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, October 28 (photocopies not accepted). Today’s solution will appear next week and the winner’s name on Sunday, November 13. You must complete the iSpy box to enter. SEE BELOW THE GRID for details on how to enter – and good luck!

Across

10 The capital city

of Turkey (6)

11 The area surrounding a city where many people who work in the city live (8,4)

12 A group of pedigree animals, especially horses, kept for breeding purposes (4)

13 Howard ---, late former footballer and manager who led Everton to win the 1985 European Cup Winners’ Cup (7)

14 A formal or solemn promise

or agreement (6)

15 L. Ron ---, 20th-Century author who founded the Church of Scientology (7) 16 Herbivorous dinosaur with

three horns on its skull (11) 20 An image, video or phrase that is spread widely on the internet (4)

21 12th-Century sultan of Egypt and Syria; opponent of the Crusaders (7)

22 1978 film musical starring John Travolta and Olivia Newton-John (6)

23 A distinguishing mark of

social disgrace (6)

25 Desiderius ---,

Dutch humanist and Renaissance scholar (7)

27 --- Chavez, the President of

Venezuela 1999-2013 (4) 28 Swedish chemist and philanthropist after whom a set of annual prizes is named (6,5)

29 Plaited loaf traditionally eaten by Jews to celebrate the Sabbath (7)

32 A soft silvery-white metallic element of the alkaline earth group (6)

35 Causing fatigue

or boredom (7)

36 An unfertilised

female egg cell (4)

37 Hard English cheese coloured orange with annatto (3,9)

38 A feeling of hostility

or ill will (6)

Down

1 Piece of music

without any vocals (12)

2 Either of a pair of mouthparts in insects and other arthropods usually used for biting and crushing food (8)

3 Ronnie ---, actor and comedian who starred in the TV sitcoms Porridge and Open All Hours (6)

4 The Stone of ---, block of sandstone used for centuries in the coronation of Scottish monarchs and latterly monarchs of the United Kingdom (5)

5 Reduced or weakened in

strength or quality (8) 6 A notorious person, such as a criminal, who is regarded as a menace to others (6,5) 7 A strong-smelling Asian plant with tough fibres, which are used to make canvas or rope (4)

8 A person who is expected to be in a particular place but is not (8)

9 A common garden pest (4) 17 Bobby ---, former Wimbledon and US Open tennis champion who lost to Billie Jean King in 1973’s ‘Battle of the Sexes’ (5)

18 A student with a first degree who is pursuing studies for a more advanced qualification (12) 19 Alternative name

for blowflies (11)

21 The ---, the tallest building in the United Kingdom, designed by Renzo Piano (5)

24 James A. ---, 20th President

of the United States (8)

26 A short, usually amusing

account of an incident (8)

27 A salty white cheese from

Cyprus, eaten grilled (8)

30 Type of building providing overnight accommodation (6)

31 The longest river

in France (5)

33 The highest point (4)

34 A servant in a hotel

or private house (4)