JUMBO CROSSWORD

QUICK CLUES 10 14

ACROSS: 9 Accord (9) Blessed (8) 12 Persia (4) 13 Flag (6) Slim (7)

15 Compulsory (9) 17 Angler (9)

18 Unpleasantly (7)

20 Catch (6)

21 Stone (4)

24 Friendly (8)

26 Vegetable (8)

28 Genuine (4)

29 Tool (6)

31 Largest (7)

34 Dog (9)

36 Lovely (9)

38 Corroborate (7)

39 Front (6)

40 Mail (4)

41 Digs (8)

42 Necessary (9)

DOWN: 1 Charm (8) 2 Decree (6)

3 Ritual (8) 4 Mean (6) 5 Grateful (8)

6 Near thing (5,5) 7 Cringed (7)

8 Rarely (6)

11 Tip (7)

16 Each (6)

19 Dance (5)

20 Signal (3)

22 Liable (5)

23 Intelligent (6)

25 Remember (4,2,4)

26 Rail (3)

27 Create (7)

30 Obvious (8)

31 Wave (8)

32 Sneak (8)

33 Nest egg (7)

35 Capital (6)

36 Reversed (6)

37 Gambol (6)

ACROSS

9 Exhausted, having romped in the garden? (6,3)

10 Seemed to be at home when one peeped through the window? (6,2)

12 Spike, catch! (4)

13 Give the impression, as you walk out (6)

14 Called in, are to make the plans (7)

15 Having the appropriate expression when giving the order (5,4)

17 Put on a less hard case a little while later (4,5)

18 He doesn’t have anybody to play with (7)

20 Is it possible to get over there by the gorge? (6)

21 On Sunday the two take a break from study (4)

24 “Delivers,” one puts, “at no extra charge” (4,4)

26 The perfect order for dessert (5-3)

28 So, after all, is left unfinished, too (4)

29 Refuse the stretcher (6)

31 No more, please! (7)

34 Holding there may be a rain storm to follow (2,3,4)

36 Pass the darn silly dog outside (4,5)

38 Tom Tiddler? (7)

39 Into the duck pate I put a sedative (6)

40 Onion is a vegetable (4)

41 To put it briefly, not for the stupid (8)

42 Rather blurred, which is puzzling (4,2,3)

DOWN

1 Knowledgeable about weapons and disposed to fight (2,2,4)

2 Can kid about with the sailor (6)

3 Shorten “enter into an agreement” (8)

4 Work hard at and take a rest-break round about teatime (6)

5 Wears in bed when one isn’t getting up early (6,2)

6 Give the cat, too, a sup, pouring it out from a tin (6,4)

7 Be told to announce it’s only a rumour (7)

8 Allow to cage a local bird (6)

11 Seeks to identify the animals (7)

16 Long to get out of the T shirt (6)

19 Doesn’t succeed, we’re told, in the city (5)

20 A line is spoken as a prompt (3)

22 Means to say you raise the anchor (5)

23 Having checked back, he says it’s not so (6)

25 Prepare to strike when you promote one of the employees (5,1,4)

26 Dry or with fine rain (3)

27 Pouring out a copita with the pudding (7)

30 To see the business transacted, go to the next page (8)

31 About the small gamblers, what they say may make you smile (8)

32 Conclude a loss of temper could be hazardous (8)

33 Doesn’t allow to forget about and objects to (7)

35 Do needlework and make lace, also (6)

36 For the climax, a hot number (6)

37 Anxious to turn it to any use (6)