WIN £1,500 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, October 8 (photocopies not accepted). Today’s solution will appear next week and the winner’s name on Sunday, October 24. SEE BELOW THE GRID for details on how to enter.
Across
11 A declaration of personal income made annually and used as a basis for assessing contributions to the Government (3,6)
12 A large group
of musicians (9)
13 Clive ---, cricketer who captained the West Indies between 1974 and 1985 (5) 14 A hand tool designed to
grip a nut or bolt head (7) 15 Person or thing used to beguile or lure someone into danger (5)
16 Holding close; embracing or hugging (8)
18 Maria ---, Italian educator who originated a childcentred alternative educational method (10) 22 In computing, a reducedsize version of a picture (9) 24 Money taken from one’s bank account and paid to someone else (7)
27 --- Villiers, Conservative MP who was Secretary of State for Northern Ireland 2012-16 (7)
28 The lowest female singing voice (9)
30 An Italian motorway (10) 32 The nostril, paired or single, of whales, situated far back on the skull (8) 35 Any of the 277 mountains in Scotland that are at least 3,000 feet high (5)
37 --- vein, any of the three large tubular blood vessels of the neck (7) 38 The capital of South Korea,
located on the Han River (5) 39 Famous painting by Norwegian artist
Edvard Munch, created in 1893 (3,6)
40 Useful or pleasant facilities
or services (9)
Down
1 Slanting type or print used to indicate emphasis or a foreign word (7)
2 Major road in the West End of London, known for its numerous shops (6,6)
3 Any plant that grows wild
and profusely (4)
4 Robert ---, 19th-Century German chemist whose name is connected with a type of laboratory burner (6) 5 To work and press a substance such as dough into a uniform mixture with the hands (5)
6 A mixed drink consisting of gin or bourbon, lemon juice, sugar and soda water (4,7)
7 Genus of trees and shrubs often cultivated for their brightly-coloured foliage (4) 8 Cavities, usually lined with crystals, within rock masses or nodules (6)
9 Of, or relating to, the ear (4) 10 Small beetles with red forewings marked with black spots (9)
17 Wingless bloodsucking insect, some species of which infest humans (5) 19 Royal House whose occupation of the English throne began with the reign of Henry VII (5)
20 Medical condition characterised by brittleness of the bones due to loss of calcium (12)
21 Portuguese explorer who was the commander of the first ships to sail directly from Europe to India (5,2,4) 23 Tony ---, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom 1997-2007 (5)
25 A rule made by a local authority, applying to its area (5)
26 Large flying insect named after a Greek Titan due to its size (5,4)
29 One living in seclusion, especially as a religious discipline (7)
31 A bracket fixed to a wall for
holding candles or lights (6) 33 Alan Jay ---, songwriter and librettist who collaborated with Frederick Loewe on numerous musicals (6)
34 --- House, Charles
Dickens novel (5)
36 --- Coward, English dramatist, actor and composer whose works include Blithe Spirit (4)
37 Book of the Old
Testament named after a Hebrew prophet (4)
38 Clay mixed with water to a creamy consistency, used for decorating ceramics (4)