THE PRIZE CROSSWORD
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, November 29 (photocopies not accepted). Today’s solution will appear next week and the winner’s name on Sunday, December 15. You must complete the iSpy box to enter. SEE BELOW THE GRID for details on how to enter – and good luck!
Across
10 The capital and secondlargest city of Turkey (6) 11 Person who co-operates as a traitor, especially with an occupying enemy force (12) 12 A type of hors d’oeuvre eaten in Turkey, Greece and the Middle East (4) 13 The person responsible for a particular offence or misdeed (7) 14 Medium-sized marine mammal occurring in shallow tropical waters (6) 15 Skiing races, especially downhill, over winding courses marked by artificial obstacles (7) 16 To confine or imprison (11) 20 Medical examination using a machine (4) 21 Shrub of an Asian genus which has clusters of pink, purple, red or white showy, bell-shaped flowers (7) 22 Ian –––, former England captain who scored 5,200 runs and took 383 wickets in Test cricket (6) 23 The Roman god of fire and metalworking (6) 25 A burrowing rodent with a stocky body and cheek pouches; a popular pet (7) 27 A blunt weapon, often made of hard rubber; bludgeon (4) 28 Estates where crops such as cotton, sugar or tea are grown on a large scale (11) 29 Any widely cultivated plant of the genus Hemerocallis, with short-lived yellow, orange or red flowers (7) 32 See 8 Down 35 An article of clothing (7) 36 Sure-footed bovid mammal, typically having a brown-grey colouring and a beard (4) 37 Cocktail made with vodka, triple sec, cranberry juice and lime (12) 38 A royal house of France, ruling from 1328 until the death of Henry III in 1589 (6)
Down
1 A person who enjoys mental activity and has highly developed tastes in the arts and sciences (12) 2 Ferdinand –––, Portuguese navigator who led part of the first expedition around the world (8) 3 Fine, scented powder, used to perfume the body and absorb excess moisture (6) 4 The skin and subcutaneous tissue covering the top of the head (5) 5 and 19 English nurse whose work during the Crimean War laid the foundations of modern nursing (8,11) 6 Traditional forms of selfdefence or combat fought without weapons (7,4) 7 A quantity or object to be carried (4) 8 and 32 Across Canadian author who was joint winner of the 2019 Booker Prize for her novel The Testaments (8,6) 9 Geoff –––, the Labour Secretary of State for Defence 1999-2005 (4) 17 A heavy section of trimmed tree trunk thrown in competition at Highland games in Scotland (5) 18 Historical region of Romania linked with vampires (12) 19 See 5 21 Slang term for money (5) 24 A clear soup made from meat or chicken stock (8) 26 Slender towers of mosques, having one or more balconies from which the muezzin calls the faithful to prayer (8) 27 Roman emperor, son of the general Germanicus, who was noted for his cruelty and tyranny (8) 30 (Of a volcano) erupting periodically, not extinct (6) 31 River which flows through Paris, then north-west through France to the English Channel (5) 33 A gait of a horse, faster than a walk (4) 34 Creamy mixtures eaten with crudités or breadsticks (4)