THE PRIZE CROSSWORD

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Across

10 An ornament on top of a spire, gable or piece of furniture (6)

11 The principle that the buyer must bear the risk for the quality of goods purchased unless they are covered by the seller’s warranty (6,6)

12 --- chart, a pad of large sheets of paper, mounted on a stand and used to present reports or data (4)

13 Burnt sugar, used for colouring and flavouring food (7)

14 A short metal stand on which hot dishes are placed on a table (6)

15 12th-Century empress; the daughter and heir of Henry I and the mother of Henry II (7)

16 Massive walls built out into the sea to protect a shore or harbour from the force of waves (11)

20 Female sheep (4)

21 The business of transporting goods by road (7)

22 A decapod crustacean with a slender flattened body, long tail and a single pair of pincers (6)

23 The capital of New York State, on the Hudson River (6)

25 and 38 Laura --- ---, American author who wrote the children’s classic Little House On The Prairie (7,6)

27 One-hundredth of a US dollar (4) 28 American film and stage entertainer who starred in ten films with Ginger Rogers (4,7)

29 --- disease, intestinal disorder caused by sensitivity to a protein contained in the gluten of cereals (7)

32 A slow sentimental pop song (6)

35 A slight but often persistent illness (7)

36 --- And Monsters, 1998 movie about the film director James Whale (4)

37 Member of an organisation with an army-like structure, functioning outside of a country’s armed forces (12)

38 See 25

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1 Filmmaker who won the Best Director Oscar three times, including for Ben-Hur (7,5)

2 Examinations of tissue from living bodies to determine the cause or extent of diseases (8)

3 Lake ---, village in New York state which hosted the 1932 and 1980 Winter Olympics (6)

4 A group or set of twenty (5)

5 Another name for the Catholic Hail Mary (3,5)

6 A form of pasta made in narrow strips (11)

7 A matted fabric of wool or synthetic fibres, made by working the fibres together under pressure or by heat (4)

8 A very small sharp piece of wood, glass or metal (8)

9 Thomas ---, Lord Chancellor to Henry VIII 1529-32, executed on a charge of treason (4)

17 Professional rugby union team based in Coventry (5)

18 Fireworks that produce a continuous shower of sparks punctuated by coloured balls of fire (5,7)

19 Soviet cosmonaut who made the first manned space flight in 1961 (4,7)

21 Helen ---, American actress who was the first person to win the Triple Crown of Acting (5)

24 --- II, King of Jordan since 1999 (8)

26 Large apes inhabiting forests of Central West Africa (8)

27 Roman emperor noted for his cruelty and tyranny (8)

30 The capital city of Canada, in East Ontario (6)

31 Republic in East Africa, on the Indian Ocean (5)

33 A gelatinous carbohydrate obtained from seaweeds, used as a culture medium for bacteria (4)

34 The intravenous administration of a therapeutic solution (4)