THE WEEK CROSSWORD 1297
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 14 February. Email the answers as a scan of a completed grid or a list, with the subject line The Week crossword 1297, to crossword@theweek.co.uk. Tim Moorey (timmoorey.com)
ACROSS
7 Ladies suffering snores around end of siesta? (7)
8 Mysterious underground room is not half cold (7)
10 Shades of a Welshman so to speak (4)
11 Meeting prisoner about to cut criminal dealer (10)
12 Weak Knight in one company (6)
14 City out of bounds, unsuitable for transport (8)
16 Give spinner more bowling? It’s blooming late (7,8)
18 Drink brewed by teenager (5,3)
20 Most liberal paper embracing economic forecaster (6)
21 Cheer pilot stabilising this? (10)
23 N American jerk? (4)
25 A cracking lodge in US city (7)
26 Conclusions drawn from Watergate arranged for Dartmouth meeting? (7)
DOWN
1 A lover? Archer can’t do without one reportedly (4)
2 Feeling of anxiety with biology, for example (10)
3 Guard who may need a second hand? (8)
4 Father enquires obtrusively on time (6)
5 Life peer’s self-protection? (4)
6 Training in Norfolk town produces formal discussions (10)
9 Surgical repair - potentially it’s agony, pal! (11)
13 Finance repeatedly to be avoided? (5-5)
15 Care for a stationery retailer, one in a growth business (10)
17 Canary, one that sings (8)
19 Charges about right for offensive posters (6)
22 Small amount from Athens recalled in conservatoire (4)
24 Out to lunch, tip bowl over (4)