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, March 1 (photocopies not accepted). Today’s solution will appear next week and the winner’s name on Sunday, March 17. You must complete the iSpy box to enter. SEE BELOW THE GRID for details on how to enter – and good luck!
Across
11 Town on the Northern coast of Egypt, scene of a decisive 1942 Allied victory over the Axis forces (2,7) 12 State of being chronically unwell (3,6) 13 Spanish island in the Mediterranean, third largest of the Balearics (5) 14 J. R. R. – – –, British writer best known for The Hobbit and The Lord Of The Rings (7) 15 A chief seaport and the capital of Senegal (5) 16 A prominent or well-known object or feature of a particular landscape (8) 18 A financed research post at a university (10) 22 Formal meals in the middle of the day, to celebrate important events or raise money for charity (9) 24 An act or state of absentminded daydreaming (7) 27 A long coat of mail, often sleeveless (7) 28 An article in a newspaper expressing the opinion of senior staff or the publisher (9) 30 A picture printed using a stone or metal block on which an image has been drawn with a thick substance that attracts ink (10) 32 A meal ordered from a shop or restaurant and eaten elsewhere (8) 35 A member of a people or tribe who move from place to place to find pasture and food (5) 37 Tailless mammal with short antlers, native to the UK (3,4) 38 A tall, tower-like structure used for carrying electricity cables high above the ground (5) 39 Fictional schoolboy created by Mark Twain (3,6) 40 A type of jazz samba music that originated in Brazil (5,4)
Down
1 Phil –––, former footballer appointed head coach of the England women’s team in 2018 (7) 2 Type of horse racing in which the horses jump fences and ditches (8,4) 3 A Maori war chant accompanied by gestures (4) 4 Paul –––, German-born telegraphy pioneer who founded a famous news agency in the 19th Century (6) 5 A small, rounded hill (5) 6 The condition or status of a legal inhabitant of a country (11) 7 A group of people interrelated by ancestry or marriage (4) 8 Area of grassland, used for hay or grazing (6) 9 Anti-aircraft fire or artillery (4) 10 Treatments for physical or mental disorders (9) 17 An infectious skin disorder mainly affecting domestic animals (5) 19 In music, to be performed in a slow tempo and with a dignified style (5) 20 British Labour statesman who was Prime Minister 1964-1970 and 1974-1976 (6,6) 21 Maximilien – – –, influential figure of the French Revolution, executed in 1794 (11) 23 Person who takes long walks for pleasure or exercise (5) 25 A light, sheer fabric of silk, rayon or cotton (5) 26 In music, another name for a semibreve (5,4) 29 The shortened official name of Burma (7) 31 Town in Greater Manchester between the rivers Irk and Medlock (6) 33 To deprive someone of liberty by taking them into custody, especially under lawful authority (6) 34 Nellie –––, Australian operatic soprano born Helen Porter Mitchell (5) 36 The theatrical technique of portraying a character entirely by gesture and bodily movement (4) 37 Narrow beams of light (4) 38 Edith –––, 20th Century French singer and national icon famous for singing Non, Je Ne Regrette Rien (4)