THE PRIZE CROSSWORD
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Across
10 and 5 Down US politician who served two terms as Secretary of Defense, 1975-77 and 2001-06 (6,8) 11 A garland of interlocking evergreen leaves, worn on the head to represent victory (6,6)
12 An ancient region of West Europe corresponding to North Italy, France, Belgium, part of Germany and the South Netherlands (4)
13 The first book of the Old Testament (7) 14 A sudden instance of malfunctioning or irregularity in an electronic system (6) 15 Hector –––, 19th Century French composer whose works include the Symphonie Fantastique (7) 16 Person who studies and traces family pedigrees (11) 20 Plant with grey-green leaves used in cooking (4)
21 A pale green transparent variety of the olivine chrysolite, used as a gemstone (7)
22 Anne of –––, the fourth wife of Henry VIII (6)
23 A city in North Spain, the largest city in the
Basque Country (6) 25 Enclosed vehicle capable of being pulled by a car or lorry and equipped to be lived in (7)
27 Glam rock band formed in 1967 by Marc Bolan (1,3) 28 Formal written charges of crimes (11) 29 In the US and Canada, the caretaker of a building, especially a school (7) 32 Brigitte – – –, French former model and actress turned animal rights activist (6)
35 African or South Asian predatory canines closely related to the dog, having long legs and pointed ears and muzzle (7) 36 An absorbent cotton or linen fabric with the nap raised on one side, used to dress wounds (4) 37 Shrubs or vines cultivated for their fragrant white, yellow or pink tubular flowers (12)
38 Another name for the puma (6)
Down
1 A person who is from
90 to 99 years old (12) 2 Swiss-born artist who taught at the Bauhaus with Wassily Kandinsky (4,4) 3 In music, a movement or piece to be performed slowly (6)
4 A long, flat, rectangular piece of sawn timber (5) 5 See 10 Across 6 The theory, or art, of suggesting three dimensions on a twodimensional surface (11) 7 A large swallow or deep drink, especially from a bottle (4)
8 Stiffly-beaten egg whites mixed with sugar and baked (8) 9 Of, or relating to, the ear (4) 17 Lord – – –, popular name of John Bingham, suspected murderer who disappeared in 1974 (5) 18 American technology entrepreneur who co-founded Apple Inc with Steve Jobs and Ronald Wayne in 1976 (5,7) 19 Children’s TV series that aired on the BBC from 1955-84, revived in 2020 (11)
21 Alain – – –, French racing driver who won the Formula One Drivers’ Championship four times (5)
24 An animal’s coat that has brown or grey streaks or patches of a darker colour (8)
26 Formerly, a woman’s small bag or purse, usually in the form of a pouch with a drawstring (8)
27 A test or rehearsal of something new or untried (5,3)
30 A region of North East France between the Vosges Mountains and the Rhine, famous for its wines (6)
31 The narrower part of the trunk between the ribs and hips (5)
33 The smallest quantity of an element that can take part in a chemical reaction (4) 34 Film starring Nastassja Kinski in the title role, based on a Thomas Hardy novel (4)