THE WEEK CROSSWORD 1223
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 31 August. Email the answers, either as a scan of a completed grid or a list of answers, with the subject line The Week crossword 1223, to crossword@theweek.co.uk. Tim Moorey (timmoorey.com)
ACROSS
1 Chum, perhaps in a mess (4,9)
10 Pick some of the tiles brought back (5)
11 Deliberate hurt done cutting rabbit (9)
12 A paper in dispute (2,5) 13 Cheese on grilled meat not entirely Japanese dish (7) 14 Catches small horses (5) 16 Obscure things floating to sea around Morecambe, for example (9)
19 One writing inferior verse and dreadful operettas (9)
20 Operator shearing sheep for extra money (3-2)
22 A very loud expert is pleasant (7) 25 Guy one’s missing, charmingly old-fashioned at home (7)
27 Trace idea surprisingly from scratch (9)
28 Ruler backed in freemasonry (5) 29 Forecast operating cost at work (13)
DOWN
2 Found one trap in address (9) 3 Bobs outside were ahead? Could be these (5)
4 Stand for second note here (9) 5 Hall for musical? (5)
6 No charge on a man, he’s not confined (4,5)
7 Fake one Indian songbird (5) 8 Reviews room put up on right (6) 9 Fans sneer looking down first on Andy Williams? (6)
15 Quiet, slow walking? (9)
17 Sort queen out when asked (2,7) 18 I’m one being treated in a hurry (9) 19 Audience’s disconcerted? Not all at once (6)
21 Nose about and there’s an insect in the cupboard (6)
23 Just about left in elegance (5) 24 Muse about turning up at Ring (5) 26 Jacob’s father is one with airconditioning (5)