THE PRIZE CROSSWORD
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, September 8 (photocopies not accepted). Today’s solution will appear next week and the winner’s name on
ACROSS
10 A descendant of Noah, famous for his hunting prowess (6) 11 The branch of mathematics concerned with calculating the angles and sides of triangles (12) 12 In ancient Greece, a covered colonnade for public use (4) 13 In the Christian church, an officer who assists a priest (7) 14 A heavy, circular object thrown by athletes (6) 15 A crispy, deep-fried tortilla topped with meat, cheese and refried beans (7) 16 British cyclist who has won the Tour de France four times (5,6) 20 The short tail of a rabbit or deer (4) 21 Umbrella-like object providing shade from the sun (7) 22 Animated duck created by Walt Disney in the 1930s (6) 23 --- de Bergerac, 1990 French film starring Gérard Depardieu (6) 25 Paul ---, French PostImpressionist painter whose works included The Card Players series (7) 27 The yarn passed over and under the warp threads to make cloth (4) 28 British actor who won an Oscar for his performance in the film Reversal Of Fortune (6,5) 29 Red ---, a black-winged butterfly with red-andwhite markings (7) 32 A family of Greek deities, the sons and daughters of Uranus and Gaea (6) 35 A type of ballistic missile fired from a nuclear submarine (7) 36 --- water, a fizzy drink made by charging water with carbon dioxide under pressure (4) 37 American golfer who won his third major at the 2017 Open Championship (6,6) 38 Organised groups of singers, especially in church services (6)
DOWN
1 An inlet of the Atlantic in South West Scotland (5,2,5) 2 Common garden bird, with yellow-and-black underparts and a blackand-white head (5,3)
3 and 7 British dramatist and theatre director whose plays include 1965’s Saved (6,4) 4 A backless seat or footrest (5) 5 In Greek myths, a king of Corinth punished for his misdeeds by having to roll a heavy stone up a hill for all eternity (8) 6 Beach and amusement park in Brooklyn, New York, at the South West end of Long Island (5,6) 7 See 3 8 Instrument of the ocarina family historically made from the horn of a chamois or goat (8) 9 An official language of Pakistan, also spoken in India (4) 17 A soft, variously flavoured sweet made from sugar, butter and cream or milk (5) 18 Novel by Daniel Defoe, first published in 1722 (4,8) 19 Herbivorous dinosaur which had three horns on its skull (11) 21 Flowering shrub with varieties named Sarah Bernhardt and Shirley Temple (5) 24 The capital of South Australia, named after William IV’s queen consort (8) 26 Genus of tropical plants to which ginger belongs (8) 27 Wood panelling applied to the interior lower walls of a room (8) 30 To discover the existence or presence of (6) 31 In Greek mythology, a river in Hades that caused forgetfulness in those who drank its waters (5) 33 A material object, especially a carved image, that is worshipped as a god (4) 34 George ---, 19th Century French novelist who controversially wore men’s clothing and smoked tobacco in public (4)