This crossword appeared in The Week magazine on 9 May 2026. You can subscribe to receive the print magazine here.

Solution to Crossword 1513

ACROSS: 1 Drab 3 Traffic cop 9 Marbles 11 Arsenic 12 Scandalmonger 14 Retainer 16 Igloo 18 Screw 19 Manitoba 21 Scintillating 24 Aconite 25 Satsuma 26 Madagascar 27 Eels

DOWN: 1 Damask rose 2 Aorta 4 Resolved 5 Flagon 6 Insignificant 7 Contralto 8 Pick 10 Lady-in-waiting 13 Cor anglais 15 Threshold 17 Ballista 20 Stress 22 In use 23 Balm

Clue of the week: Regularly avoided greasy fish (3)

Solution: RAY (alternate letters)

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This crossword appeared in The Week magazine on 2 May 2026. You can play it in our app or subscribe to receive the print magazine.

Solution to Crossword 1512

ACROSS: 7 Sack race 9 Primal 10 Ramp 11 Tablecloth 12 Farmer 14 Redbrick 15 International 17 Attempts 19 Egeria 21 Persistent 22 Fall 23 Arrive 24 Tutorial

DOWN: 1 Banana 2 Skip 3 Capturer 4 Spread 5 Rifle range 6 Nautical 8 Embarrassment 13 Mother ship 15 In theory 16 Identity 18 Pester 20 I’ll say 22 Furl

Clue of the week: Food − main course? (4 first letter T)

Solution: TACK

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This crossword appeared in The Week magazine on 25 April 2026. You can play it in our app or subscribe to receive the print magazine.

Solution to Crossword 1511

ACROSS: 1 Transcribe 6 Skim 10 After 11 Centaurus 12 Mordovia 13 Amaze 15 Climber 17 Hoodlum 19 Uneaten 21 Smitten 22 Amble 24 Talented 27 In any case 28 Sabre 29 Neon 30 Flashlight

DOWN: 1 Tram 2 Authorise 3 Strad 4 Recover 5 Bone ash 7 Karma 8 Mastermind 9 Macaroni 14 Occupation 16 By the bye 18 Litterbug 20 Netball 21 Solders 23 Beano 25 Nasal 26 Beat

Clue of the week: Roofing material that is seen on church (6)

Solution: THATCH

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This crossword appeared in The Week magazine on 18 April 2026. You can play it in our app or subscribe to receive the print magazine.

Solution to Crossword 1510

ACROSS: 6 Jabber 8 Opera hat 10 Cordon bleu 11 Junk 12 Windmill 15 Air-con 16 Paddle steamer 18 Crumbs 19 Register 21 Cons 22 On the blink 25 Patience 26 Siesta

DOWN: 1 Mayo 2 Abided 3 Boil 4 Marjoram 5 Main course 7 Runcible spoon 9 Educated guess 13 Impersonal 14 Loser 17 Domestic 20 Salted 23 Teem 24 Nets

Clue of the week: Neck sore due to rubbing (4)

Solution: GALL

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This crossword appeared in The Week magazine on 11 April 2026. You can play it in our app or subscribe to receive the print magazine.

Solution to Crossword 1509

ACROSS: 7 Bittern 8 College 9 Raise 10 Eavesdrop 11 Tightfisted 12 Oar 13 Easel 15 Ass 17 Credo 18 Ace 19 Spring onion 22 Celandine 23 Taste 24 Edamame 25 Content

DOWN: 1 String 2 Pedestal 3 Angelica 4 Closed 5 Fearsome 6 Peppercorn rent 7 Bury the hatchet 8 Civet 14 Shedload 16 Sentence 17 Croutons 19 Sandal 20 Rhine 21 Issues

Clue of the week: What beaters do with game that’s put up (4)

Solution: FLOG

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This crossword appeared in The Week magazine on 4 April 2026. You can play it in our app or subscribe to receive the print magazine.

Solution to Crossword 1508

ACROSS: 1 Butterfly 6 Capri 9 Stagger 10 Tie down 11 Scene 12 Battle-axe 14 Roe 15 Thinking cap 17 Haberdasher 19 Par 20 Ad nauseam 22 Hoo-ha 24 Stamina 26 Project 27 Liege 28 Lay reader

DOWN: 1 Basis 2 Trapeze 3 Egg-beater 4 Fire-brigade 5 Yet 6 Creel 7 Prosaic 8 Innkeeper 13 Take-home pay 14 Rehearsal 16 North pole 18 Bandage 19 Proceed 21 Unite 23 Actor 25 Awl

Clue of the week: Sinks, wanting new foundation (5)

Solution: BASIS

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This crossword appeared in The Week magazine on 28 March 2026. You can play it in our app or subscribe to receive the print magazine.

Solution to Crossword 1507

ACROSS: 1 Superbowl 6 Essen 9 Pools 10 Exonerate 11 Eradicate 12 Yodel 13 Magnates 15 Oaths 18 Credo 19 Currants 22 Ousel 24 Melodrama 25 Two-stroke 26 Hyena 27 Emcee 28 Flounders

DOWN: 1 Supper 2 Propagate 3 Russian roulette 4 Overact 5 Lioness 6 Every now and then 7 Staid 8 Needless 14 Eau 16 Tete a tete 17 Accoutre 19 Come off 20 Relievo 21 Malays 23 Stoic

Clue of the week: Churchill managed to move slowly round hospital (8)

Solution: RANDOLPH

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This crossword appeared in The Week magazine on 21 March 2026. You can play it in our app or subscribe to receive the print magazine.

Solution to Crossword 1506

ACROSS: 7 Logical 8 Cleaner 10 Pea-green 11 Prefer 12 Trend-setter 15 Plum 17 Saint 18 Plod 19 Trojan Horse 22 Minuet 23 Calendar 25 Neptune 26 Manager

DOWN: 1 Forestall 2 Wiggle 3 Gale 4 Slip stitch 5 Sales rep 6 Deter 9 Inheritance 13 Discontent 14 Notepaper 16 Mot juste 20 Rental 21 Oiled 24 Loaf

Clue of the week: Far from lively bouncer dismissing one of pair opening in test (7)

Solution: DORMANT

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This crossword appeared in The Week magazine on 14 March 2026. You can play it in our app or subscribe to receive the print magazine.

Solution to Crossword 1505

ACROSS: 8 To be fair 9 Enamel 10 Janice 11 Veracity 12 Remains to be seen 14 Cone 16 Depot 17 Alto 18 Wednesday’s child 21 Uppercut 22 Air bag 23 Racism 24 Caboodle

DOWN: 1 Locale 2 Meditate 3 Bale 4 Private practice 5 Reprobates 6 Dances 7 Seatbelt 13 Nudist camp 15 Open-plan 17 Atherton 19 No Exit 20 Liable 22 Ambo

Clue of the week: Fishing boat goes to fish? Exactly! (5-3)

Solution: SMACK DAB

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This crossword appeared in The Week magazine on 7 March 2026. You can play it in our app or subscribe to receive the print magazine.

Solution to Crossword 1504

ACROSS: 7 Saboteur 9 Candid 10 Cape 11 Adventurer 12 Lentil 14 Lucky dip 15 Strip lighting 17 Scolding 19 Trench 21 Tenderfoot 22 Beak 23 Gloves 24 Raftsman

DOWN: 1 Palace 2 Done 3 Megaflop 4 Scenic 5 Injury time 6 Ripening 8 Revolving door 13 Turtledove 15 Secretly 16 Hot stuff 18 Inrush 20 Cravat 22 Bash

Clue of the week: Heed the terms of Forestry Commission fences for pine (5)

Solution: YEARN

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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.

Solution to Crossword 1503

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

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

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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.

Solution to Crossword 1502

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

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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This crossword appeared in The Week magazine on 14 February 2026. You can play it in our app or subscribe to receive the print magazine.

Solution to Crossword 1501

ACROSS: 7 Lone wolf 9 Confab 10 Daze 11 The marines 12 Utopia 14 Turn over 15 Ballet dancers 17 Confetti 19 Nantes 21 Charlatans 22 Brrr 23 Shmuck 24 Sack race

DOWN: 1 Bogart 2 Peke 3 Boat race 4 Eclair 5 Antipodean 6 Careless 8 Fleet Admirals 13 Piliferous 15 Brouhaha 16 Nonesuch 18 Thanks 20 Enrico 22 Bard

Clue of the week: Two and six in old money (6,2,5)

Solution: PIECES OF EIGHT

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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.

Solution to Crossword 1500

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

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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This crossword appeared in The Week magazine on 31 January 2026. You can play it in our app or subscribe to receive the print magazine.

Solution to Crossword 1499

ACROSS: 5 Aforementioned 9 Understand 10 Ibex 11 Airedale 13 Thebes 14 Royal pardon 18 Pureed 19 Swindled 21 Cedi 22 Made a start 24 Behind the Times

DOWN: 1 Pfennig 2 Breeze 3 Anna 4 Anti-hero 6 Muscat and Oman 7 Indeterminate 8 Dieter 12 Expos 15 One-night 16 Superb 17 Hearses 20 Detail 23 Data

Clue of the week: Appear shaky in summer? (6)

Solution: TOTTER

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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.

Solution to Crossword 1498

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

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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This crossword appeared in The Week magazine on 17 January 2026. You can play it in our app or subscribe to receive the print magazine.

Solution to Crossword 1497

ACROSS: 1 Herb 3 Adolescent 9 Gum tree 11 Tripoli 12 Prognosticate 14 Infringe 16 Drill 18 Sprog 19 El Dorado 21 Up to the minute 24 Hearten 25 Unhitch 26 Freeholder 27 Jeer

DOWN: 1 High priest 2 Romeo 4 Dressage 5 Latvia 6 Spit and polish 7 Esoterica 8 Toil 10 Running stitch 13 Altogether 15 Fortunate 17 Flue-cure 20 Atonal 22 Untie 23 Chef

Clue of the week: Where knockout is likely, put ice out (3,3)

Solution: CUP TIE (anagram)

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This crossword appeared in The Week magazine on 10 January 2025. Subscribe here to receive the print magazine.

Solution to Crossword 1496

ACROSS: 1 Traffic jam 6 Homer 11 Milk round 12 Penny Lane 13 Orb 14 Diligence 16 Firm 19 Adios 20 Scone 21 Oneself 22 Pagans 23 Psalters 25 Sol 27 Tow 29 Whopping 30 Jabber 33 Pimento 34 Stair 35 Éclat 37 None 38 By no means 39 Moo 41 Dishonour 42 Rabbitted 44 Rhyme 45 Painkiller

DOWN: 1 Tombola 2 Ad-libbing 3 Fur 4 Clueless 5 And 6 Handed over 7 Mays 8 Readiness 9 Gee 10 Sponge 14 Disentwine 15 Grows up 17 Muffler 18 Newspapers 22 Put upon 24 Long arm 26 Go for broke 28 Womaniser 31 Bell metal 32 Bread bin 34 Sundry 36 To order 40 Poly 41 Dac 42 Ria 43 ICI

Clue of the week: Anyone hearing sheep? (3)
Solution: YOU (homophone)

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This crossword appeared in The Week magazine on 27 December 2025. You can play it in our app or subscribe to receive the print magazine.

Solutions to Crossword 1495

ACROSS: 8 Chinese chequers 9 St Helier 10 Tmesis 11 William Tell 16 Cabinet puddings 18 Grand Canyon 21 Divert 23 Sheepdog 25 Weston-super-Mare

DOWN: 1 What’s what 2 Knee 3 Assisi 4 Scar 5 Meathead 6 Duce 7 Broil 12 Lying 13 Moped 14 Laity 15 Agincourt 17 Exacting 19 Abeles 20 Cited 22 Eats 23 Smug 24 Pump

Clue of the week: Son for each male? They get daughters too (5)
Solution: SPERM (s + per + m)

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