THE WEEK CROSSWORD 1194

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 10 February. Send it to: The Week Crossword 1194, 2nd floor, 32 Queensway, London W2 3RX, or email the answers to crossword@theweek.co.uk. Tim Moorey (timmoorey.info)

ACROSS

1 Mum and Dad, for example do plead with minors (11)

9 Fabulous beast with singular problem on foot? (7)

10 Port built in granite (7)

11 Is without handles, being disorganised (2,1,4)

12 Love helping to produce speech (7)

13 African country’s hell in one area (9)

15 Big bird and small hound slipping lead (5)

16 Plants involved in drastic action (5)

19 Youngsters eat greens? Rarely (9) 22 Kenyan perhaps, like Violet (7) 23 Dog biting middle of leg? Apply iodine (4,3)

24 Collide accidentally on Turin ground (3,4)

25 Busy with Japanese board game? (2,3,2)

26 Rum may have inspired this overture? (3,8)

DOWN

1 Fast swallows edge first place (7) 2 She’s game, this lady of pride (7) 3 Relatives crazy to ignore British airline (5)

4 What some alcohol reformers might do in explanation (9) 5 Order fruit on island (7) 6 Son’s sick from activity at sea (7) 7 In which all but one in party stand to lose their seats (7,6)

8 Choirs don’t know what to do with one high rating (7,6) 14 Angler’s bottom line? (3,6) 17 Queen has one in bed? Unlikely! (7)

18 Pleasant fragrance to anger greatly (7)

20 Dead silly about a point being modified (7)

21 Old iron, say (7)

23 River journey, south first (5)

his week k’s winner will receive an Et ttinger (e ettinger.co.uk) Bridle hide tr ravel pas s case in black, which retails at t £105, an nd two Connell Guides (cconnellgu uides.com).