THE WEEK CROSSWORD 1196

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 24 February. Send it to: The Week Crossword 1196, 2nd floor, 32 Queensway, London W2 3RX, or email the answers to crossword@theweek.co.uk. Tim Moorey (timmoorey.info)

ACROSS

8 One into cream crackers left sweet (7)

9 Leaders missing, check overdue copy (7)

10 Jazz trumpeter and tenor in a significant event (9)

11 Sounds like kind, upright member (5)

12 Praises eggs on toast (6) 13 Intense passion shown by soldier in dance (8)

14 Resort offering great ride on horseback into the sunset? (6-5-4)

19 Idiot crowding round interior of broken convertible? (6-2)

21 Back home in drive for discipline (6)

23 Nameless financier is one with lots of dough (5) 24 Afghans in conflict? (4,2,3) 25 Make good journey in single attempt (2,3,2)

26 Dull lady seen in small picture (7)

DOWN

1 District standard is hard (6) 2 Tendency to cover same ground in underlying support (8)

3 Ditch aircraft? No, it’s flying (8) 4 Silverstone skid: team’s on the edge (8)

5 Not an intelligent amount of Chinese food? (3,3)

6 A chained mongrel seen in ranch abroad (8)

7 See author run away with this girl (8)

14 Angry with nothing inside apart from strong meat (4,4)

15 Keep to north for English town (8) 16 Present in second delivery is a plant (8)

17 Large exhibition certain to get publicity (8)

18 Make clear list of passengers (8) 20 Starting with a little Latin, this employee could become a student (6)

22 Secret police force first in special arrest (6)

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).