THE WEEK CROSSWORD 1046

An Ettinger Croco ebony key case and two Connell Guides will be given to the senderr of the first correct solution to the crossword and the clue of the week opened on Monday 20 March.h. Send it to: The Week Crossword 1046, 2nd floor, 32 Queensway, London W2 3RX, or email the answers swers to crossword@theweek.co.uk. Set by Tim Moorey (www.timmoorey.info)

ACROSS

1 Canned music producers? (6,3,5) 9 Boss in bed the wrong way round (4) 10 Mint coin with Queen on it (10) 11 Soccer team from one of the UK’S capitals (6) 12 Sources of crude paintings keeping in good health (3-5) 14 Containers all right for beer in Wales (4) 16 Barking business chiefs? (3,7) 18 Matter of law for solicitor’s children? (5,5) 19 Bard’s theatre not good place for a stud (4) 20 Go to Hollywood to see celebs or watch Sky (8) 22 Stands calm with legs, for example out of sight (6) 24 Backing rubbish strike around bistro is criminal (10) 26 Wild type runs this in a mess, one’s heard (4) 27 Smooth talking like many UK plumbers (6-8)

DOWN

2 Broad intent correct but failed financially (3,4,4) 3 Routine hard? A little (5) 4 Agreeable sum initially paid out (5) 5 Out to lunch in old Rome? (3,6,6) 6 True ally upset about nothing (5) 7 Single week in stable block (9) 8 Drink with a sympathetic companion (3) 13 First dance with nothing on may go down like this! (4,7) 15 As mentioned, look hard and thoroughly for where flight may be found (9) 16 Almost understand an African dialect (3) 17 Alternatively heard as military partner to shock (3) 21 Sort of apple one checks (5) 22 Look around outskirts of Rimini for a top spot (5) 23 Fire screens last for term in fishing vessel (5) 25 Something put in Christmas pudding is poisonous (3)