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, October 27 (photocopies not accepted). Today’s solution will appear next week and the winner’s name on Sunday, November 12. You must complete the iSpy box to enter. SEE BELOW THE GRID for details on how to enter – and good luck! Across 1 The act of making a lease or licence valid for a further period (7) 5 A primary leader of the Cuban Revolution who served as President of Cuba until 2008 (5,6) 10 Eva ---, the First Lady of Argentina whose life inspired the musical Evita (5) 11 An employee of a company that transports commercial packages (7) 13 Musical featuring the song Tomorrow (5) 14 Tom Branson’s position in Downton Abbey (9) 15 The art of effective public speaking (9) 16 A hole or shaft excavated into the earth so as to tap a supply of water, oil or gas (4) 17 Alternative term for vitamin C (8,4) 20 Another name for the Irish Gaelic language (4) 21 London theatre located on the corner of The Cut and Waterloo Road (3,3,3) 22 Carl ---, Swiss psychiatrist who founded analytical psychology (4) 26 English actor who starred in the title role of the 1963 film Billy Liar (3,9) 27 Grain, such as barley, that has been soaked, germinated and dried (4) 29 A large, open space for the gathering of people in a public place (9) 31 A short, thick club or cudgel carried by a police officer (9) 33 US technology company headquartered in Silicon Valley, founded in 1968 (5) 34 Unkempt or shabby (7) 35 The youngest child of Mr and Mrs Bennet in Pride And Prejudice (5) 36 An officer of the English peerage who organises coronations and state funerals (4,7) 37 In Greek myths, the Muse of lyric poetry and music (7) Down 1 A heat in a rowing competition in which eliminated contestants have another chance to qualify for the next round (9) 2 Opera in two acts by Vincenzo Bellini, first performed at La Scala in Milan on Boxing Day 1831 (5) 3 A piece of unexpected good fortune, especially financial gain (8) 4 Organism that occurs as crusty patches or bushy growths on trees, rocks and walls (6) 5 A device that enables an X-ray image to be observed in real time (11) 6 2011 crime thriller starring Ryan Gosling and Carey Mulligan (5) 7 Mexican beach resort, home to the La Quebrada Cliff Divers (8) 8 Playing surface for a racket sport (6,5) 9 In Greek myths, a sea nymph, one of 3,000 daughters of two Titans (7) 12 A parallelogram with adjacent sides of unequal length (8) 16 Area of central London, location of the Houses of Parliament and Buckingham Palace (11) 18 Famous geyser in Yellowstone National Park (3,8) 19 French city; the capital of the Eure-et-Loir department, famous for its Gothic cathedral (8) 23 Plum-like green fruit cultivated from a tree brought from France in the 18th Century (9) 24 Secretary of State for Northern Ireland who presided over the signing of the 1998 Good Friday Agreement (2,6) 25 In Arthurian legend, a knight of the Round Table, the lover of Queen Guinevere (8) 26 Related to the sense of touch (7) 28 Dan ---, US Vice President under President George H.W. Bush (6) 30 Name given to a fox’s hole or underground lair (5) 32 Type of sea duck, the female of which is the source of a down used for stuffing pillows and quilts (5)