THE PRIZE CROSSWORD
WIN €2,000
There’s an amazing €2,000 prize for the first correct solution drawn at random in our general knowledge Prize Crossword. Entries must arrive by Friday, May 3 (photocopies not accepted). Today’s solution will appear next week and the winner’s name on Sunday, May 19. You must complete the iSpy box to enter. SEE BELOW THE GRID for details on how to enter – and good luck!
Across
1 Ten divine rules of behaviour according to the Old Testament (12) 8 In Greek myths, the wife of King Priam during the Trojan War (6) 11 Legendary island said to lie to the West of the Strait of Gibraltar (8) 12 Taxonomic group that ranks above species and below family (5) 13 See 23 14 See 35 Down 15 English writer, soldier, courtier and explorer, a favourite of Queen Elizabeth I (6,7) 17 Weed with heads of small, yellow flowers that turn white and fluffy as the plant seeds (9) 19 A thick porridge made in Italy, usually from ground corn (7)
23 and 13 A Chinese-American dish, consisting of mushrooms, meat or shrimps served with stir-fried noodles (4,4) 24 Avocado-based dip which originated in Mexico (9) 25 Pulls or drags a vehicle or boat by means of a rope or cable (4) 26 Cartilage, especially when in meat (7) 28 Ludwig van –––, German composer whose works included nine symphonies (9) 31 Headland in Florida, part of a region known as the Space Coast (4,9) 34 A small booth from which newspapers or refreshments are sold (5) 36 A diagonal line or cut across the weave of a fabric (4) 37 The distinctive character, spirit and attitudes of a people, culture or era (5) 38 A type of dark-coloured, sweet Italian vinegar made from white grapes and aged in wooden barrels (8) 39 Laurence –––, novelist and clergyman who wrote The Life And Opinions Of Tristram Shandy, Gentleman (6) 40 Kenneth –––, football commentator most notable for his commentary of the 1966 World Cup final (12)
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2 The act of production or manufacture, or the amount produced (6) 3 American actress who starred in the 1968 horror film Rosemary’s Baby (3,6) 4 The goals in soccer or hockey (4) 5 Vapour used in chemical warfare, causing blindness and burns (7,3) 6 A Little ––– Music, 1973 musical with music and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim (5) 7 A soldier who guards or prevents unauthorised access to a place or keeps watch for danger (6) 8 Lily-like plant, cultivated for its ornamental foliage (5) 9 A master of ceremonies who introduces cabaret or television acts (7) 10 The capital and largest city of Barbados (10) 16 A short, stout stick used as a weapon (6) 18 To get away from; avoid or escape (5) 20 Pacific Northwestern state, home to Crater Lake, the deepest in America (6) 21 A person qualified to prepare and dispense drugs (10) 22 Town in south Wales, the site of a large steelworks (4,6) 25 1885 comic opera by Gilbert and Sullivan set in Japan (3,6) 27 Edmund –––, 16th Century English poet best known for his epic work The Faerie Queene (7) 29 A tropical evergreen tree bearing kidney-shaped nuts (6) 30 A very hard, brittle, bluish-white metal, the densest naturally occurring element (6) 32 Another name for the white poplar (5) 33 A frame used for supporting or displaying an artist’s canvas or a blackboard (5)
35 and 14 British business magnate created a life peer in 2009 (4,5)