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, May 12 (photocopies not accepted). Today’s solution will appear next week and the winner’s name on Sunday, May 28. You must complete the iSpy box to enter. SEE BELOW THE GRID for details on how to enter – and good luck!
Across
1 French king who made an alliance with Henry VIII at the Field of Cloth of Gold (7) 5 A judge who presides and arbitrates during a formal dispute or competition (11) 10 Michaelmas daisy genus, from the Greek meaning ‘star-shaped flower’ (5) 11 Increased by growth or addition (7) 13 Hierarchy of ---, theory in psychology proposed by Abraham Maslow in 1943 (5) 14 Cape ---, headland in Florida, part of a region known as the Space Coast (9) 15 American-born Modernist poet and critic who promoted Imagism (4,5)
16 and 27 Late Labour politician who renounced his title of 2nd Viscount Stansgate in 1963 (4,4) 17 English novelist and dramatist who wrote Brighton Rock (6,6) 20 Cumbrian river that passes close to the stone circle known as Long Meg and Her Daughters (4) 21 Oscar-winning American actor nicknamed ‘Duke’ (4,5) 22 Father to the Hogwarts quidditch captain, Cedric Diggory (4) 26 20th Century American actress and dancer born Margarita Carmen Cansino (4,8) 27 See 16 29 --- falcon, bird of prey with a yellow beak and claws, able to dive at 200 mph (9) 31 Day of ---, alternative name of the Jewish holiday Yom Kippur (9) 33 Shortened name for a type of rock music produced by small record labels (5) 34 Smooth, thick sauce made from tomatoes, mushrooms etc. (7) 35 A blaze of light or fire used to illuminate, identify, alert, signal distress (5) 36 American big band musician and bandleader who received RCA’s first gold record award for his Chattanooga Choo Choo (5,6) 37 Another word for a tug (7)
Down
1 The right to vote; suffrage (9) 2 --- Martin, British manufacturer of luxury sports cars founded in 1913 (5) 3 Enclosed vehicles capable of being pulled by a car or lorry and equipped to be lived in (8) 4 The --- Night, oil painting referenced in the movie poster for Woody Allen’s Midnight In Paris (6) 5 Musical term meaning to be performed with increasing speed (11) 6 The derived SI unit of work or energy, named after an English physicist (5) 7 To plan or agree on together in secret (8) 8 1952 John Ford film starring Maureen O’Hara and 21 Across (3,5,3) 9 The part of a dead person’s estate that remains after payment of debts, charges and legacies (7) 12 An industrial city in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany (8) 16 Home of England’s Nottinghamshire County Cricket Club (5,6) 18 Person responsible for running a school (4,7) 19 Novel by Herman Melville, featuring Captain Ahab and the Pequod (4-4) 23 Any confection made partly or entirely of sugar (9) 24 The rough, untanned skin of asses, sharks or rays, often used in bookbinding (8) 25 A citrus-scented perennial plant with white and yellow flower heads, formerly used in medicine (8) 26 Performing a rhythmic monologue with a musical backing (7) 28 Cambodian communist statesman who led the Khmer Rouge (3,3) 30 To praise enthusiastically; exalt (5) 32 In Greek myths, the Muse of love poetry (5)