THE WEEK CROSSWORD 1318

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 11 July. Send it to The Week Crossword 1318, 121-141 Westbourne Terrace, London W2 6JR, or email the completed grid or listed solutions to crossword@theweek.co.uk. Tim Moorey (timmoorey.com)

This week’s winner will receive an Ettinger (ettinger.co.uk) Bridle Hide travel shoehorn in black, which retails at £75, and two Connell Guides (connellguides.com).

ACROSS

6 Fearing bar opening in Berkshire town (7)

7 In company of some wandering nomad returning (5)

9 Game line taken by new edition of Echo (4)

10 Bum not working, stopped again (10)

11 Capital veg (8)

13 Remedy when one’s dog tired! (6)

15 State of confusion in parts of The Week? Only what one’s heard (4)

17 Reversible figures (5)

18 One cracking very good female singer (4)

19 Charlatan regrets work returned (6)

20 Fruit for concubines (8)

23 King and I sets make fantastic musical (4,2,4)

26 Active ladies chat in Mumbai perhaps (4)

27 Tin boxes anger alluring lady (5)

28 Transparency from one gallery (7)

DOWN

1 Fuss manufacturer’s understood, so to speak (4,1,5)

2 Sort of mole on Frenchman (6)

3 City flag raised? Not completely (4)

4 Vocally criticises private accommodation? (8)

5 Refuse right away to go to bed (4)

6 Come back to mind about vicious dog (5)

8 Ultimately Ronald Reagan messed up here (7)

12 Disputes with supermarket ending in consensus (5)

14 Leaders in business head out to lunch (3,7)

16 What could make Angie so upset? (7)

17 Pepper good in eastern hash (8)

21 Songs in guide for an audience (6)

22 Started with a tea perhaps (5)

24 In Amritsar it’s a common habit (4)

25 Rising prince not entirely open (4)