THE WEEK CROSSWORD 1248
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 1 March. Email the answers as a scan of a completed grid or a list, with the subject line The Week crossword 1248, to crossword@theweek.co.uk. Tim Moorey (timmoorey.com)
ACROSS
5 Spoil the appearance of a mug? (6) 7 Divine shoot put out in Express (8) 9 Some of Indira Gandhi’s music? (4)
10 Drab line is able to be changed (10)
11 Service veteran manipulated figures (8)
12 What you do from start of shocking French winter? (6) 13 Once healthy issue (6)
15 Sister going around gallery for ancient Greek coin (6)
18 Chaotic Boris takes a little time to get to the bar (6)
20 Where you’ll find lags recorded (2,3,3)
22 Brochure in view useless (10) 23 Part of the alphabet highest placed (4)
24 Striking worker in front of a few (8)
25 Girl involved with EU is comparatively unattractive (6)
DOWN
1 Man showing up in challenge is a poet (2,2,4)
2 Quiet European ruler in old capital (6)
3 See storm brewing in cricket team (8)
4 Southern American actor gets a snack (6)
6 Put out at the seaside resort around start of November (13)
7 What’s convenient after small drink? (6)
8 Bank opening while hotel LAN out of order (4,2,3,4) 14 Observer or Spectator? (6-2) 16 Well-argued study holding one’s ground (8)
17 The lowest digit nailed (3,3) 19 Iron out publicity for attack (6) 21 In Yorkshire the outcome is a piece of paper (6)