THE WEEK CROSSWORD 1108

An Ettinger passport 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 4 June. Send it to: The Week Crossword 1108, 2nd floor, 32 Queensway, London W2 3RX, or email the answers to crossword@theweek.co.uk. Tim Moorey (www.timmoorey.info) ACROSS

1 Spicy drink taken with single daughter (8)

6 Starter from excellent buffet downstairs (5)

10 Space to move in end part of Boots (7) 11 Straight men get so-so comic (7) 12 Valued expensive back houses first in terrace (5)

13 Italian composer long involved with castrati (9) 14 Mostly protect fellow rebel (9) 17 G-string air provided by person with lisp (5)

18 Pleasant smell of a nameless Italian (5)

20 Score with couple in line at Twickenham (6-3)

22 English agreement on coach leads to reader’s complaint (9)

24 Most superior policeman heads off for bar (5)

26 Navy chief retains girl of the highest quality (7) 27 Said to be deep meanings (7) 28 Actor Michael without show, moving left to centre (5)

29 Hit and run is thoughtless (8) DOWN

2 European opening is proceeding (5)

3 Defame person in Jersey going topless (7)

4 Sounds I ignored from informers (5)

5 Pull down girl’s oldfashioned cloak (9)

6 Bloke to supply small volume (7)

7 No more petfood, time for a kipper (6,3)

8 Trump’s tweet in newspaper? (10,4)

9 Important cause needs changing: it’s nothing really (5,2,1,6)

15 Nothing different seen in stable block (9)

16 Delights in making appearances on stage (9)

19 Sinatra arrangement from a craftsman (7)

21 What Trump has done affected unruly adolescent (7)

23 Unitarians partly returning foreign money (5)

25 How an Irishman may show gratitude in military vehicles (5)