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, July 6 (photocopies not accepted). Today’s solution will appear next week and the winner’s name on Sunday, July 22. SEE BELOW THE GRID for details on how to enter.
Across
1 and 34 The 16th President of the United States, assassinated in 1865 (7,7) 5 Articulated puppets or dolls whose jointed limbs are moved by strings (11) 10 David –––, the Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union since 2016 (5) 11 Tree or shrub typically bearing cones and evergreen leaves (7) 13 A member of a West Germanic people who settled in parts of southern Britain in the 5th and 6th Centuries (5) 14 A port in North Maryland, USA, on Chesapeake Bay (9) 15 1969 road movie co-written by and starring Peter Fonda and Dennis Hopper (4,5) 16 Electronic devices worn by offenders serving a noncustodial sentence (4) 17 Media mogul, former talk show host, actress and philanthropist; the first African-American female billionaire (5,7) 20 A pile of articles or mass of material gathered in one place (4) 21 A peninsula in North West Turkey, the scene of an unsuccessful Allied campaign in 1915 (9) 22 A unit of measurement for liquids (4) 26 The wife of a reigning king (5,7) 27 A firm, raised area of the skin caused by a virus (4) 29 A light mid-morning snack, usually with tea or coffee (9) 31 An athletic contest consisting of three different events – swimming, cycling and running (9) 33 A special pack of cards used mainly for fortune-telling (5) 34 See 1 Across 35 A small African antelope of bush and grasslands South of the Sahara, the male of which has ridged, spike-like horns (5) 36 Experts or people who are interested in botany or zoology (11) 37 A cylindrical self-propelled weapon typically launched underwater from ships or submarines (7)
Down
1 Suffolk resort, home to an annual music festival established in 1948 by Benjamin Britten (9) 2 A person, organisation or team that competes with another for the same or superior objective (5) 3 A meeting at which election candidates address potential voters (8) 4 Emmanuel –––, President of France who assumed office in 2017 (6) 5 The largest city in Minnesota, located on the Mississippi River (11) 6 A firearm having a long barrel with a spirallygrooved interior (5) 7 To preserve or cherish as sacred (8) 8 Person who prepares, stuffs and mounts animal skins to give them a life-like appearance (11) 9 The potential ability of individual organisations to be more successful as a result of working together (7) 12 Ken –––, Australian tennis player who won eight Grand Slam singles titles (8) 16 A special formula, technique or process known and used to advantage by only one manufacturer (5,6) 18 Strong desires to achieve something, such as success (11) 19 A revolving amusement ride, merry-go-round (8) 23 See 26 24 Toothless mammal with a long, tubular snout used for eating termites (8) 25 National Park in South West Devon, home of the Ten Tors event (8)
26 and 23 American actor, writer and film director whose movies include Reservoir Dogs (7,9) 28 Brownish finch, the male of which has a red breast and forehead (6) 30 Fixed basins, especially in kitchens (5) 32 The longest river in France (5)