THE WEEK CROSSWORD 1316
An Ettinger shoe horn 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 27 June. Send it to The Week Crossword 1316, 121-141 Westbourne Terrace, London W2 6JR, or email the completed grid or listed solutions to crossword@theweek.co.uk. Tim Moorey (timmoorey.com)
ACROSS
1 Lively, having enjoyed supper? (4,2,5)
9 Display reduction in special delivery (3-4)
10 “Attack” the French cry (4,3)
11 Plate brought back for a dog? (6)
14 Rubbishy stuff inside thus not moving (6)
15 Boring Edward has debts (7)
16 Finished with English poet, one’s heard (4)
17 Not for part of Constantinople or Byzantium (4)
18 US film-star lacking ego introduces advertisement campaign (7)
19 Some rehearsals for organs (4)
21 Current backing is correct (4)
23 Spread around Richard mostly for examination (7)
25 Proust confused by mental insensibility (6)
26 It’s nothing storing a good salad plant (6)
29 One runs repeatedly westward and falls (7)
30 Cover provided by EU and Nato fighting about end of Putin (7)
31 What top wine experts are said to have in books? (4,7)
DOWN
1 Forefinger wagging ref expressed as not appropriate (7)
2 Save me from rough material – it’s ropy (6)
3 Nothing in musical works? My mistake! (4)
4 Awful housing left bare (4)
5 Capital permits? Number’s dropped (6)
6 Contract in Bangladesh or Tenerife (7)
7 Sally Army fellow getting ready has a sauce! (5,8)
8 Wet blanket for old fogey (5-2-3-3)
12 Student of 50 overseeing employee (7)
13 Craft broadcasts with it (7)
14 Time device put by group of students the wrong way up (7)
20 Cobblers reportedly regret pointed remark (7)
22 They initially hold all the cards (7)
23 Area of boggy ground otherwise in service (6)
24 Move forward suddenly around old room (6)
27 Said to bring up flat fish (4)
28 Behind time up with all the rest (2,2)
Clue of the week: Dearie me! I’m so disorganised – reminders needed! (5,7) The Guardian, Pasquale