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, March 24 (photocopies not accepted). Today’s solution will appear next week and the winner’s name on Sunday, April 9. SEE BELOW THE GRID for details on how to enter.

Across 10 A republic in South West Africa, the capital of which is Luanda (6) 11 Town in central Australia, in the Northern Territory (5,7) 12 A small, brown songbird noted for its singing (4) 13 The ---, a person charged with committing a crime or offence (7) 14 Passenger ships or aircraft (6) 15 A feral character in William Shakespeare’s The Tempest (7) 16 Former England footballer and manager of the England national team from 1999 to 2000 (5,6) 20 In the Old Testament, Adam’s third son, given by God in place of Abel (4) 21 Ancient Greek city, home to the Isthmian Games (7) 22 Codeword for the letter ‘y’ in the phonetic alphabet (6) 23 A range of mountains with jagged peaks, especially in Spain or America (6) 25 The --- ---, a fashion in women’s clothes introduced in 1947, characterised by long, full skirts (3,4) 27 The capital city of Latvia, birthplace of Mikhail Baryshnikov (4) 28 A large indentation of the North East coast of North Island, New Zealand (3,2,6) 29 A dry, white, Burgundy wine with a flinty taste (7) 32 The progression of one’s working or professional life (6) 35 A British Overseas Territory in the North Atlantic, the capital of which is Hamilton (7) 36 Feline mammal with mottled fur, tufted ears and a short tail (4) 37 The author of Alice’s Adventures In Wonderland and its sequel (5,7) 38 A craving to drink (6) Down 1 Novel by Leo Tolstoy first published in serial instalments from 1873 to 1877 (4,8) 2 Any of various edible fish of the genus Lophius (8) 3 A Caribbean palm-like tree bearing a fruit of juicy flesh and black seeds (6) 4 A broadly humorous play based on the exploitation of improbable situations (5) 5 German-born physicist best known for his general theory of relativity (8) 6 British military historian and writer whose works include the spy novel The IPCRESS File (3,8) 7 An iridescent gemstone mostly found in Australia (4) 8 An Irish republican political movement founded in 1905 (4,4) 9 A gelatinous carbohydrate obtained from seaweeds, used as a culture medium for bacteria (4) 17 A small, light, canoe-like boat (5) 18 English actor who won an Oscar for his role in The Bridge On The River Kwai (4,8) 19 --- Gate, Berlin landmark, located West of the city centre; the monumental entry to Unter den Linden (11) 21 Irish dish of mashed potatoes and spring onions (5) 24 A former name for Zimbabwe (8) 26 Napoleon Bonaparte’s last battle, which took place in Belgium in June 1815 (8) 27 François ---, French Renaissance writer whose works included Gargantua And Pantagruel (8) 30 The Cricket On The ---, the third of Charles Dickens’ five Christmas books (6) 31 A thick, warm cover for a bed (5) 33 In Greek mythology, the god of war; son of Zeus and Hera (4) 34 A former instrument of torture (4)