THE WEEK CROSSWORD 1076

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 16 October. Send it to: The Week Crossword 1076, 2nd floor, 32 Queensway, London W2 3RX, or email the answers to crossword@theweek.co.uk. Tim Moorey (www.timmoorey.info)

ACROSS

9 They have to watch inmates at play? (7,8) 10 As is one part of kettle (7) 11 A slicer half cut cakes (7) 12 Soldiers in a welcome treaty (9) 14 Honours first in exam, having a lot to lose! (5)

15 Diplomat who’s a pain about not drinking (7)

18 What player aims to do in a court game (7)

19 Present fighting seen in a part of Darfur (5)

20 Result of being behind with school lesson in US? (9)

24 One with no illusions about a register (7)

25 Plan again revolutionary logged vessel? (7)

27 Small hospital is found in this remote place (6,2,7)

DOWN

1 Doctor clears part of the eye (6) 2 A new paper to emerge (6) 3 Agreeable dessert taken after noon (4)

4 Work out in part of Washington? One’s exhausted (6)

5 Nobody’s had food reportedly in English town (8)

6 William looking down on his grandmother, one associated with hoarding (4-6)

7 Medications are taken up after lots of opposing positions? (8)

8 Mostly remains in trade for something found on the beach (8)

13 Fleet Street I’d call shocking, leaking time and time again (10)

15 Washington saw nothing perhaps, but they could be angered and enraged (8)

16 Bear to embrace accountancy qualification? There’s bags in it nowadays (3,5)

17 Divorcee overlooks case for enforcement of payment (8)

21 Italian city’s good for English code-breaker (6)

22 American president once first to love Lady (6) 23 Success takes her to this place (6) 26 Beginning of something French perhaps (4)