THE WEEK CROSSWORD 1067

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 14 August. Send it to: The Week Crossword 1067, 2nd floor, 32 Queensway, London W2 3RX, or email the answers to crossword@theweek.co.uk. Tim Moorey (www.timmoorey.info)

ACROSS

1 Position of advantage is what Kelvin lost (1,5,2,3,3)

10 Doctor returns mostly around mid-january? Foster perhaps (7)

11 Current is hot and humid right away (7)

12 Fretful way of addressing hospital receptionist? (9)

13 Trump dropping behind gets right round on golf course (5)

14 Hospital department with passion? Not a bit of it (6)

15 Communist holds top honour dear? Rubbish! (5-3) 18 Check shower after break (8) 20 Cold in lorry? Extremely cold (6) 23 Indian widows please, but two characters in the end turned off! (5)

25 What can be composed as sliding? (9)

26 A group broadcasting in desert (7)

27 Looking for old eastern capital mentioned (7)

28 Attractive sailor scoffing is losing badly (6,1,7)

DOWN

2 Some copy internally for bank protection? (7)

3 United guy playing away from home (9)

4 Flatter competitive trials rider short of time (6)

5 Swimming getting little thanks in a race (8) 6 Leave work during strike (3,2) 7 Support dupe spoken of (7) 8 New replacement for long, tiny socks? (5,9)

9 Tiredness apt to be treated with a new type of drug (14)

16 Brexit finally near mess such as this? (5-4)

17 Wade perhaps in Surrey water (8)

19 Difficulty earlier in the Davis Cup? (7)

21 One isn’t prepared for a conflicting relationship (7)

22 Pass on very quiet tablet in Channel port (6)

24 James working in Mediterranean city (5)