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, May 15 (photocopies not accepted). Today’s solution will appear next week and the winner’s name on Sunday, May 31. SEE BELOW THE GRID for details on how to enter.
Across
10 The nearest French port to England, located on the Strait of Dover (6) 11 Alternative term for vitamin C (8,4) 12 A white sheep or goat cheese popular in Greece (4) 13 Katharine –––, former Hollywood leading lady who won four Best Actress Oscars (7) 14 Aquatic reptile with a flattened shell enclosing its body and flipper-like limbs (6) 15 In Roman mythology, the goddess of truth, a daughter of Saturn and the mother of Virtue (7) 16 Mark on a football pitch 12 yards (10.97m) from the centre of the goal line (7,4) 20 A shaft, tube or pipe, especially as used in a chimney to carry off smoke, gas, etc (4) 21 Plant named after a German botanist, cultivated for its white, yellow or pink fragrant flowers (7) 22 Informal name for a horse chestnut (6) 23 Crisp, patterned pancake cooked between two plates (6) 25 Yellow-and-black Eurasian finches (7) 27 The loud, harsh sound uttered by a donkey (4) 28 Performer used for dangerous film or video sequences (5,6) 29 Completely clean and free from germs (7) 32 Small city of south Northern Ireland, the seat of Roman Catholic and Protestant archbishops (6) 35 Surrey town at the foot of the North Downs (7) 36 A domed or vaulted recess, especially at the East end of a church (4) 37 20th Century American actor who won an Oscar for the 1940 film The Philadelphia Story, also starring 13 Across (5,7) 38 Annie – – –, American sharpshooter and exhibition shooter who starred in Buffalo Bill’s Wild West show (6)
Down
1 Baked treat with a pastry base topped with jam and filled with almond-flavoured sponge cake (8,4) 2 ––– Lost, epic poem by John Milton first published in 1667 (8) 3 A respiratory disorder characterised by difficulty in breathing, wheezing and a sense of constriction in the chest (6) 4 Social insects, typically with black-and-yellow bodies and ovipositors specialised for stinging (5) 5 People who say that another person has done something wrong, especially that he or she has committed a crime (8) 6 One of the Canary Islands, the capital of which is Las Palmas (4,7) 7 The largest car manufacturer in Italy (4) 8 William Henry –––, ninth president of the US, the first president to die in office and the president with the shortest tenure (8) 9 The face of a watch or clock (4) 17 Parasites living on the skin of warmblooded animals (5) 18 Small binoculars used in the theatre (5,7) 19 Arboreal rodent with a bushy tail, inhabiting woodlands of Europe and parts of Asia (3,8) 21 Esther – – –, British author of the 1992 novel Hideous Kinky (5) 24 Short tunes played on brass instruments to announce events (8) 26 Arthur – – –, 19th Century English composer best known for his operatic collaborations with librettist W.S. Gilbert (8) 27 A building or group of buildings used to accommodate military personnel (8) 30 Another name for a minor earthquake (6) 31 One of the sections into which long poems are divided (5) 33 Prolonged, loud cry of certain animals, especially lions (4) 34 A metal fastening consisting of a hinged strap with a slot that fits over a staple and is secured by a pin, bolt or padlock (4)