THE WEEK CROSSWORD 1117

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 6 August. Send it to: The Week Crossword 1117, 2nd floor, 32 Queensway, London W2 3RX, or email the answers to crossword@theweek.co.uk. Tim Moorey (www.timmoorey.info)

ACROSS

8 River that’s said to give off a stink (4)

9 Toy marketed in comparatively small casing (3,7)

10 Tallest building around us in West Country town (2,7)

12 Doctor in Florentine family? One’s finally forgotten (5)

13 One pillaging returned to supply new kit (6)

14 Generate conflict? One may do (8)

15 Enforcement officers? Setter’s working with anagrams (9-2-4)

18 Drink coming from cold boxes? It could (8) 20 Reckons on two drinks! (4,2) 22 Left with old ship for slow passage (5)

23 Compere arranged hats and coats (3,2,4)

25 Reliable young Epsom employees? (6,4)

26 Pop duo in the radio (4)

DOWN

1 Cat’s second employer (6) 2 Margate’s awfully big personality (8)

3 Immoral behaviour that’s seen on the bench? (4)

4 What’s added at the end changes religious books (8)

5 New noise limit around North America leads to disqualifications (12)

6 Stray animal spotted on travel going north (3-3)

7 Gains for French priests with no accent (8)

11 Do they talk for others in cycle accessory business? (12)

15 Patient compilation in the army? (4,4)

16 Ron turns up with male associate as a rule (8)

17 Furniture craftsman making an improvement to Barnet? (8)

19 Pope, say, with a Scottish doctor? (6) 21 Club in centre of Tripoli, say (6) 24 Daughter inside likewise causing a fuss (2-2)