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, February 26 (photocopies not accepted). Today’s solution will appear next week and the winner’s name on Sunday, March 13. You must complete the iSpy box to enter. SEE BELOW THE GRID for details on how to enter – and good luck!
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1 Parts of the body also known as axillae or oxters (7) 5 Oliver Twist character played by Bethany Muir in the TV series Dickensian (5) 8 Fruiting berry of vines of the genus Vitis (5) 13 Comedy movie of 2000 starring Renee Zellweger and Morgan Freeman (5,5) 14 The –––, a nickname of Field Marshal Arthur Wellesley (4,4) 15 Sean Connery disaster movie also starring Natalie Wood (6) 16 In economics, any durable good not fully depreciated to zero value (5) 17 Place where bees are kept, usually in beehives (6) 18 –– – Forest, area north of Nottingham associated with Robin Hood (8) 20 A sequel to the Rocky films starring Sylvester Stallone and released this year (5) 21 Ten cent coin in the United States (4) 23 Antipodean landmark officially opened in March 1932 (6,7,6) 27 Surname of the footballer Paul and comedian Robin (4) 28 Nights In White –– –, a 1967 single released by The Moody Blues (5) 29 –– – Kelly, Scottish broadcaster who has presented TV-am and GMTV (8) 31 French author of a series of novels and short stories titled La Comédie Humaine (6) 33 Hydrated aluminium silicate when used as a gemstone (5) 35 Town in the North West of England, birthplace of Eric Sykes and Bernard Cribbins (6) 37 US human rights activist who was assassinated in February, 1965 (7,1) 38 Roman –––, Russian businessman who owns Chelsea Football Club (10) 39 Surrey town in which the Dennis Waterman TV sitcom On The Up was set (5) 40 –– – City Blue, Blondie single taken from the 1979 album Eat To The Beat (5) 41 The San –– – Fault, tectonic boundary running through California (7)
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2 Cosmetic used to redden the cheeks, also known as blusher (5) 3 French chemist who produced the first vaccines for rabies and anthrax (7) 4 Town on the Hebridean Isle of Mull (9) 6 The –––, a James Cameron movie of 1989 starring Ed Harris and Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio (5) 7 Orange-flavoured liqueur made in Saint-Barthelemyd’Anjou, France (9) 9 Zebu breed originating in Pakistan and widely used as dairy cattle (3,6) 10 ––– Face, a Lady Gaga hit of 2008 (5) 11 Monopoly property on the UK board between Free Parking and Chance (6) 12 Jean-Luc –––, New Wave French film maker whose work includes Alphaville (6) 19 Austrian composer of the 1791 Surprise Symphony (5) 20 –– – Fury, a 2014 dance movie romcom starring Nick Frost (5) 22 –– – Fox, actress in Jennifer’s Body and two Transformers films (5) 24 Philosopher who developed the concept of the Ubermensch (9) 25 Substance that neutralises an organic poison formed in the body (9) 26 John –– –, actor, singer and dancer who also presented The Kids Are All Right on TV (9) 28 The largest island in the Mediterranean Sea (6) 29 The –– –, a Cornish peninsula close to the British mainland’s most southerly point (6) 30 Hampshire town, birthplace of the British equestrian Lucinda Green (7) 32 John Quincy –– –, the sixth President of the United States (5) 34 Museo del –– –, art gallery with a large collection of Goya paintings (5) 36 City in Ghana with a population of more than two-and-a-quarter million (5)