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 31 (photocopies not accepted). Today’s solution will appear next week and the winner’s name on Sunday, September 16. You must complete the iSpy box to enter. SEE BELOW THE GRID for details on how to enter – and good luck!
Across
1 The capital of Iraq, on the River Tigris (7) 5 13th Century Mongol warrior who united warring clans into a large and fearsome empire (7,4) 10 An adult insect, produced after metamorphosis (5) 11 Hand tool designed to grip a nut or bolt head (7) 13 R.D. –––, 20th Century Scottish psychiatrist whose works included The Divided Self (5) 14 Australian golfer who won the 2013 Masters Tournament (4,5) 15 In cycling, a race in which competitors compete against the clock (4,5) 16 Strong item of footwear extending above the ankle (4) 17 The Prime Minister of Portugal since 2015 (7,5) 20 A pale blue colour (4) 21 Person who offers their services by choice and without request or obligation (9) 22 Small, compact dogs with smooth coats, lightly curled tails and short wrinkled noses (4) 26 The governing body of the Church of England (7,5) 27 A variety of cabbage with open, crinkled leaves (4) 29 Ancient Greek poet noted for his songs of lamentation and odes to victory (9) 31 The capital and chief port of Iceland (9) 33 In architecture, circular or eye-shaped apertures (5) 34 The total or partial obscuring of one celestial body by another (7) 35 A large stove with burners and one or more ovens (5) 36 Russian composer whose most famous works include The 1812 Overture and the ballet The Nutcracker (11) 37 In Greek myths, the goddess of retribution and vengeance (7)
Down
1 Rule, –––!, patriotic song set to music by Thomas Arne in 1740 (9) 2 A republic in West Africa, on the Gulf of Guinea (5) 3 In tennis, a softly-played return that falls abruptly after clearing the net (4,4) 4 An absolute or tyrannical ruler (6) 5 Somerset town famous for a nearby music festival, the reputed burial place of King Arthur (11) 6 An instrumental group of nine players (5) 7 The summer –––, the longest day of the year (8) 8 A dark, spicy condiment used in Chinese cooking (6,5) 9 Genus of annual plants that includes love-in-a-mist (7) 12 Name given to a person who voted for the UK to stay in the EU in the 2016 referendum (8) 16 Dorset resort on the English Channel (11) 18 The art or practice of spelling words correctly (11) 19 Calvin – – –, the 30th President of the United States (8) 23 Small fireworks that may be held as they burn (9) 24 Ancient South East Italian port, end point of the Roman Appian Way and a centre of the Crusades in the Middle Ages (8) 25 An aromatic Mediterranean plant with small, pale purple flowers and sweetscented leaves (8) 26 Town in Hampshire, on Portsmouth harbour, site of a naval base since the 16th Century (7) 28 Heraldic beast with a serpent’s tail, a dragon’s head and a winged body (6) 30 The gowns worn by Queen’s Counsels in court (5) 32 Planet second-nearest to the sun, visible as a bright morning or evening star (5)