THE PRIZE CROSSWORD
WIN £1,500
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, September 4 (photocopies not accepted). Today’s solution will appear next week and the winner’s name on Sunday, September 20. SEE BELOW THE GRID for details on how to enter.
Across
10 Ceremonial seat used by a monarch on occasions of state (6) 11 The difference between the value of a country’s imports and exports (5,7) 12 A small, tapered nail with a small head that is either symmetrical or formed on one side only (4) 13 Suitcases and trunks, baggage (7) 14 A port in West Ireland, located on a bay of the same name (6) 15 A wart on the hand or foot (7) 16 Public officers concerned with the administration of law (11) 20 Watery liquid that separates from the curd when milk is clotted, as in making cheese (4) 21 The – – – Theatre, historic Moscow theatre which holds performances of ballet and opera (7) 22 In Judaism, prepared in accordance with the religious dietary laws (6) 23 Dick – – –, 18th Century English highwayman executed at York (6) 25 A republic in North West Africa, on the Mediterranean (7) 27 In the New Testament, one of the Twelve Apostles of Jesus, generally listed as the youngest (4) 28 A pattern used in textiles and brickwork consisting of a series of parallel Vs or zigzags (11)
29 William – – –, 20th Century British author best known for his novel Lord Of The Flies (7) 32 Isle of – – –, the most easterly point of Kent (6) 35 Dame Marie – – –, Polishborn British dancer who founded a famous ballet company (7) 36 City in Tuscany, North West Italy, famous for its Leaning Tower (4) 37 The – – – – – –, nickname of Prince James, Prince of Wales, son of the deposed King James (3,9) 38 Charlotte – – –, French Girondist revolutionary who assassinated Jean-Paul Marat in 1793 (6)
Down
1 Public school in Surrey founded in London in 1611 (12) 2 A heavy cotton pile fabric with lengthways ribs (8) 3 Hilaire – – –, French-born British writer and historian whose works included 1907’s Cautionary Tales For Children (6) 4 The platform on a microscope on which the specimen is mounted for examination (5) 5 A tropical American evergreen tree that produces large round gourds (8) 6 A person who gains in some way from something (11) 7 Paul – – –, US biochemist awarded the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 1980 (4) 8 Shirley – – –, politician who was one of the Gang of Four rebels who founded the Social Democratic Party in 1981 (8) 9 A document permitting its bearer to travel into or through the country of the issuing government (4) 17 A method of Indian cookery, in which meat is marinated in spices then dry-roasted, usually in a clay oven (5) 18 Large, earless, aquatic mammal, the male of which has a long, trunk-like snout (8,4) 19 Australian cricketer who played 156 Test matches and amassed 11,174 Test runs (5,6) 21 West African republic which gained independence from France in 1960 (5) 24 Plants with long, thick, sweet, white roots used as vegetables (8) 26 The largest moon of Jupiter, named after the cupbearer of the Greek gods (8) 27 Riding breeches, loosefitting around the hips and tight-fitting from the thighs to the ankles (8) 30 The branch of science concerned with vision, sight and light (6) 31 An alcoholic drink made of pears (5) 33 The handle or shaft of a sword or dagger (4) 34 A layer of a multi-layered cake (4)