THE WEEK CROSSWORD 1073

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 25 September. Send it to: The Week Crossword 1073, 2nd floor, 32 Queensway, London W2 3RX, or email the answers to crossword@theweek.co.uk. Tim Moorey (www.timmoorey.info)

ACROSS

1 Dodgy Asian lot taking on unproven claims (11) 7 Behind in Frankfurt regularly (3) 9 Captain’s call heard in narratives (5) 10 Revised version of wine case (9) 11 Daimler or Rolls? Unlikely method of purchase (4-5) 12 A break for Brexiteers? (5) 13 Some pasta in November? A good deal (7) 15 It’s OK going west in Haringey but remove precious metal band (4) 18 Ruler in seeing himself in the mirror? (4) 20 First of May perhaps (7) 23 One squeezed between two legs? It could lead to tears (5) 24 Abuse island name (9) 26 Counsel is about to get retirement (9) 27 Live number entertaining a party (5) 28 It precedes Prime Minister on TV? Indeed (3) 29 Lovely to replace Liberal in flat that’s messy (11)

DOWN

1 Element against wealth no end of trouble (8) 2 Lounge with one old man being sweet (8) 3 Enthusiasm shown by little Angus aristo? Not half! (5) 4 Angry outbursts current in businesses (7) 5 Well-behaved hospital worker? (7) 6 Crop cutter attached to Maria’s partner getting time off work (4-5) 7 Plate put up for a cat? (6) 8 Offer dinghy that’s easily damaged (6) 14 Revise column re ending of middle-aged spread (5,4) 16 Defeat after a turn is a stroke of luck (8) 17 No charge for storage in one type of property? (8) 19 Doesn’t go with the rest? (7) 20 Head of zoo quitting Cornish resort gets punishment (7) 21 Sentimental about son? That’s silly and foolish (6) 22 Event that’s almost all talk (6) 25 Avoiding extremes, better walk slowly (5)

Clue of the week: Red Cross is in the market (7, first letter M) The Times