This crossword appeared in The Week magazine on 16 May 2026. You can play it in our app or subscribe to receive the print magazine here.
ACROSS: 1 Latest 4 Spires 8 Steeped 9 Saluted 11 Forbidding 12 Acts 13 Arena 14 Hardback 16 Man-eater 18 Midge 20 Myth 21 Imaginable 23 Soybean 24 Admiral 25 Totter 26 Gratin
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DOWN: 1 Let go 2 Tremble 3 Steadfast 5 Prang 6 Rhubarb 7 Spectacle 10 Fisherman 13 At any cost 15 Remainder 17 Exhibit 19 Diarist 21 Irate 22 Learn
Clue of the week: Live close to good source of water (5)
Solution: DWELL [d + well]