in celebrating and meeting up properly again following the pandemic, however it will also be one during which the cost-of-living crisis will be very much on people’s minds and felt in people’s pockets.
Fraudsters are always looking for the next opportunity they can to try scam innocent victims of their hard earned cash, so this festive season we urge you to be FraudSMART.
The FraudSMART awareness initiative is urging consumers to be on high alert in the coming weeks and months to fake text messages, emails or calls pretending to come from trusted organisations such as your bank, utility company, tv service or mobile phone provider.
When shopping for Black Friday deals and the preChristmas rush already well underway, FraudSMART, is warning all consumers to be extra vigilant for text messages which ask you to validate or update bank account details and to be careful when you are confirming shopping online and avoid giving security details or clicking on links. Text message scams are extremely sophisticated, they may even come from the same number and alongside other legitimate text messages sent previously from your bank. They are designed to confuse and distract people, especially at a busy time like Christmas. However, it is often a simple or easy measure that people can take to protect themselves against fraud and it’s important people know these to avoid being vulnerable to fraudsters! We hope that with a few simple Top Festive FraudSMART Tips this Christmas it assist consumers protect themselves from falling victim to scams- saving themselves any additional expenses this festive season.
Top Tips to be FraudSMART this Christmas
• Do not respond to text messages with personal information. • Do not click on links in text messages. • A bank will never text/email/phone looking for personal or security information. • Never use contact details from a text message, always independently verify contact details elsewhere such as on a website phone directory (is that a thing anymore?). • Never give away security details such as PINs or passwords to anyone. • Use secure websites preferably ones who you have used before. • Use sites where a padlock symbol is shown beside the website address when paying online. • Do not under any circumstances use public Wi-Fi when making payments – switch to 3G/4G on your phone if necessary • Independently visit the website of the online sales company as opposed to clicking on social media or pop-up adverts • Be cautious about claiming outrageous offers – if it sounds too good to be true it probably is
Consumers can a wealth of other advice on how to avoid fraud by visiting www.FraudSMART.ie
