Prize crossword No 30,158 | Crosswords

1Keen drinker’s favoured place – but not for this? (4,4) 1 down. Keen drinker’s favoured place – but not for this? 4 letters and 4 letters.

2Left inside swell American place to sleep (4) 2 down. Left inside swell American place to sleep. 4 letters.

3‘Eat!’ said as a joke (6) 3 down. ‘Eat!’ said as a joke. 6 letters.

4Relative, about to depart, wants a quiet release (7) 4 down. Relative, about to depart, wants a quiet release. 7 letters.

5Revolting caveman’s utterance, put heartlessly? (4) 5 down. Revolting caveman’s utterance, put heartlessly? 4 letters.

6Looking to get a hit from a drug, say, that’s pure? (4-6) 6 down. Looking to get a hit from a drug, say, that’s pure? 4-6 letters.

7Second-time political party takes ultimately futile position (6) 7 down. Second-time political party takes ultimately futile position. 6 letters.

13Watch case’s telling place in a court (7,3) 13 down. Watch case’s telling place in a court. 7 letters and 3 letters.

15Charlie’s egg (3) 15 down. Charlie’s egg. 3 letters.

17‘No modern technology in Cairo, sadly’ – legendary flier (3) 17 down. ‘No modern technology in Cairo, sadly’ – legendary flier. 3 letters.

19Dirty, single-coated timber (8) 19 down. Dirty, single-coated timber. 8 letters.

20Standing figure straddling river (7) 20 down. Standing figure straddling river. 7 letters.

22Sound of free-for-alls put into words? (6) 22 down. Sound of free-for-alls put into words? 6 letters.

23Force of habit to skirt university (6) 23 down. Force of habit to skirt university. 6 letters.

25Achieve diddly-squat as an alcoholic (4) 25 down. Achieve diddly-squat as an alcoholic. 4 letters.

26Game’s over for whip (4) 26 down. Game’s over for whip. 4 letters.