THE PRIZE CROSSWORD
There’s an amazing £1,500 prize for the first correct solution drawn at random in our general knowledge Prize Crossword. Entries must arrive by Friday, January 4 (photocopies not accepted). Today’s solution will appear on Sunday, January 6 and the winner’s name on Sunday, January 20. SEE BELOW THE GRID for details on how to enter.
ACROSS
10 First name of the eldest child of Prince Edward, Earl of Wessex (6) 11 Fruit-based accompaniment to Indian dishes (5,7) 12 The space in a ship or aircraft for storing cargo (4) 13 The legislative assembly of each state in Germany and Austria (7) 14 Shortened name for a flat, fried or grilled cake of minced beef, often served in a bread bun (6) 15 Jana –––, Czech tennis player who won the women’s singles title at Wimbledon in 1998 (7) 16 Insect with the ability to right itself with a snapping movement when placed on its back (5,6) 20 Term used to describe champagne that is dry (4) 21 Marc–––, modernist artist associated with Cubism and Expressionism among other movements (7) 22 A person with exceptional ability (6) 23 Agile, long-legged rodent with hoof-like claws (6) 25 1971 John Lennon album, his second studio album after leaving the Beatles (7) 27 Flying insects producing honey (4) 28 The date on which an event occurred in some previous year (11) 29 Herbert Henry –––, leader of the Liberal Party and Prime Minister of the UK 19081916 (7) 32 The chief port of Poland, on the Baltic (6) 35 Brian –––, music entrepreneur who discovered and managed The Beatles (7) 36 Leave or reject a lover, especially without prior warning (4) 37 Snakes such as pythons, boas or anacondas, which coil around and squeeze their prey to kill it (12) 38 A paste made from sesame seeds, common in Middle Eastern cuisine (6)
DOWN
1 The largest species of monitor lizard (6,6) 2 A region of North West Italy, the capital of which is Turin (8) 3 The capital and largest city of Germany (6) 4 To improve, change for the better (5) 5 A name for the Asian part of Turkey (8) 6 Long-haired type of dog with a distinctive ruff and a long, narrow head (5,6) 7 A common European freshwater game fish, with a cylindrical body (4) 8 Nicola –––, leader of the Scottish National Party and First Minister of Scotland since 2014 (8) 9 A group of badgers (4) 17 A brass musical instrument similar to the cornet but usually without valves (5) 18 French former footballer who was manager of the French national team from 2010 to 2012 (7,5) 19 Scottish architect who designed Coventry Cathedral and the Beehive in Wellington, New Zealand (5,6) 21 Small, purple-flowered alliaceous plant whose long, slender, hollow leaves are used in cooking (5) 24 Ulster––– Party, political party founded in Northern Ireland in 1905 (8) 26 A scraped area or spot, graze (8) 27 A purple-blue variety of fluorite occurring only in Derbyshire (4,4) 30 An instrumental composition for piano or for any other instrument with or without piano accompaniment (6) 31 Slang term for a robbery, especially of money, jewellery or art (5) 33 ––– scone, a flat spongy cake made by dripping a spoonful of batter onto a hot griddle (4) 34 Light, low-framed vehicle with small wheels and engine, used for recreational racing (4)