THE WEEK CROSSWORD 1042
An Ettinger Croco ebony key case 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 20 February. Send it to: The Week Crossword 1042, 2nd floor, 32 Queensway, London W2 3RX, or email the answers to crossword@theweek.co.uk. Set by Tim Moorey (www.timmoorey.info)
ACROSS
7 Customs officer’s first increasingly (4,2) 8 Young baby to become a skilful footballer? (8) 9 Brave fellow unable to hear! (8) 10 Subject for discussion: article by relative (6) 11 “Look closely” I shout aloud (7) 12 No good sorting out first parts (6) 13 Fantastic cricket shot I’ll produce (11) 18 Both parents holding a new hat (6) 20 Are suet crumbles luxurious? No, the opposite (7) 22 Overdrawn and with debts? Not very pleasant (6) 23 Motor tours excite one liking a drink (8) 24 Proceeds to upset grannies (8) 25 Sweet, close relative shortly back in place (6)
DOWN
1 Vicar turned up in school with hat on (7) 2 Repeatedly costly? I’m sorry (4,4) 3 Old, old boy getting up to shop for wine (6) 4 German actress not on healthy eating regime? (8) 5 End part of sentence (6) 6 Meat in ovens cooked (7) 8 Bans one getting pallid in tangos maybe (13) 14 Farewell performance from US actress beginning to grey (4,4) 15 Major retreat previously in board game (8) 16 Musicians looked at cutting tool (7) 17 Comparatively calm tennis champion reported (7) 19 Come to a climb (6) 21 Emphasise lover should leave the motorway (6)