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, April 27 (photocopies not accepted). Today’s solution will appear next week and the winner’s name on Sunday, May 13. SEE BELOW THE GRID for details on how to enter.
Across
11 A spa town in North Yorkshire (9) 12 A Jew of German or East European descent (9) 13 A short metal pin for fastening two pieces together, with a head at one end and the other end hammered flat (5) 14 Claude –––, French composer associated with Impressionist music (7) 15 A list of writings, especially sacred ones, officially recognised as genuine (5) 16 American gangster who led a crime syndicate during the Prohibition Era (2,6) 18 British novelist whose works include Money and London Fields (6,4) 22 South American republic, whose name comes from the Latin word for silver (9) 24 Method of tying shoelaces (7) 27 A group of the most senior ministers in a government (7) 28 ––– heater, an electrical device for heating liquid, especially as a fixture in a domestic hot-water tank (9) 30 Pseudoscience primarily focused on measurements of the human skull (10) 32 Tobias –––, 18th Century Scottish poet and author known for novels such as The Adventures Of Roderick Random (8) 35 The longest, thickest bone of the human skeleton (5) 37 Hugh –––, English Protestant bishop burnt at the stake by Mary I (7) 38 Meat from the back or sides of a pig (5) 39 A heavy breed of domestic fowl named after a town in Kent (9) 40 An accompaniment to roast lamb (4,5)
Down
1 Name given to the Medium Tank M4, the primary tank produced by the US for use by the Allies during World War II (7) 2 A private apartment inside a royal residence (5,7) 3 The space inside a roof (4) 4 Essex town, scene of a 991 battle between the Saxons and the Vikings (6) 5 Mark –––, winner of the World Snooker Championships in 2014, 2016 and 2017 (5) 6 Needless alerts given in error or with intent to deceive (5,6) 7 The watery liquid that separates from the curd when milk is clotted, as in making cheese (4) 8 A signal fire or light on a hill or tower (6) 9 ––– chorus, birdsong beginning an hour before sunrise (4) 10 A state of the North Central US, the capital of which is Saint Paul (9) 17 A person holding religious beliefs other than those of the main world religions (5) 19 River in central Italy which flows through Rome (5) 20 Puccini opera based on a 1731 novel by the Abbé Prévost (5,7) 21 David –––, 19th Century Scottish missionary doctor and explorer of Central Africa (11) 23 KwaZulu – – –, South Africa’s garden province (5) 25 Kurt –––, German composer known for his collaborations with Bertolt Brecht (5) 26 An extensive natural harbour off the North coast of Scotland, in the Orkney Islands (5,4) 29 Henry Morton –––, explorer and journalist who searched for 21 Down (7) 31 Plant related to the amaryllis, grown as a garden or pot plant for its beautiful, bright flowers (6) 33 A breed of sheep originating in Spain, reared for its fleece (6) 34 Leaders of congregational prayer in mosques (5) 36 Implements used for polishing or washing floors (4) 37 In Greek mythology, the mother of Apollo and Artemis (4) 38 Good Queen –––, nickname for Elizabeth I (4)