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, December 8 (photocopies not accepted). Today’s solution will appear next week and the winner’s name on Sunday, December 24. You must complete the iSpy box to enter. SEE BELOW THE GRID for details on how to enter – and good luck! Across 11 A hormone used to treat autoimmune diseases and joint injuries (9)
12 An underlying quality or suggestion in words or actions (9)
13 Small, fleshy, finger-like flap of tissue that hangs in the back of the throat (5)
14 Open framework of strips of wood or metal, arranged to form an ornamental pattern (7)
15 An important or
powerful person (5)
16 Wild plant bearing pale yellow flowers in the spring (8)
18 Openings or indentations in fortifications or battlements, for shooting through (10)
22 A prefabricated military shelter of semicircular cross section (6,3)
24 The act of copying or
imitating closely (7)
27 To take over
someone’s duties (7)
28 US state on Lake Superior and Lake Michigan, the capital of which is Madison (9)
30 A store, such as a warehouse, for furniture or valuables (10)
32 Richard Brinsley ---, Irish playwright and MP who wrote The Rivals (8)
35 and 38 Down 1984 hit single by Queen, written by Roger Taylor (5,2,2) 37 Dustin ---, American actor who won Oscars for Kramer Vs Kramer and Rain Man (7)
38 Surname of two German academic brothers who were best known for publishing collections of folk and fairy tales (5)
39 Henry ---, British scientist who discovered hydrogen in 1766 (9)
40 Tree or plant bearing foliage
throughout the year (9) Down
1 A rough dry cider, especially brewed in England’s West Country (7) 2 An action, such as a slip of the tongue, that may reveal an unconscious thought (8,4)
3 --- Simone, American singer and pianist associated with jazz music (4)
4 See 21
5 The derived SI unit of frequency, named after a German physicist (5)
6 A person who studies or collects coins and medals (11)
7 Postcards From The ---, 1987 semi-autobiographical novel by Carrie Fisher, adapted for a 1991 film (4)
8 Alias of Rene d’Herblay, one of Alexandre
Dumas’ fictional
Three Musketeers (6)
9 Ping ---, an informal name
for table tennis (4) 10 Call used in the game of bingo to refer to the number 1 (6,3)
17 --- Lee, Cockney rhyming
slang for tea (5)
19 John ---, character created by author
David Morrell, played in a film franchise by Sylvester Stallone (5)
20 Person who competes in
Formula One, e.g. (6,6)
21 and 4 Science fiction novel by HG Wells featuring a Martian invasion (3,3,2,3,6)
23 To use influence or
authority forcefully (5)
25 A person who hoards
money or possessions (5) 26 --- the Great, king of
Prussia 1740-86 (9)
29 Sea ---, predatory marine creature with oral rings of tentacles (7)
31 Hans ---, Irish physician and collector whose bequest became the foundation of the British Museum (6)
33 George Frideric ---, German-English Baroque composer whose works include Messiah and Water Music (6)
34 Glowing or smouldering
piece of coal or wood (5) 36 --- Jones, the spirit or
devil of the sea (4)
37 A shower or storm of
small pellets of ice (4)
38 See 35 Across