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, April 10 (photocopies not accepted). Today’s solution will appear next week and the winner’s name on Sunday, April 26. You must complete the iSpy box to enter. SEE BELOW THE GRID for details on how to enter – and good luck!

Across

1 Kenneth –––, Belfast-born actor and filmmaker, the president of the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art (7) 5 Mischievous elves in Irish folklore (11)

10 An unwaisted underskirt or dress (5)

11 Anonymous Old English epic poem in alliterative verse, about events in the early 6th Century (7) 13 David –––, Scottish doctor, folklorist and poet who wrote the song The Lum Hat Wantin’ The Croon (5)w 14 Name used for the Russian city of Saint Petersburg from 1924 to 1991 (9)

15 A type of thick embossed wallpaper (9)

16 – – – Parliament, the remainder of England’s Long Parliament after

Pride’s Purge. It sat from 1648-53 (4)

17 American state whose capital is Charleston (4,8) 20 River in Central

Europe, rising in the North Czech Republic and flowing northwest to the North Sea (4)

21 District of southwest London, home of the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club (9)

22 Banknotes and coins (4) 26 A bird of prey that frequents reed beds (5,7)

27 Aquatic bird with lobed toes, dark plumage and a white bill (4)

29 A person who raises awareness of events or products (9) 31 Herbivorous, terrestrial reptiles with heavy, dome-shaped shells (9) 33 Wading bird similar to the heron, usually having a white plumage (5)

34 Duet from the musical

West Side Story, written by Leonard Bernstein and Stephen Sondheim (7) 35 Antoni –––, Catalan architect noted for his church of the Sagrada Família in Barcelona (5) 36 A state of anguish that results in rash or extreme behaviour (11) 37 An extension of the South Pacific in Antarctica (4,3)

Down

1 Cardinal and Archbishop of Westminster 1976-99 (5,4) 2 Of, relating to, or resembling a bird (5)

3 The right or state of self-government (8) 4 Australian port, capital of the island state of Tasmania (6) 5 Andrew ––– –––,

British composer whose works include the musicals Jesus Christ Superstar and Evita (5,6)

6 ––– Radcliffe, holder of the women’s marathon world record 2003-19 (5)

7 The art or science of making timepieces or of measuring time (8)

8 Not sorry for, or ashamed of, one’s actions or beliefs (11)

9 Bedrich –––, Czech composer best known for the opera The Bartered Bride (7)

12 ––– Building, famously triangular 22-storey landmark in Manhattan, completed in 1902 (8)

16 18th Century Scottish poet whose works include Auld Lang Syne (6,5) 18 Five-sided building in Arlington, Virginia, housing the headquarters of the US Department of Defense (3,8)

19 Person who has committed the crime of marrying someone whilst already legally married (8)

23 A port on South

West Honshu, Japan, largely destroyed by the first atomic bomb to be used in warfare (9) 24 Agatha –––, English crime writer who created Miss Marple (8)

25 The local authority districts that make up Greater London (8)

26 The cleaning end of an implement used to wash floors (7)

28 The bowl-shaped opening at the top or side of a volcano (6)

30 – – – Grey-Thompson, multiple gold medal-winning Paralympian created a life peer in 2010 (5)

32 Dr –––, American children’s author who wrote 1957’s The Cat In The Hat (5)