This crossword appeared in The Week magazine on 28 February 2026. You can play it in our app or subscribe to receive the print magazine.
ACROSS: 1 Retina 4 Aseptate 9 Shrine 10 Prorogue 12 Beak 13 Transients 15 Spokespeople 18 Dressing-down 21 New Orleans 22 Life 24 Long shot 25 Canape 26 Slapdash 27 Sevens
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DOWN: 1 Rose-bush 2 Tornados 3 None 5 Spring onions 6 Persiflage 7 Angina 8 Even so 11 Preposterous 14 Terrorised 16 Nominate 17 Integers 19 Ankles 20 Rwanda 23 Bare
Clue of the week: Seaside resort overlooking the Isle of Dogs (6, first letter C)
Solution: CANNES