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, August 10 (photocopies not accepted). Today’s solution will appear next week and the winner’s name on Sunday, August 26. you must complete the iSpy box to enter. SEE BELOW THE GRiD for details on how to enter – and good luck!
Across
10 Carnivorous bird with a hooked bill, also called the butcherbird (6) 11 Central London junction and site of a medieval memorial cross to Queen Eleanor until 1647 (7,5) 12 Thomas –––, 18th Century English composer best known for the patriotic song Rule, Britannia (4) 13 ––– Night, Shakespeare comedy featuring twins Viola and Sebastian (7)
14 and 23 College of the University of Cambridge named after a 16th Century countess (6,6) 15 Léo –––, French composer whose works included the ballet Coppélia (7) 16 Ophthalmologist’s instrument that reflects a beam of light from a mirror into the eye (11) 20 Derived SI units of electrical resistance (4) 21 A sturdy, thickset breed of dog with a short nose, broad head and a muscular body (7) 22 A frozen dessert, a flavoured water ice (6) 23 See 14 25 Treats a body with preservatives (7) 27 Richard –––, American actor famous for starring in the films An Officer And A Gentleman and Pretty Woman (4) 28 Governments in which the people hold the ruling power either directly or through elected representatives (11) 29 Members of the collective body of people ordained as religious ministers (7) 32 The capital of Macedonia, on the Vardar River (6) 35 The process of making an aircraft airborne (7) 36 A large, triangular, plucked, stringed instrument (4) 37 American golfer who won the 2017 and 2018 US Open Championships (6,6) 38 Alchemical preparation supposed to be capable of prolonging life indefinitely or of transmuting base metals into gold (6)
Down
1 Public school in Surrey founded in London in 1611 (12) 2 Jean –––, Finnish composer whose works included the symphonic poem Finlandia (8) 3 Weedy plant, the jagged leaves of which are used as an outer wrapping on Cornish Yarg cheese (6) 4 Device used for fastening, with a threaded shank and a slotted head (5) 5 James A. –––, 20th President of the United States (8) 6 Mostly found only in South England, a brownish bird noted for its musical song (11) 7 ––– Benedict, breakfast dish featuring a muffin, ham and hollandaise sauce (4) 8 Person who takes overall administrative responsibility for a film or TV programme (8) 9 Small piece of land completely surrounded by water (4) 17 Forces out of a position or place, supplants or expels (5) 18 French designer who founded his fashion house in 1950 (6,6) 19 An angry or heated discussion or quarrel (11) 21 A medium-sized, smooth-haired breed of dog with a short nose (5) 24 Arachnid of warm dry regions, with a long tail ending in a venomous sting (8) 26 Separations or disintegrations (5-3) 27 George –––, American composer and pianist whose works included the 1935 opera Porgy And Bess (8) 30 River rising in the Wicklow Mountains and flowing through Dublin (6) 31 Marine invertebrate typically living in compact colonies (5) 33 Member of a race of people living chiefly in East Turkey, North Iraq and West Iran (4) 34 The Big –––, a nickname for the city of New Orleans (4)