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LIFE

February/March 2012 www.esb.ie/em

CROSSWORD: Win shopping vouchers worth €200 and €100 with our crossword competition

Crossword 1

€100 to be won!

Across

1. Source of perks for politicians. (5,5)
6. Unpleasant layer at the top of a liquid. (4)
10. Wooden board. (5)
11. Army unit. (9)
12. Musician. (7)
15. Profundity. (5)
17. Middle-Eastern person. (4)
18. Poems. (4)
19. Gather together. (5)
21. Party. (7)
23. Oriental sleeping mat. (5)
24. Run away. (4)
25. Cereal crop. (4)
26. Part of a cow. (5)
28. Kidnap victim. (7)
33. Hopeless. (9)
34. Get sick. (5)
35. Twenty-four hour periods. (4)
36. Media mogul. (5,5)

Down

1. Stare. (4)
2. Humiliation. (9)
3. Bumpkin. (5)
4. Vestments. (5)
5. Greek letter, or a tiny bit. (4)
7. Bird sound. (5)
8. English city. (10)
9. Ladies’ holdall. (7)
13. Irritate. (4)
14. Sully. (7)
16. Perplexed. (10)
20. Crocodile-like reptile. (9)
21. Expressed contempt. (7)
22. Troubles. (4)
27. Covered with fine dirt. (5)
29. Unfastens. (5)
30. Pulsate. (5)
31. Young salmon. (4)
32. Avoid, ‘send to Coventry’. (4)

Crossword 2

€200 to be won!

Across

1. Thief who operates in crowds. (10)
6. Sounded a bell. (4)
10. The Jack in a deck of cards. (5)
11. Fishing port in Co. Galway. (9)
12. Disciple of Jesus. (7)
15. Confidential assistants. (5)
17. Thin. (4)
18. Mats. (4)
19. Provide food. (5)
21. Town in Waterford famous for its round tower. (7)
23. Implore. (5)
24. Molten rock from a volcano. (4)
25. Movie legend James. (4)
26. Card game. (5)
28. A line that just touches a circle. (7)
33. Group that used to force people to join the Royal Navy. (5-4)
34. Heedful. (5)
35. Travel on horseback. (4)
36. An essential democratic right. (4,6)

Down

1. Freshwater fish. (4)
2. ‘Bubbly’. (9)
3. Removes the skin of a fruit. (5)
4. A reef is made of this. (5)
5. The Orient. (4)
7. In front. (5)
8. Ocean current near our West coast. (4,6)
9. Natural ability that helps one stay on one’s feet. (7)
13. Excursion. (4)
14. What heats the water in an electric kettle. (7)
16. Thin, crinkled, coloured substance. (5,5)
20. The cost of a rail ticket. (5,4)
21. Where one lives. (7)
22. Bay-like horse colour. (4)
27. Work some dough. (5)
29. Measure of turn. (5)
30. Clutch. (5)
31. Market. (4)

Entries for the crossword competitions to be received by March 13th marked ‘Crossword Competitions’, EM, ESB Corporate Communications, 27 Lr. Fitzwilliam St., Dublin 2.

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COSTA del Sol, SPAIN, Benalmadena Costa apartment to rent

3 Bedroom, 2 bathroom apartment for rent. Sleeps 5. Shared swimming pool, across from the beach. Flat screen Sat. TV. Towels & linen supplied. Malaga airport 20 mins drive. For further info. please telephone 087 2303462 or e-mail pjfanning@eircom.net.

Ski Apt to rent Bansko, Bulgaria

2 Bed apt for rent. Close to restaurants, shops and bars. Private use of sauna and jacuzzi. Shuttle service to ski lift. Great offers from €150 pw. Airport pickup available. Contact Adrian 087 2324411.

Cottage for rent in Sligo

Self Catering Holiday Cottage, Co. Sligo for rent. Very well equipped, sleeps 5, lovely quiet location yet close to amenities. Short or long breaks catered for – Check out www.derroonfarmhouse.com for full details. Please quote ESB for discount. Tel: 086 2051279.

Florida holiday home rental

Escape the cold and snow at home and rent a holiday home in beautiful Naples Florida, available to April 2012. A beautiful 3 bed 2 ½ bath detached villa located in the prestigious community of Windstar on Naples bay just minutes from Olde Naples. 2-storey fully furnished with pool and views of Lake and golf course. Rental includes golf membership to the Tom Fazio 18 hole course on the bay, the waterfront Clubhouse has a bar and dining views overlooking the bay with a private beach club on Kdywaydin Island with daily shuttles from a private dock, tennis also available. Contact Kara Heaslip +1 239 821 9056 KaraHeaslip@aol.com

South of France (Carnon)

2 Bed, 1st Floor Apt /Sea View Balcony. Close to shops, bars, beach, public transport, water sports, golf, touring etc. All year round/Private parking. Pick-up can be arranged from Montpelier (5km) or Carcassonne Airports. Contact: Tel: 0033 46786 1173 or Email: murielle.omahovy@wanadoo.fr

Marbella East – Apt to rent

South-facing luxury 3-bed/2 bath (sleeps 5) in quiet area with sea and mountain views, swimming pool. 4 min. walk to Marbella’s Blue Flag beach. 5 min. drive to Marbella central. Adj. to golf courses, tennis club, shopping centres and a wide variety of beaches and restaurants. Contact Mary @ 01 2761444/087 2071742 or odwyer.mary@gmail.com

Lanzarote Canaries sunshine all year

Now that Ryanair and Aer Lingus are both flying to Lanzarote Playa Blanca – Lovely 2 bed bungalow with pool on site, tennis, beach and shops nearby. €300 per week Tel. Brian on 0876299752

Villa to rent Torrevieja, Spain

Private villa with pool, sleeps up to 7. Close to restaurants, shops and bars. English TV also AC in all rooms. Airport pick up available. From €300pw. Contact Adrian 087 2324411.

Interesting facts about our solar system that you might not have known!

Light from the sun reaches the earth in 8 minutes.

71% of the earth’s surface is covered in water and this helps to keep it cool.

Methane is the gas that makes up most of the atmosphere on Neptune and gives it a dark blue colour.

The winds on Jupiter can travel up to 400mph and they swirl around the planet, giving it coloured bands and stripes.

Source: http://www.bbc.co.uk/

CROSSWORD 1

Across 1. Restaurant 7. Uses 10. Coral 11. Pantomime 12. Rampant 15. Prong 17. Rose 18. Sled 19. Refer 21. Service 23. Reset 24. Trod 25. Abel 26. Leapt 28. Season’s Greetings 34. Sighs 35. Rats 36. Ugly Sister

Down

1. Rice 2. Streamers 3. All up 4. Ripon 5. Nine 7. Sligo 8. Sleigh ride 9. Compere 13. Axle 14. Travels 16. Astrologer 20. Fortnight 21. Statute 22. Cana 27. Alert 29. Essay 30. Sushi 31. Snug 32. Tsar. Rat

CROSSWORD 2

Across 1. Job 3. Silent Night 8. Nectar 9. Nativity 10. Label 11. Divan 13. Split 15. Eternal 16. Orderly 20. Holly 21. Spoil 23. Cheer 24. Mechanic 25. Second 26. Banana split 27. Sly

Down

1. Jingle Bells 2. Backbone 3. Small 4. Ennoble 5. Naiad 6. Grieve 7. Toy 12. New Year’s Day 13. Smash 14. Tarry 17. Ravenous 18. Flat cap 19. Toucan 22. Learn 23. Crest 24. Mob

EM Competition Winners

EM COMPETITION 1
Lesley Murphy
(Winner receives a year’s membership at SPORTSCO)

EM COMPETITION 2
Caitlin Neary
(Winner received a €100 Voucher for STYLE-TONIC.COM)

EM COMPETITION 3
Georgina Orr
Jackie Power
Eoghan Judge
(Each of the three winners receives a copy of the SPEKS)

EM COMPETITION 4
Olive Halpin
(The winner receives €100 worth of Garrendenny Lane goodies)

EM COMPETITION 5
Denis O’Mahoney
Niall Dineen
Carmel O’Connor
(Each of the three winners receives a copy of the CD And So The Story Goes)

EM COMPETITION 6
Richard Sheehan
(Winner receives a designer lamp from Aoki Interiors)

EM COMPETITION 7
Mary Carroll
(Winner receives an Arthur Christmas Activity Pack)

EM COMPETITION 8
Shay Keogh
Sean Brophy
Gabriel Cannon
Bridie Kelly
(Each of the four winners receives a pair of tickets to the Glen Miller Concert)

EM COMPETITION 9
Marie Lawlor
Tina Connolly
Liam Swaine
Philip Higgins
(Each of the four winners receives a pair of tickets to the Great American Songbook Concert)

CROSSWORDS €200 SHOPPING VOUCHER
Jim Cross
Eileen Higgins
Kate Long

CROSSWORDS €100 SHOPPING VOUCHER
Philip Connolly
Mary Gough
M. Keogh