THE WEEK CROSSWORD 1029

An Ettinger travel pass holder 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 14 November. Send it to: The Week Crossword 1029, 2nd floor, 32 Queensway, London W2 3RX, or email the answers to crossword@theweek.co.uk. Set by Tim Moorey (www.timmoorey.info)

ACROSS

1 Tiny piece written in support is actually malicious talk (10)

6 Exclude bishop from pointed remark (4) 10 Live rough in road? Not quite (2,3) 11 Computer accessories to employ in second notebooks (9)

12 One wanting return home strove to be changed (8) 13 Good in animal hair? It’s not! (5) 15 Cunning expert in a state abroad (7) 17 Nutter in a cult that’s crazy? (7) 19 Lancashire town’s additional parts (4-3)

21 Sylvia’s composer seen in food shop, not quite the first (7)

22 Card-game not starting - there’s a lot of pressure in it (5)

24 Young fish one selects on US railroad? (8)

27 Space in our home’s tight, duck inside! (9) 28 Country protest, pop in for it (5) 29 Expression of relief from small number heard (4)

30 One Duke first to welcome another (10)

DOWN

1 Bust, losing heart? Period of prosperity needed (4)

2 Armour produced by China, lots of letters in the end (5,4) 3 Capital set on fire reportedly (5) 4 Miss somersaulting on your old grass (7) 5 Grey Renault needing repair (7) 7 One bag on the other hand (5) 8 Wreck one container after another (6,4)

9 Carousel could be seen here in the end? (8)

14 Type of singing right for Sweeney Todd? (10)

16 Secret conclusion adopted by what united Heath and Kennedy (8)

18 ipad absorbs girl showing food additive (5,4) 20 Guess model’s after drink (7) 21 Point arising from medical treatment (7) 23 Dead headless rodent put out (5) 25 German city partly sees sense (5)

26 Not identified by name but clergyman needs no introduction (4)