THE WEEK CROSSWORD 1187
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 16 December. Send it to: The Week Crossword 1187, 2nd floor, 32 Queensway, London W2 3RX, or email the answers to crossword@theweek.co.uk. Tim Moorey (timmoorey.info)
ACROSS
7 Broadcast on storm not good – it’s a dog! (8)
9 Britain leaving disturbs the rest (6) 10 Small casks, say in Kansas (4) 11 William and his grandmother retaining job for publicity agent (4-6)
12 Absorb what computing students have to do (4,2,2)
13 Rash notices (5)
14 It can be reshuffled (7) 16 Language that’s perfect by the sound of it (7)
19 One hugely burdened eventually taking time off (5)
20 Charge extra for the mountain (8) 22 Bachelor on sexy break? That takes the biscuit (6,4)
24 Sailors in railway junction reported (4)
25 Something consumed in most of old France? (6)
26 Lean pair at work, one’s a high flier (8)
DOWN
1 American flicks (8) 2 Religious leader with time to chatter (6)
3 Hunting for marine mammals in South London borough (7) 4 Kitty shown up in twist (4) 5 Gloomy Hispanic looking flustered about the face (14) 6 Vegetable for the party (6) 8 Nameless Oriental is on spacecraft, one that works remotely (6,8)
13 Ability to bypass a couple of learners and go downhill (3)
15 Champion golfer living in Chelsea (3)
17 Pepper say, prepared around hot range (8)
18 Bishop managed to hide object for Irish abbot (7)
19 Item subject to inflation after crash (6)
21 Excellent book supporting police officer (6)
23 Possessive over sharing nomad’s tent? Not entirely (4)