THE WEEK CROSSWORD 1062
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 10 July. Send it to: The Week Crossword 1062, 2nd floor, 32 Queensway, London W2 3RX, or email the answers to crossword@theweek.co.uk. Tim Moorey (www.timmoorey.info)
ACROSS
1 Radio broadcast cut out a Christian (4) 3 A chum touring Loire when sick somehow gets better (10) 9 Comic routines hard to get in rural areas (7) 11 See me in dull surroundings and I’m unrealistic (7) 12 Left university connections after work breaks (13) 14 Container placed in class (8) 16 Some mocha if available and port (5) 18 Raise the flag as preparation for delivery (3-2) 19 United in their colour worked out (8) 21 Talk Act of Union with Labour only half involved (13) 24 Ash tree developed in May perhaps (7) 25 Article by poet? Not so fast (7) 26 Longed to take in narrow piece as design for city suits (10) 27 Worthies regularly lift company (4)
DOWN
1 Upset the girl’s prom? (10) 2 Where washers are freely available (2,3) 4 Sucker a few almost backed with S American capital (8) 5 Tale about tot and a small boy? (6) 6 Snog and then it’s finished? Brief Encounter maybe (3-5,5) 7 Confession made in a dead embassy (9) 8 State politician’s dismissed from large, widespread business (4) 10 Agreed with reporter (13) 13 Lads prance around? They’d barely perform (3-7) 15 Protection dead unnecessary after day out shivering? (9) 17 Appropriate gamble not started (8) 20 Bottom put out, male is a silly sausage! (6) 22 Pub with it isn’t for some (5) 23 Desist from bad temper right away (4)