THE WEEK CROSSWORD 1066
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 7 August. Send it to: The Week Crossword 1066, 2nd floor, 32 Queensway, London W2 3RX, or email the answers to crossword@theweek.co.uk. Tim Moorey (www.timmoorey.info)
Three words to be shaded (3,3,4), included within three across answers, complete a book title. Its authors are in two across answers, clued without definition
ACROSS
7 Starry with temperature dropping (6) Who has change in his care? (7) 8 10 Effeminate and theatrical David, say in America (4) 11 Glowing in short Canadian fall (10) 12 Various water-birds (6) 13 Sweet afternoon treats winning lots of trophies? (8) 15 Gen’s pregnant, Al’s gone missing! (4) 16 Irons perhaps and clubs used in round recalled (5) 17 Name of US State line (4) 19 PM out to stop leaks from top of the House? (8) 21 Silly old man is a nut (6) 22 Woozy could make neat birdie (10) 25 Vegetable vessel overturned (4) 26 Many eat bananas (7) 27 Cordial help mostly given by Conservative (6)
DOWN
1 Making denial say, in a state (8) 2 Third-rate laptop due for repair is shattered (7,3) 3 Heard King in ruins (6) 4 Image of semi-conductor not entirely visible (4) 5 Record is broken by policeman? On the contrary (4) 6 Fruit for duck on top of cooker (6) 9 Express tears over one Woody Allen movie (7) 13 More attractive coastal patrol boat leaking tons (5) 14 Finish sounding like a drunken side-kick! (10) 16 Lack of belief he is showing in source of money (7) 18 Stay that is pants? Could be! (8) 20 Sweeties: humbugs not opened (6) 21 Quote from a dead Italian leader (6) 23 Some fear bankruptcy coming up for Scottish bank (4) 24 Fish and a loaf served up (4)