Irish Mail On Sunday

[Crosswordk]

Please help. No. 1 Accorss and 5 Down - Romanticly personified - 4 words 5, 2, 3 and three letters. No clues

No 9 Accords - revelry or fun - 9 letters - no clues.

[scorpiojo]

9 Merriment?

[scorpiojo]

Any clues that cross with 1a/5d?

[narcisssus]

Clash of the ash

[narcisssus]

1a. clash of the ash

[scorpiojo]

Is the clue for 1a correct, narcissus?

[narcisssus]

1a. Clash of the ash.

[elliemay1]

Clash of the ash, the.

A phrase used to signify, romantically, the game of Hurling: hurleys are traditionally made from the wood of the ...

[Captain2]

Never heard that phrase before and can't find anything 'romantic' about it?

[Davemano]

Jo - think you may have had same thought as me- misread the clue - answer 5 2 3 3

[Captain2]

Thanks elliemay :)

[elliemay1]

It's an Irish phrase

[fiction-factory]

Clash of the Ash is a song by Runrig but I can't see how it fits the clue. Please can you explain it, narcissus

[Mamyalynne]

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lztiCxIxpdA

[scorpiojo]

Thanks Ellie :)

Dave, I thought part of the clue was missing when I saw the answer :)

[fiction-factory]

Sorry, I misse dyour post while I was pondering my answer. I still don't see the wordplay but I always struggle with these Irish ones

[Davemano]

It's a new saying on me, although I don't know the first thing about hurling.

[Mamyalynne]

Don't take 'romantically' too literally - think 'fanciful' .

Like Horse Racing - The Sport of Kings.

[elliemay1]

^ see my post @ 18.37

[Psybbo]

Factor!

[fiction-factory]

I can never follow the RTE crossword and still don't understand this one Psybbo- but I understand you of course (and Gness too but less so another poster from over the water)