THE PRIZE CROSSWORD
There’s an amazing €2,000 prize for the first correct solution drawn at random in our general knowledge Prize Crossword. Entries must arrive by Friday, January 22 (photocopies not accepted). Today’s solution will appear next week and the winner’s name on Sunday, February 7. You must complete the iSpy box to enter. SEE BELOW THE GRID for details on how to enter – and good luck!
Across
1 Band whose albums include Reggatta De Blanc and Zenyatta Mondatta (3,6) 6 –– – Harmenszoon van Rijn, painter of the Dutch Golden Age (9) 11 Cured meat from the hindquarters and leg of a pig (6) 12 Goddess of magic in Greek mythology, the daughter of Helios (5) 14 Title given to Mussolini by the Italian National Fascist Party (2,4) 15 Elizabeth –– –, victim of Jack the Ripper also known as Long Liz (6) 16 Tidal island also called Green Island on the SouthEast coast of Jersey (2,5) 17 Somerset town known as Aquae Sulis by the Romans (4) 18 The –– –, a hit song for Little Eva, Grand Funk Railroad and Kylie Minogue (4-6) 22 US baseball player who was also nicknamed The Bambino and The Sultan Of Swat (4,4) 24 –– – Deschain, gunslinger character in Stephen King’s The Dark Tower fantasy series (6) 26 –– – Radcliffe, winner of the London Marathon in 2002, 2003 and 2005 (5) 27 –– – Camera, practical joke TV series created by Allen Funt in the US in 1948 (6) 28 2nd Century bishop of Smyrna martyred in AD 167 (8) 29 Small, round pastry filled with currants and named after a Lancashire town (6,4) 31 Norway’s capital city (4) 33 TV detective series originally starring Mark McManus in the title role (7) 36 Actor in The Godfather, Serpico, Scarface and Heat (6) 38 ––– Good Hope, rocky headland on the Atlantic coast of South Africa (4,2) 39 Matthew –––, MK Dons defender who has also represented England at international level (5) 40 ––– Trudeau, the 15th person to serve as Prime Minister of Canada (6) 41 Fat cell deposits not responsive to diet or exercise that give the skin a dimpled appearance (9) 42 Revolving tray or tabletop to help in the moving of food (4,5)
Down
2 ––– Of Midlothian FC, team that plays its home games at Tynecastle Stadium (5) 3 Passport To –––, Ealing comedy starring Stanley Holloway and Margaret Rutherford (7) 4 ––– Henriksen, actor in The Terminator and Aliens (5) 5 ––– Parkinson, UK Secretary of State for Energy and later Transport under Margaret Thatcher (5) 7 Leave of absence from school, or a bishop’s permission for a priest to move dioceses (5) 8 Bix –––, influential jazz cornetist of the 1920s (11) 9 Brightest star in the constellation of Taurus (9) 10 Gold or silver coin of varying value historically used in Europe (5) 13 Counting system using the characters I,V, X, L, C, D and M (5,8) 19 In architecture, a moulding with the rounded part composed of a quarter circle (5) 20 Geyser found in Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming (3,8) 21 Description of a female dog when pregnant (2,3) 22 Mel –––, actor who provided the voices for Bugs Bunny, Daffy Duck and many more (5) 23 The ––– Of It, TV sitcom starring Peter Capaldi as political enforcer Malcolm Tucker (5) 25 American poet posthumously awarded the Pulitzer Prize in 1926 (3,6) 30 Jean –––, French writer and artist who made the film La Belle Et La Bete (7) 32 Name of the fictional prison in the Ronnie Barker TV show Porridge (5) 34 John of –––, third surviving son of Edward III, father of Henry IV (5) 35 Polynesian archipelago also known as the Friendly Islands (5) 36 Flower that is the symbol of remembrance for soldiers who have fallen in battle (5) 37 ––– Desmond, faded silent movie star character in Sunset Boulevard (5)