THE WEEK CROSSWORD 1182
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 11 November. Send it to: The Week Crossword 1182, 2nd floor, 32 Queensway, London W2 3RX, or email the answers to crossword@theweek.co.uk. Tim Moorey (timmoorey.info)
ACROSS
8 Eagle of no little breadth in European capital (4)
9 Stoop in prayer represented member of the clergy (10)
10 A Democrat politician is direct (10)
11 Frozen saw not taken out (4) 12 Alarms first to last showing a nice touch (6)
13 In pursuit of pleasure, try Sondheim (8)
16 Bass for Nag’s Head, undiluted wallop (4)
17 Approves timeless Hungarian wines (5)
18 Hit chum’s back (4) 19 Excitable star does like some chocolates (8)
21 Very rich drunk (6)
22 Dotty, daughter behind (4) 24 What team wanted with dinner? (4,6)
26 Planned food store getting reprimand (10)
27 Give more sun primarily – that’s what summer does (4)
DOWN
1 Gallery figures out real traders right away (3,7)
2 Local team appearing in
Split (8)
3 Plunder left misery (10)
4 Bill shows this from the beginning, university’s out (4)
5 Does perhaps rush from south to north (4)
6 Mole associated with Pope (6) 7 Cheese provided regularly by Berliner (4)
13 Try by forward finally picked up (5)
14 Saudis all owe debts? Internally, that’s forbidden (10)
15 Dealer’s VAT suspect in wicked business (5,5)
18 Smack daughter in petty quarrel and refuse to change (5,3)
20 Business organisation at home weak? The opposite (6)
23 Top copy unknown (4)
24 A god’s taken up canal (4) 25 Pulse taken in second half (4)