THE WEEK CROSSWORD 1126

An Ettinger travel pass 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 8 October. Send it to: The Week Crossword 1126, 2nd floor, 32 Queensway, London W2 3RX, or email the answers to crossword@theweek.co.uk. Tim Moorey (timmoorey.info)

ACROSS

7 Clean bowled? It’s a flop (7) 8 Actors were first and moved on board (7) 10 Time for breakfast meal (8) 11 Crush in itself is to be drunk (6) 12 Doctor is tops for eye complaint (6) 13 Yearn to get lustful? Not much chance! (4,4) 14 Who’s possibly in on credit farce? (7,8) 18 Defensive troops moving across two rivers in troubled Saigon (8) 21 Striker satisfied about everything (6) 23 Finest lettuce wraps curl up (6) 24 Making rigorous demands once in the theatre? (8) 25 Defame someone from Malta, not Italy (7) 26 Saint sick coming from prison sentence (7)

DOWN

1 Unconventional Trump holding out – almost (3-3) 2 Ability to inspire people in daily lives by degree? (8) 3 Learner accused after smash in this road (3-2-3) 4 Fruit growing mostly (6) 5 Morality code of a county spoken of by one with a lisp (6) 6 Loaded spring with fuss (4-2-2) 9 Turkish entertainer said to have naval adornment! (5,6) 15 Is President all up for Queen? (8) 16 Pack leaves in defensive wall (8) 17 First of clothing outlets ordered female wear (8) 19 Sailor is strident, blowing top (6) 20 Become angry with forecaster and journalist (3,3) 22 English university’s pleasant for this girl (6)