THE WEEK CROSSWORD 1017
An Ettinger coin purse and two Connell Guides will be given to the sender of the first correct solution to the crossword and the clue of the week opened on Monday 22 August. Send it to: The Week Crossword 1017, 2nd floor, 32 Queensway, London W2 3RX, or email the answers to crossword@theweek.co.uk. Set by Tim Moorey (www.timmoorey.info)
ACROSS
9 Dozy old man, disheartened in sea off Cowes (9) 10 Brave leaving hospital swiftly (5) 11 Sheep running in front of us in ancient city (7) 12 Mild mid-evening in period before Easter (7) 13 French river scheme beginning to slip (3) 14 Heather in justification for unsophisticated audience (11) 17 Strong male part in Oklahoma chorus (5) 18 Unfulfilled politician of eminence (3) 19 Note probing vice destroyed (5) 21 Regular English fellow persevered (9,2) 23 Unfinished work on stage gets financial assistance (3) 25 Reach pitch at university (5,2) 27 Watch messenger running out slowly (7) 28 Quarrels stood out (2-3) 29 Musical drama in small shelter gets band together (9)
DOWN
1 A second source found on top of that (2,4) 2 Forceful politician in the CIA sacked (8) 3 Clergymen and minors go in for a change (10) 4 Reportedly dream residences (4) 5 Old city taking pressure off fence in fiddle (10) 6 Middle cut out of divine Indian bread (4) 7 Beware sailors in Liverpool club (6) 8 Ditch aircraft? No, it’s crazy (8) 15 Prosecute a criminal? Not here! (5,5) 16 City fails to engage theatrical backer (3,7) 17 Put incorrectly, gallery beauty queen? (8) 20 An amusing situation repeatedly found in popular British novels (3-5) 22 Big party not good in Texas city (6) 24 The less you see of this German guy the better! (6) 26 Laundry used to be hard (4) 27 Lot of money put up for a period (4)