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, July 9 (photocopies not accepted). Today’s solution will appear next week and the winner’s name on Sunday, July 25. You must complete the iSpy box to enter. SEE BELOW THE GRID for details on how to enter – and good luck!
Across
10 A messenger, envoy or representative (6) 11 A tall species of cow parsley whose irritant hairs and sap can cause a severe reaction if handled (5,7) 12 The capital of Azerbaijan, on the Caspian Sea (4) 13 Luxury passenger liner constructed by the Belfast shipbuilders Harland and Wolff (7) 14 Scottish sweet made of butter, sugar and condensed milk, usually shaped in a flat, oblong block (6) 15 Colourless, odourless, flammable gas, the main constituent of natural gas (7) 16 Instances of obstructing legislation by means of long speeches and other delaying tactics (11) 20 City on the Rhine which was the capital of West Germany 1949-90 (4) 21 Organs in certain animals, such as antennae or tentacles (7) 22 ––– bomb, type of weapon in which the energy is provided by nuclear fission (6) 23 Republic in east central Africa, the capital of which is Kampala (6) 25 A stream in north Italy, in ancient times the boundary between Italy and Cisalpine Gaul (7) 27 Seaside town in northeast Cornwall (4) 28 English naval administrator and MP famous for his diary (6,5) 29 Covered, sometimes arched passageways, usually with shops on one or both sides (7) 32 A high official in certain Muslim countries, especially in the former Ottoman Empire (6) 35 A plant or animal, especially a dog, of mixed or unknown breeding (7) 36 1980 film musical set in New York City, directed by Alan Parker (4) 37 German-language author born in Bulgaria, winner of the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1981 (5,7) 38 A moderate-to-dark red colour (6)
Down
1 Italian cardinal, politician and military leader, son of Pope Alexander VI (6,6) 2 Agile, intelligent monkey inhabiting forests in South America (8) 3 Buster –––, American comic actor and filmmaker best known for his silent movies, nicknamed The Great Stone Face (6) 4 James –––, English diarist and theatre critic between the two World Wars (5) 5 A yellowing of the skin and whites of the eyes (8) 6 Tropical invertebrate resembling a twig (5,6) 7 See 17 8 1970 Broadway musical with music by Richard Rodgers, based on the story of Noah and the Flood (3,2,3) 9 ––– Tunney, Irish-American world heavyweight boxing champion (4) 17 and 7 Retired Jamaican sprinter, world record holder in the 100m and 200m (5,4) 18 Lichen occurring in arctic and subarctic regions, providing food for ruminants (8,4) 19 The History Of ––– –––, 1852 novel by William Makepeace Thackeray (5,6) 21 An implement used for threshing grain (5) 24 Relating to ships, navigation or sailors (8) 26 Weapons consisting of a blade fixed to the end of a rifle (8) 27 Lady Margaret –––, the mother of King Henry VII (8) 30 Things that have survived from the past, such as objects or customs (6) 31 A length of hair or fabric that has been plaited (5) 33 Eric –––, member of the Monty Python comedy group (4) 34 A large stack of hay, corn or peas (4)