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, August 17 (photocopies not accepted). Today’s solution will appear next week and the winner’s name on Sunday, September 2. You must complete the iSpy box to enter. SEE BELOW THE GRID for details on how to enter – and good luck!
Across
11 Flexible armour made from small metal rings joined together (5,4) 12 Popular garden plant with daisy-like petals surrounding a dark centre (9) 13 Youngest child of the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge (5) 14 Buildings where objects of historical, artistic or scientific interest are exhibited (7) 15 International society for people with a high IQ (5) 16 A kingdom in South East Asia, on the Andaman Sea (8) 18 Lord Chancellor to Henry VIII 1529-1532, executed on a charge of treason (6,4) 22 A port in central Norway, a former Viking capital (9) 24 An international Roman Catholic organisation founded in 1928 (4,3) 27 Small metal container which dispenses its contents by propelling them under pressure (7) 28 A person skilled in woodwork (9) 30 The administrative centre of Dorset (10) 32 In the US, the chief law enforcement officers of particular counties (8) 35 ––– Doolittle, lead character in George Bernard Shaw’s play Pygmalion (5) 37 A musical performance by a soloist or small group (7) 38 The eighth letter of the Greek alphabet (5) 39 In Greek myths, a king of Mycenae who led the Greeks at the siege of Troy (9) 40 In the British Army, a member of the senior regiment of infantry in the Household Brigade (9)
Down
1 Creates works of art by carving, shaping or moulding materials (7) A person or business that makes goods or owns a factory (12) 2 3 4 A responsibility, task or burden (4) 1875 French opéra comique by Georges Bizet, set in Seville (6) 5 A bottle used for carrying drinks (5) 6 US comedian who made 13 feature films with his siblings, known for his trademark cigar and thick moustache (7,4) 7 The probability, expressed as a ratio, that a certain event will take place (4) 8 and 31 Irish poet who was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1995 (6,6) 9 Tissue forming the outer covering of the vertebrate body (4) 10 A member of an ambulance crew (9) 17 Three –––, a 1996 song by The Lightning Seeds to mark the England football team’s hosting of the European Championships (5) 19 North American deer, with large, flattened, palmate antlers (5) 20 An honour conferred on civilians and members of the armed forces for eminence in any field (5,2,5) 21 Humanitarian aid organisation operating in Muslim countries (3,8) 23 Yorkshire –––, the home of Gaping Gill, the highest unbroken waterfall in England (5) 25 ––– Pradesh, densely populated state of North India, the capital of which is Lucknow (5) 26 In Christianity, the Feast of the Purification of the Virgin Mary and the presentation of Christ in the Temple (9) 29 Fred –––, US film and stage entertainer who starred in ten films with Ginger Rogers (7) 31 See 8 33 Joseph –––, American writer whose works included the 1961 novel Catch-22 (6) 34 A distinct step or period of development, growth or progress (5) 36 West Asian republic, the capital of which is Baghdad (4) 37 A bar or rod forming a step of a ladder (4) 38 Large tree of the East Indies yielding a valuable, dense wood (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 1865, The Mail on Sunday, PO Box 3451, Norwich NR7 7NR. Entries must arrive by Friday, August 17 (photocopies not accepted). The winner will be selected at random from correct iSpy answers.
Winner of Prize Crossword No 1862: Mrs Hazel Ball, of Clevedon, North Somerset. Last week’s answer: 15