THE PRIZE CROSSWORD
WIN €2,000
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 24 (photocopies not accepted). Today’s solution will appear next week and the winner’s name on Sunday, March 12. You must complete the iSpy box to enter. SEE BELOW THE GRID for details on how to enter – and good luck! Across
10 and 38 The Chancellor of Germany since 2005 (6,6) 11 State of North East USA, the capital of which is Concord (3,9)
12 and 14 Australian golfer who won The Open Championship in 1986 and 1993 (4,6) 13 Something that reminds one of past events; keepsake (7) 14 See 12 15 Each of the 12 disciples chosen by Christ to preach his gospel (7) 16 American writer whose works included the novel Fahrenheit 451 (3,8) 20 The chief administrative official of a college or university faculty (4) 21 Edible marine molluscs with rough shells, able to filter up to 50 gallons of water a day (7) 22 A collection of sacred writings of Zoroastrianism (6) 23 --- crab, a nocturnal, softbodied crustacean, living in the empty shell of a sea snail or similar molluscs (6) 25 20th Century RussianAmerican novelist whose works included The Fountainhead and Atlas Shrugged (3,4) 27 An amount of money levied for the use of certain roads (4) 28 Motor racing circuit and host course of the British Grand Prix between 1964 and 1986 (6,5) 29 To adopt or give support to a cause or an ideal (7) 32 A royal house of France, ruling from 1328 to 1589 (6) 35 One of the three main types of rock, formed through the cooling and solidification of magma or lava (7) 36 Skara –––, Neolithic Orkney settlement, dubbed the Scottish Pompeii (4) 37 American jazz musician and bandleader, known as the King of Swing (5,7) 38 See 10 Down 1 Business tycoon and financial risk-taker (12) 2 See 33 3 Mount ---, a mountain range in North Israel (6) 4 A garden statue traditionally resembling a small, misshapen old man (5) 5 A ballet composed by Tchaikovsky, premiered by the Bolshoi Ballet in 1877 (4,4) 6 A gulf of the Atlantic Ocean between West France and North Spain (3,2,6) 7 --- doctor, person who provides a favourable slant to a news item, policy etc on behalf of a public figure or political party (4) 8 A container for burning incense, swung from metal chains during religious ceremonies (8) 9 Another name for the killer whale (4) 17 Something given for merit, such as a prize or medal (5) 18 Venomous reptiles of the Americas, the tails of which shake to produce a threatening sound (12) 19 Russian-born US writer whose science-fiction works included the story collection I, Robot (5,6) 21 Captain Lawrence ---, Antarctic explorer who died in 1912 on the return leg of an expedition to the South Pole (5) 24 Seasonal winds of South Asia, which bring heavy rains in the summer (8) 26 A humorous or derisory name given to a person, animal or place (8) 27 Cliff ---, Canadian snooker player who won the 1980 World Championship (8) 30 A tropical herbaceous plant of the East Indies, cultivated for its small oval seeds (6) 31 Any of various ranges of low chalk hills in Southern England (5)
33 and 2 Retired football manager and player with two published autobiographies (4,8) 34 A starchy cereal obtained from the powdered pith of a tropical Asian palm, used for puddings and as a thickening agent (4)
NOW HERE’S HOW TO ENTER
Complete the Prize Crossword and count how many times the letter ‘i’ appears in the finished grid. Post your completed grid AND iSpy answer to The Prize Crossword No 1788, The Mail on Sunday, PO Box 3451, Norwich NR7 7NR. Entries must arrive by Friday, February 24 (photocopies not accepted). The winner will be selected at random from correct iSpy answers.