Irish Times Sports Crossword _ Looking for help

2nd one is Kennelly

Cheers , me trying to think of swansea players !!!

Davenport

would 26 across be -d-m by any chance. blackpool have a player called adam

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id say 26a is adam so your g is probably wrong

Thanks everyone have them all now . G should have been a D . By the way red sox who is the devenport ? Tks

calum davenport the lad who was stabbed id say

Davenport is a type of sofa I think?

Couple of footballers by the same name, not sure which was a defender...

Ah yeah , cheers

Davenport is the name of a series of sofas manufactured by the now-defunct A.H. Davenport Company. Due to the popularity of the furniture at the time, the name "Davenport" has become a genericized trademark like "Kleenex" or "Band-Aid." It is often used as a synonym for "sofa", especially in the Midwestern United States and in northern New York state. Specifically, it is used in the Adirondack Region and the Tug Hill Plateau, especially amongst those born there before World War II. The so-called Davenports of the northern New York region are often locally made sofa versions of the locally manufactured convertible Adirondack Chair.

Among the younger generations, the word has come to mean a more formal sofa. In the Tughill and Adirondack regions in New York, a Davenport may refer especially to a couch which, like a modern futon lounge, converts on pivoting hinges from a sofa to a bed.

This term was referenced in a November 2009 episode of Fox's "Family Guy" satirizing a relationship between Brian and his older girlfriend.

In other areas of North America, the word Davenport is used for a Futon-style sofa with storage under the seat area.

A similar word, Daveno, also refers to a sofa or couch. The term was more widely used in the 50s and 60s, particularly in the Pacific Northwest.

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Calum**Paul Davenport (born 1 January 1983) is an English football player who plays for West Ham United as a centre back.

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moneypenney ur the fountain of knowledge

A Genius !! Anyone else do this crossword ? Only finishing it now due to a hectic Christmas .

A few closet anoraks here.