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, April 15 (photocopies not accepted). Today’s solution will appear next week and the winner’s name on Sunday, May 1. You must complete the iSpy box to enter. SEE BELOW THE GRID for details on how to enter – and good luck!
Across
10 Small rectangular block marked with spots, used for playing games (6)
11 The --- --- --- ---, 1948 novel by Elizabeth Bowen (4,2,3,3) 12 An alcoholic drink made from fermented honey (4)
13 Antony Armstrong-Jones, 1st Earl of ---, photographer who was married to Princess Margaret from 1960 to 1978 (7)
14 A docking facility for pleasure boats (6)
15 Tragedy by William Shakespeare about a general in the Venetian army and his wife Desdemona (7)
16 1967 book by Desmond Morris about the human species (3,5,3)
20 The --- of Avon, title given to William Shakespeare (4)
21 Reminds an actor of lines forgotten during a performance (7)
22 Jane ---, novelist whose works include Mansfield Park and Emma (6)
23 Country on the North coast of the island of Borneo, surrounded by the Malaysian state of Sarawak (6)
25 Underground passages or tunnels enabling pedestrians to cross a road or railway (7)
27 The theatrical technique of portraying a character entirely by gesture and bodily movement (4)
28 An irregularity in the curvature of the lens of the eye (11)
29 An edible marine mollusc with an ear-shaped shell perforated with a row of respiratory holes (7)
32 Characteristic mode of pronunciation of a person or group (6)
35 A sudden attack of illness, especially a stroke or an epileptic fit (7)
36 --- I, Queen of England 1553-58 (4)
37 Hoops or frameworks worn under skirts in the Elizabethan period (12)
38 Climbing palm with tough stems used for wickerwork and canes (6)
Down
1 British novelist whose works include Fatherland and Pompeii (6,6)
2 A convolvulaceous plant that twines around a support or other plants (8)
3 Either of the two small masses of lymphatic tissue situated on each side of the back of the mouth (6)
4 Plant cultivated for its dense clusters of scented flowers (5)
5 Conditions of life difficult to endure (8)
6 A planet, usually Venus, visible in the Eastern sky before sunrise (7,4)
7 A thing or unit, especially included in a list or collection (4)
8 Outer ---, group of islands off the West coast of Scotland, the largest of which is Lewis and Harris (8)
9 A continuous twisted strand of natural or synthetic fibres used in weaving or knitting (4)
17 John ---, English poet who wrote Ode On A Grecian Urn (5)
18 Dutch painter; an exponent of the abstract art movement De Stijl (4,8)
19 The --- ---, series of novels by John Galsworthy chronicling the lives of a British family (7,4)
21 In Greek mythology, the last king of Troy, killed at its fall (5)
24 Small, round boneless slice of lamb from the fillet or leg (8)
26 A fortress in Paris, destroyed in 1789 at the beginning of the
French Revolution (8)
27 Alaskan ---, a breed of large, strong sled dog with a thick coat and bushy tail (8)
30 Hazel ---, former UK Labour MP; secretary of state for communities and local government 2007-09 (6)
31 An instance of looking
for or seeking (5)
33 A steep rugged rock or peak (4)
34 The --- Man, 1934 detective novel by
Dashiell Hammett (4)