This crossword appeared in The Week magazine on 7 February 2026. You can play it in our app or subscribe to receive the print magazine.
ACROSS: 9 Antipasti 10 Anode 11 Née 12 Nursing home 13 Catch it 14 Inhabit 16 Exclamation mark 20 Sangria 21 Olympia 23 Accelerando 25 Ass 26 Arson 27 Mont Blanc
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DOWN: 1 Barnacle 2 Street 3 Up in the air 4 Esprit 5 Piri-piri 6 Bang 7 Colombia 8 Regent 15 Honeycombs 17 Cynicism 18 Anagrams 19 Knapsack 20 Shaman 21 Owning 22 Play at 24 Land
Clue of the week: Creature featured in pop song (6)
Solution: WEASEL
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