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, September 8 (photocopies not accepted). Today’s solution will appear next week and the winner’s name on Sunday, September 24. SEE BELOW THE GRID for details on how to enter.

Across

10 Jimmy ---, the 39th president of the United States (6)

11 Brazilian racing driver who won the Formula One World Championship in 1981, ‘83 and ‘87 (6,6)

12 --- Gwyn, 17th-Century English actress; a mistress of Charles II (4)

13 A large, smooth rounded mass of rock (7)

14 Cold dessert made with layers of sponge cake, jelly, fruit, custard and cream (6)

15 1972 film based on a Broadway musical, in turn inspired by a short novel by Christopher Isherwood (7)

16 The first person to be conceived using IVF, born in Oldham in 1978 (6,5)

20 A knee-length pleated tartan skirt, as worn by men in Highland dress (4)

21 A semi-frozen dessert of sugar, water and flavourings, originally from Sicily (7)

22 Firm white membrane forming the outer covering of the eyeball (6)

23 Wolfgang Amadeus ---, prolific and influential Austrian composer of the Classical era (6)

25 Robert F. ‘Bobby’ ---, Democrat senator for New York, assassinated in 1968 (7)

27 Joan ---, American folk musician inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2017 (4)

28 To regard seriously (4,2,5)

29 To have great faith or confidence in (5,2)

32 A traditional Japanese system of unarmed combat (6)

35 Neckbands worn tightly around the throat (7)

36 Kubla ---, poem by Samuel Taylor Coleridge subtitled ‘A Vision In A Dream’, first published in 1816 (4)

37 French aviator who made the first flight across the English Channel (5,7)

38 --- And The Beast, fairy tale which appears in variants across Europe and has inspired numerous films and stage productions (6)

Down

1 Body of water in Central Canada, draining into Lake Winnipeg (4,8)

2 Strong and sturdy person; a robust supporter (8)

3 Type of land usable for the production of crops (6)

4 Aberdeen ---, black hornless breed of beef cattle (5)

5 Plants of the iris family, with sword-shaped leaves and spikes of funnel-shaped, brightly-coloured flowers (8)

6 Able to control parts of the body so they work effectively together (11)

7 Great Red ---, the most recognisable feature on Jupiter (4)

8 --- monkey, small monkey of South American forests, with a yellowish coat and orange feet (8)

9 A piece of transparent material attached to a hat or headdress (4)

17 A short literary composition on a particular subject (5)

18 American actor and filmmaker who won a Best Director Oscar for the 1981 film Reds (6,6)

19 A member of Parliament who does not hold office in the Government or Opposition (11)

21 From the --- ---, from the beginning (3-2)

24 Alternative title of ‘Ellen’s Third Song’, composed by Franz Schubert in 1825 (3,5)

26 A drug such as heroin, morphine or pethidine (8)

27 Malorie ---, British author of the Noughts & Crosses series of young adult novels (8)

30 A Japanese plant, the green pungent root of which is used to make a condiment (6)

31 --- Boothroyd, the speaker of the House of Commons 1992-2000 (5)

33 Baroness ---, Labour life peer; leader of the House of Lords 2003-07 (4)

34 River in Central Europe, rising in the northern

Czech Republic and flowing north-west to the North Sea (4)