Galway Advertiser Christmas Crossword, December 19 2024

[RGOMM]

i'm stuck on a few, appreciate they are local to Galway but hopefully some one can help please.

5(a)  seemingly happy with Clare this tribe were butchers in the city (5)

1(d) shuffled so yodel was forging out west (7) 

8(a) listen, listen he shouts in french this smooth sounding fifty i am makes a racket when he's about (4,6)

Many thanks

[scorpiojo]

1 Dooleys

[scorpiojo]

8 Liam someone ..have you no letters?

[scorpiojo]

..Liam Melody?

[RGOMM]

for 8(a)  i have L??? ?i????.

for 5(a) i have ?o???

Thanks for Dooleys

[Toorak]

5 joyce?

 

[scorpiojo]

Thanks

The first name must be Liam (L = 50 + I am)

[RGOMM]

yes , i think Liam is corrrect for 8(a) The clue says 4& 6 but the crossword grid seems to have a mistake and is 4 & 5 - which makes it more difficult.....

[elliemay1]

8 Liam Silke?

[elliemay1]

Smooth as silk??

[RGOMM]

i will go with Silke - many thanks.

Still stuck on a few otheres 32(a) Galway hotel whips that swallows twenty two and a half degrees compass point with first rain (9). 

25(d) colloquial faulty with empty yachts another shop thats gone from the city (6)  first lettter d??????

29(d) use modus operandi briefly beofre half of Hyacinth Bouquiet's brother in law for another altered draper (5)

[scorpiojo]

29d M.O. ons (low)

[scorpiojo]

25 Duff y(acht)s?

[scorpiojo]

32 Flannerys? Flays (whips) around NNE (compass point) + r(ain)

[RGOMM]

Thanks for all your help.

I will ponder over the last few that I have left tonight 

[RGOMM]

Last 2...

24(a) suddan crazily swallows horse in this shop (7) ????a??

17(a) master got first couple ugly about with anger after 4 down but he is a nice man really (7). 4 down is Jimmy. ??????e

[Gmdgg]

17a is McGuire (Jimmy McGuire). 

Looking for help myself with 12d and 9d