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, June 22 (photocopies not accepted). Today’s solution will appear next week and the winner’s name on Sunday, July 8. you must complete the iSpy box to enter. SEE BELOW THE GRiD for details on how to enter – and good luck!
Across
11 Lizard of Africa and Madagascar with the ability to change colour (9) 12 A Mexican dish consisting of a fried tortilla filled with meat and served with a chilli sauce (9) 13 A mixed drink usually containing fruit juice and alcohol, served in a wide bowl (5) 14 An English textile worker opposed to mechanisation who took part in machine-breaking in the 19th Century (7) 15 Woollen, felt-like fabric, used to cover billiard tables (5) 16 A text written for and set to music in an opera (8) 18 A Naiad, Nereid or Oceanid of Greek mythology (5,5) 22 A supporter of Parliament against Charles I during the English Civil War (9) 24 The ceremonial emblems or robes of royalty or high office (7) 27 The great circle of the earth with a latitude of 0 degrees, lying equidistant from the poles (7) 28 A journey to a place and back again (5,4) 30 American singersongwriter whose hits included Leaving On A Jet Plane and Take Me Home, Country Roads (4,6) 32 A picture or sculpture of Christ crowned with thorns (4,4) 35 David –––, English actor who played Phileas Fogg in the 1956 film Around The World In 80 Days (5) 37 The title formerly given to the eldest son of the King of France (7) 38 In Greek myths, the last king of Troy, killed at its fall (5) 39 A large group of musicians (9) 40 Eric –––, comedy partner of Ernie Wise (9)
Down
1 The technical name for the shoulder blade (7) 2 Thomas –––, 18th Century portrait and landscape painter whose works included The Blue Boy (12) 3 In the Old Testament, Adam’s third son, given by God in place of Abel (4) 4 A black grape used, often in a blend, for making wine (6) 5 The positive electrode in a cell such as a battery (5) 6 The membranous sac enclosing the heart (11) 7 A unit of area equal to 4,840 square yards (4) 8 Small, agile forest dwelling ape with a powerful call (6) 9 The traditional dress of women in India and Pakistan (4) 10 A large town in Tyne and Wear, on the South bank of the River Tyne (9) 17 To eject volcanic material such as lava (5) 19 ––– seal, type of seal such as the fur seal and sea lion (5) 20 Unintentional misuses of words by confusion with those of a similar sound (12) 21 Creator of the Star Wars franchise (6,5) 23 Bobby –––, singer whose 1950s hits included Splish Splash and Mack The Knife (5) 25 Evergreen shrub with yellow flowers and thick green spines (5) 26 English Renaissance dramatist and poet whose works included Volpone and The Alchemist (3,6) 29 Informal name for common soldiers in the British Army (7) 31 Long-eared domesticated member of the horse family (6) 33 Small, yellow cage bird noted for its singing (6) 34 Evergreen herb with small leaves and white, pink or red flowers (5) 36 An appliance for holding an object while work is done upon it (4) 37 A series of observations, measurements or facts, information (4) 38 Small disc of hard rubber used in ice hockey (4)