This crossword appeared in The Week magazine on 24 January 2026. You can play it in our app or subscribe to receive the print magazine.
ACROSS: 9 Candidate 10 Orate 11 Ruses 12 Editorial 13 Stirrup 15 Decoder 17 Split decision 21 Riviera 22 Tragedy 23 Corkscrew 25 Dante 27 Pasta 28 Barrister
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DOWN: 1 Actress 2 Onus 3 Lip service 4 Save up 5 Periodic 6 Polo 7 Palindrome 8 Declare 14 Impoverish 16 Custard pie 18 Diatribe 19 Triceps 20 By heart 22 Tawdry 24 Scam 26 Nuts
Clue of the week: Polygraph, possibly – does it say where golf ball landed? (3,8)
Solution: LIE DETECTOR
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