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, October 5 (photocopies not accepted). Today’s solution will appear next week and the winner’s name on Sunday, October 21. you must complete the iSpy box to enter. SEE BELOW THE GRiD for details on how to enter – and good luck!
Across
10 Yarn made from the soft, silky hair of the Angora goat (6) 11 An elaborate stage entertainment or a lavish display (12) 12 A document permitting its bearer to travel into or through the country of the issuing government (4) 13 Aquatic bird with a long beak, the state bird of Louisiana (7) 14 In astrology, an area of the sky divided into 12 sectors, named after 12 constellations (6) 15 A pear-shaped fruit with a leathery green or blackish skin and a large, stony seed (7) 16 Former England goalkeeper who helped Liverpool win three European Cups in the 1970s and ’80s (3,8) 20 – – – In America, Kim Wilde’s debut single released in 1981 (4) 21 The SI derived unit of electric charge (7) 22 An air-to-ground tactical missile with a highexplosive warhead (6) 23 Large sports arenas with tiered seats for spectators (6) 25 In surgery, stitches made to join together the open parts of a wound (7) 27 Small, hard particles of sand, earth or stone (4) 28 Digit of the hand, next to the thumb (5,6) 29 A variety of long-grain rice with slender, aromatic grains (7) 32 A severe or trying experience (6) 35 The administrative centre of Suffolk, on the Orwell estuary (7) 36 A destroyed or decayed building or town (4) 37 20th Century American rock’n’roll icon whose first hit single was 1956’s Heartbreak Hotel (5,7) 38 Land capable of being tilled for the production of crops (6)
Down
1 French businessman who founded a luggagemaking company in 1854 (5,7) 2 The capital city of Syria (8) 3 An adjustable, threelegged stand to which a camera can be attached (6) 4 Small city in Somerset, site of a 12th Century cathedral (5) 5 In music, a term referring to notes which are short, clipped and separate (8) 6 Site in central Scotland of a 1314 battle at which the Scots, led by Robert the Bruce, triumphed over the English (11) 7 Style of music of AfricanAmerican origin, often involving improvisation (4) 8 A port in Southern California, on the Pacific Ocean (3,5) 9 In the Old Testament, a Jewish priest of the 5th Century BC (4) 17 Fencing swords similar to foils but with a larger handguard (5) 18 A range of elevations on the border between England and Scotland, mainly in Northumberland (7,5) 19 Watercourse in East New York State, flowing generally south into Upper New York Bay (6,5) 21 The mass of husks separated from the seeds of cereal grain during threshing (5) 24 Relating to the regulation of food intake (8) 26 A region of East Central Greece, on the Aegean (8) 27 Ancient city near the Dead Sea, destroyed by God, according to the Old Testament (8) 30 A religious retreat or community where a Hindu holy man lives (6) 31 Collective term for conventional records, as opposed to CDs (5) 33 A part or character in a play or film (4) 34 To move or run with a long, swinging stride (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 1872, The Mail on Sunday, PO Box 3451, Norwich NR7 7NR. Entries must arrive by Friday, October 5 (photocopies not accepted). The winner will be selected at random from correct iSpy answers. Winner of Prize Crossword No 1869: Mari Glyn Robertson, of Ruthin, Denbigshire, Wales. Last week’s answer: 15