THE WEEK CROSSWORD 1061

An Ettinger Brogue Collection 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 3 July. Send it to: The Week Crossword 1061, 2nd floor, 32 Queensway, London W2 3RX, or email the answers to crossword@theweek.co.uk. Tim Moorey (www.timmoorey.info)

ACROSS

4 In this is a source of interest, something a minister’s taken on (8) 8 Jacket to take to the cleaners (6) 9 Fighter is plucky? Nonsense (8)

10 Fair and square in family residence (8)

11 English writer in Texas city mentioned (6)

12 Enthusiast has time on the continent for musical classic (8)

13 Prepare on vehicle one last time (8) 16 Urgent request to involve the

Thunderer is excess (8) 19 Emperor penguin’s last one reaching extreme point? No, the reverse (8)

21 It’s natural that tea’s drunk behind pub (6)

23 Former partner, not permanent is meticulous (8)

24 Returned one unusual medium sweetener (8)

25 Informer in a long period makes mistakes (6)

26 What pâté and potted shrimps have in common (8)

DOWN

1 Woollen material one’s about to take into mountains (7)

2 Nuts on pastry gives you an advantage (4,5) 3 Wading birds or hens flying (6) 4 Never get a salami cooked as these! (10,5) 5 Feeling what could follow tea (8) 6 Jagger and others needing a change by the sound of it (5)

7 One’s heard underwear is more than one pound (7)

14 Sweet Penny allowed inside independently (5-4)

15 This is concealed possibly by O Freeman (8)

17 Showing tolerance, nine let off (7)

18 Costner could blow these instruments (7)

20 Contestant quietly put on coat (6)

22 Ruler shown up in freemasonry (5)