THE WEEK CROSSWORD 1055
An Ettinger Bridle Hide 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 22 May. Send it to: The Week Crossword 1055, 2nd floor, 32 Queensway, London W2 3RX, or email the answers to crossword@theweek.co.uk. Tim Moorey (www.timmoorey.info)
ACROSS
1 Doctor raking in high earnings? It takes the biscuit! (10) 6 Some Zambesi bird returning? (4) 10 Unjustified persecution which reportedly comes before the Health Secretary (5-4) 11 Model worked hard but not using head (5) 12 Mock Bob given to overacting (4) 13 Greasepaint, say encountered in company so close to circus (9) 15 Second insult with no end to it gives you the flavour (7) 17 Sweet Sue involved with grad (7) 19 Rugby meeting in the countryside (7) 21 Tool sent up in university I left (7) 22 Readers of The Week don’t need this title! (9) 24 It’s tidy in Ye Olde Bull (4) 27 Customs needing extra staff initially (5) 28 Untouched old US city’s included in request (9) 29 Artist’s parking scrape (4) 30 Severe fellow is behind trains in chaos (10)
DOWN
1 Dress developed right away (4) 2 Nick’s negative on church after a short time (5) 3 Short-lived, wild maple here (9) 4 Dash from starters cooking, so to speak (7) 5 Dire Straits? (7) 7 Game birds holding a Dicky up (9) 8 Teams confuse one way to ride (4-6) 9 Greek poet right out and in (4) 14 Night-watchman who knows what’s up? (10) 16 Guy’s associated with such an angry outburst (9) 18 Colourful instrument for rookie? (9) 20 Radical group showing cry of delight on CIA losing head (7) 21 Close to the source, supervisor at sea put out SOS (7) 23 Nearly finished before onset of spring season (4) 25 America’s leader offered a plant in Mexico (5) 26 Where to park behind country mansion (4)
Clue of the week: Airline after boarding puts off those who argue (8, first letter D) The Independent, Math