THE PRIZE CROSSWORD
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10 The largest Asian antelope, the male of which is blue-grey (6) 11 English philosopher, statesman and author knighted in 1603, whose works included New Atlantis (7,5)
12 and 32 Irish novelist best known for his 1897 novel Dracula (4,6) 13 A frozen dessert containing whipped cream, fruit and eggs (7) 14 In the Old Testament, a Hebrew prophet persecuted for denouncing Ahab and Jezebel (6) 15 Britain’s largest marine birds, with long necks and bills, white plumage and dark wing tips (7) 16 Huge, wooden, hollow figure of an animal used by the Greeks to attack the city of Troy (6,5) 20 The sixth letter in the Greek alphabet (4) 21 Botanical term for the outermost layer of a fruit, such as the skin of a peach or grape (7) 22 Port in Ukraine on the Black Sea, the scene of the mutiny on the warship Potemkin in 1905 (6) 23 In astrology, the fourth sign of the zodiac, also called the Crab (6) 25 Period of the day during which a late afternoon or early evening meal is eaten (7) 27 and 4 Down 15th Century French heroine who was executed for heresy by the English (4,2,3) 28 President of the National Front who was an unsuccessful candidate in this year’s French presidential election (6,2,3) 29 A large migratory butterfly with orange-and-black wings (7) 32 See 12 35 A card game using a pack from which one card has been added or removed (3,4) 36 A scene, especially of a fine tract of countryside (4) 37 A solid, threedimensional shape with 12 plane faces (12) 38 A port in West Ireland, located on a bay of the same name (6)
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1 Mountain range in the Western United States, biological home to the giant sequoias (6,6) 2 An obsessive preoccupation with, and love for, oneself (8) 3 Marine gastropod with a conical shell, found clinging to rocks (6) 4 See 27 Across 5 A mountainous region of South West Italy (8) 6 African-American composer and pianist whose compositions included Maple Leaf Rag and The Entertainer (5,6)
7 and 30 A district in the East End of London, bounded on three sides by the River Thames (4,2,4) 8 A short garment worn underneath a sheer bodice (8) 9 Emile ---, French writer whose novels included Nana and Germinal (4) 17 In Greek myths, a daughter of Tantalus whose many children were slain by Apollo and Artemis (5) 18 Province of Western Canada, the capital of which is Regina (12) 19 Novel by American author Louisa May Alcott, which introduced readers to the March sisters (6,5) 21 The nest of an eagle or other bird of prey (5) 24 A bushy, leguminous plant cultivated for its edible seeds in the Mediterranean, Central Asia and Africa (8) 26 An industrial town in South Wales (8) 27 Ruth Prawer ---, German-born British writer who won the Booker Prize and two Oscars (8) 30 See 7 31 In the Old Testament, the miraculous food which sustained the Israelites in the wilderness (5) 33 In Scandinavian mythology, the god of thunder (4) 34 A quantity of paper equal to 20 quires (4)