The Final Whistle Christmas Crossword 2014

[clonross]

Hi all, have it in right section now! Mu bad:-D

24a; a boat, or the defence, with the most holes? (8)
L_a_i_s_

36a;queue on the team sheet (6,2)
L__e _p

53a; it's a grand chase every year. Think that's annual

69a; take delight in victory (6) r____h
107a, where the crack was in '90
3d; pay referee corn fee to compel (7) e_f_r_e
42d; all lob levy over the net (10) _o_l_y_a_l
64d; lia dies but stays in touch (7) ___I__do
94d; withstand an onslaught (6) _e_i_t

[Mamyalynne]

Steve Guppy

http://www.theanswerbank.co.uk/Quizzes-and-Puzzles/Crosswords/Question1389618.html

[Wuppie]

67d - The answer is GUPPY

[lisheen]

20a Rooster lost nothing to get on schedule - is it Roster?
20d Cork folk, in short - is it Rebels?
40a Sounds like wet weather for the monarch - R?i?n
52d Must be held for the clutch putts (5) - n???e
22a A point or three - O??r
100d It's not a 22 across - W?d?

[bibblebub]

20a: yes

40a: reign
52d: nerve

what's the answer to 22a?

[bibblebub]

20d: yes , rebels

Some Corkonians view themselves as different from the rest of Ireland, and refer to themselves as "The Rebels" - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cork_(city)

[bibblebub]

100d: wide ?

(sorry, didn't notice that you'd given the clue for 22a)

[lisheen]

22a A point or three (4) O??r

if 52d is Nerve r would the third letter of the next clue what is 56a Jimmy Murphy is incomplete (5) B???? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jimmy_Murphy_%28footballer%29

[bibblebub]

22a: over (probably)

in rugby union if the ball goes over the crossbar it is worth 3 points, in Gaelic Football 1 point

100d: and, presumably, it's called a wide in both sports if it misses

[lisheen]

56a is Jimmy Barry Murphy - Boxer so the answer is Barry.

[lisheen]

Thanks for all your help