THE PRIZE CROSSWORD
WIN £1,500
ACROSS
10 Any crop harvested while green, kept in airtight conditions and used as animal feed in winter (6) 11 A toxic condition of pregnancy characterised by high blood pressure (3-9) 12 One of the two main branches of Islam (4) 13 In Mexican cookery, a tortilla folded over a savoury filling of minced beef or beans (7) 14 A team of players in football, cricket or field hockey (6) 15 In music, to be performed in a brisk lively manner (7) 16 The sport of free flying using a specially designed fabric wing (11) 20 A unit of length equal to one-twelfth of a foot (4) 21 Beetles with elongated snouts, feeding on grain and seeds (7) 22 A person who acts as caretaker of a church, its contents and graveyard (6) 23 A state of South West India, on the Malabar Coast (6) 25 Someone who accepts events or circumstances as they are (7) 27 A green herb with fern-like leaves that have a strong, distinctive taste (4) 28 Animated cartoon series created in 1940, originally written and directed by William Hanna and Joseph Barbera (3,3,5) 29 An unwaisted, loose-fitting dress hanging straight from the shoulders (7) 32 The capital of Greece (6) 35 --- House, Queen Victoria’s favourite residence on the Isle of Wight (7) 36 The fibre prepared from the husk of the coconut (4) 37 American comic actor and filmmaker best known for his silent movies, nicknamed The Great Stone Face (6,6) 38 Seated venues in which sports events and concerts take place (6)
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1 Italian Renaissance painter and sculptor whose works include frescos on the walls and ceiling of the Sistine Chapel (12) 2 A city in North Israel, the home of Jesus in his youth (8) 3 A member of a people indigenous to North Africa (6) 4 A tall structure tapering upwards to a point, especially one on a tower or roof (5) 5 Style of Japanese cookery in which foods are basted with soy sauce and rice wine and broiled or roasted (8) 6 Financial aid provided for a student or pupil because of academic merit (11) 7 A hard, ornamental stone varying in colour from white to green (4) 8 Supplementary material at the end of a book (8) 9 City in South East France, on the Mediterranean, a leading resort of the French Riviera (4) 17 See 31 18 Relating to a late 18th and early 19th Century style in architecture, decorative art and fine art (12) 19 Former footballer who played right full back in England’s 1966 World Cup-winning team (6,5) 21 The ---, a formerly forested region of South East England, between the North and South Downs (5) 24 An Italian liqueur with a flavour of almonds (8) 26 Performers of spectacular gymnastic feats (8) 27 In classical legend, a courtier forced by Dionysius to sit under a sword suspended by a single hair (8) 30 Long-legged, carnivorous, dog-like mammals of Africa and South Asia (6) 31 and 17 Prolific Hungarian composer and pianist of the 19th Century (5,5) 33 A long, shallow basket made of curved strips of wood and used for carrying flowers or fruit (4) 34 In medieval Europe, an agricultural labourer tied to working on his lord’s land (4)