THE WEEK CROSSWORD 1351

An Ettinger pass holder 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 March. Send it to The Week Crossword 1351, 121-141 Westbourne Terrace, London W2 6JR, or email the completed grid/listed solutions to crossword@theweek.co.uk. Tim Moorey (timmoorey.com) This week’s winner will receive an Ettinger (ettinger.co.uk) travel pass holder in assorted colours, which retails at £115, and two Connell Guides (connellguides.com).

ACROSS

1 Tenant’s despair remedied with this? (14)

10 Soldier favoured protection from fire (7)

11 Difficulty returned, not new (7)

12 One playing away in Rugby Union alerted for trouble (9)

13 Type of chair manufactured by Danes (5)

14 Detective gets permit for opening (6)

16 Where to find Richmond lass? (8)

19 Swimming race includes army volunteers (old name) (8)

21 Mild northern oath recalled by president (6)

24 Leave small house adjoining mine (3,2)

26 Review of forces but not this month (5,4)

28 Help easily deceived person spoken of (7)

29 One isn’t affected with emotional strain (7)

30 They may give wearers a run for their money (5,9)

DOWN

2 Foster being untrue? Possibly about right (7)

3 Duty ignoring head of school gets punishment there (5)

4 Squeeze former partner with wrongful act (6)

5 Check on trains arranged (8)

6 Views reported in destinations for surfers (5)

7 A group broadcasting in desert (7)

8 Suffering defeat, infectious sailor scoffing (6,1,7)

9 Job with newspaper is where to get a good living (1,5,2,3,3)

15 French art teacher at first gets special treatment (3)

17 Antelope recognised sound (3)

18 Private right about nothing – it’s tosh (5-3)

20 Like The Week in Capitol complex? (7)

22 Humiliating offence breaks one carrier (7)

23 Bitter in lorry keeping cold (6)

25 Henry’s cutting rent projection from a plant (5)

27 Tongue of back beginning to itch (5)