The Prize Crossword: January

Across

8 Charles de ___ (1890-1970), French soldier and statesman (6)
9 City of western Russia, site of a fortress constructed in 1574 (3)
10 ‘Methought it lessened my esteem of a king, that he should
not be able to command the ___’ – Samuel Pepys, 1662 (4)
11 Member of a monastic order founded in the 13th century by the ‘Poor Little Man’ of Assisi (10)
12/32 Term of address used by W.E. Gladstone to the courtesan Laura Thistlethwayte (4,6)
13 Dickensian workhouse beadle (6)
16 John ___ (d.1647), French-born Bodleian librarian (8)
17 A Norman in 1066 or a Body Snatcher in 1956, perhaps (7)
18 Percy ___ (1913-88), gardener, writer and broadcaster (7)
22 ‘Dewey Wins!’ or ‘Gotcha!’, for example (8)
25 Damon ___ (1884-1946), author of the story ‘Dancing Dan’s Christmas’, among others (6)
26 John ___ (1813-58), British epidemiologist (4)
27 Jan Baptista ___ (d.1644), Flemish scientist, originator of the word ‘gas’ (3,7)
30 1910 US Act prohibiting interstate transportation of women for ‘immoral purposes’ (4)
31 Land to the east of Eden (Genesis 4:16) (3)
32 See 12

Down

1 John ___ (1723-1807), architect, born in Horbury, West Yorkshire (4)
2 Shropshire town described by A.E. Housman as one of ‘the quietest places under the sun’ (4)
3 Sir ___, faithful knight of Arthurian legend (8)
4 Medieval principality of Russia (7)
5 One of several false surnames assumed by the impostor John
Powderham (d.1318) (6)
6 Barbadian port founded in 1628 (10)
7 Festival celebrated annually in the Hindu and Jain religions (6)
14 ‘Ode on a Grecian ___’, work by John Keats (1795-1821) (3)
15 US creek, site of a 1777 battle (10)
19 Queen of Holland and mother of Napoleon III (8)
20 Japanese city, renamed Tokyo in 1868 (3)
21 Joseph ___ (1888-1969), US businessman and father of politicians John, Robert and Edward (7)
23 Group of nine deities in the mythology of ancient Egypt (6)
24 Sir Henry ___ (1838-1905), actor, ‘the Knight from Nowhere’ (6)
28 Golda ___ (1898-1978), Israeli Prime Minister 1969-74 (4)
29 Robert Alexander ___ (1852-1901), classical scholar (4)

The winner of this month's prize crossword, sponsored by AudioGo, the home of BBC audiobooks, will receive:

1215: The Year of Magna Carter, written by Danny Danziger and John Gilligham and read by Cornelius Garrett.
8CDs, running time: 8hrs 25mins

To enter, print out this page, complete the crossword and send it to:

Crossword, History Today, 25 Bedford Avenue, London WC1B 3AT.

The competition closes January 31st.