THE PRIZE CROSSWORD
WIN £1,500
There’s an amazing £1,500 prize for the first correct solution drawn at random in our general knowledge Prize Crossword. Entries must arrive by Friday, July 29 (photocopies not accepted). Today’s solution will appear next week and the winner’s name on Sunday, August 14. SEE BELOW THE GRID for details on how to enter.
Across
1 Open-topped pails (7)
5 People whose job involves skilled practical work with scientific equipment (11)
10 A small group of people who have been specially chosen, trained, and organised for a particular purpose (5)
11 US state on the Gulf of Mexico, nicknamed the Yellowhammer State (7)
13 The broadcasting of sound programmes for the public to listen to (5)
14 The --- scandal resulted in the resignation of US President Richard Nixon in 1974 (9)
15 Stoppered bottles, usually of glass, into which drinks are poured for serving (9) 16 A young deer aged under one year (4)
17 A person who enjoys mental activity and has highly developed tastes in art and literature (12) 20 John ---, English actor who starred in Kavanagh QC (4) 21 A parade of cars or other vehicles (9)
22 Sharp spiked wheel fixed to the heel of a rider’s boot (4) 26 Large mountain group and location of Antarctica’s highest peak (6,6) 27 Sympathy or sorrow felt for the sufferings of another (4) 29 Able to speak two
languages fluently (9)
31 Jacques ---, German-born French composer whose works include the operetta Orpheus In The Underworld (9)
33 --- ego, a second self (5)
34 William ---, 18th-Century English painter and satirist, noted for works such as A Rake’s Progress (7)
35 A tube, pipe or chute allowing the passage or pouring of liquids (5)
36 The armed forces (3,8)
37 A fund of money kept
in reserve (4,3)
Down
1 Polygonaceous plant cultivated for its seeds which may be ground into flour (9)
2 Young person undergoing preliminary training before entry to 36 Across (5)
3 The arches of hair that cover two bony ridges of the face (8)
4 A priest of a religion based on the belief that the world is pervaded by spirits (6)
5 Associations of employees formed to improve their incomes and working conditions by collective bargaining (5,6)
6 Somerset town Southwest
of Yeovil (5) 7 In Scotland or Ireland, a dirge or lamentation for the dead (8)
8 Highly decorated American soldier who also starred in films including To Hell
And Back (5,6)
9 Of, or relating
to, marriage (7)
12 An award or honour (8)
16 Cotton fabric brushed to create a soft look and feel (11)
18 Writing desks with compartments and drawers concealed by a hinged flap (11)
19 The Duke of ---, title of the eldest illegitimate son of Charles II (8)
23 Building in Berlin in which the German government meets (9)
24 1960 book by Joy Adamson about her experiences raising a lion cub named Elsa (4,4)
25 The Greek god of wine, fruitfulness and theatre (8)
26 Strong and vivid
in colour (7)
28 --- hound, tall, graceful breed of dog with a long, silky coat (6)
30 Reasoned thought or
argument (5)
32 Place in which
one lives (5)