This crossword appeared in The Week magazine on 21 February 2026. You can play it in our app or subscribe to receive the print magazine.
ACROSS: 8 Tape 9 Arithmetic 10 Patina 11 Detailed 12 Dune 13 Hard cheese 17 Iffy 18 Tempo 19 Fort 20 Understand 22 Sail 23 Golf club 27 Umbles 28 Brass bands 29 Mean
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DOWN: 1 Ragamuffin 2 Delivery 3 Parachutes 4 Wind 5 Shut 6 Cerise 7 Dire 14 Rumba 15 Cloudburst 16 Serviceman 19 Fist-bump 21 Elfish 24 Okra 25 Lobe 26 Bind
Clue of the week: One who's flown abroad as a result of regime change (6)
Solution: [Nicolás] MADURO (anagram)
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