SUNDAY CROSSWORD — 950

ACROSS

1 Appear suddenly

(3,2)

4 Barrister or lawyer

(7)

8 Come together (3)

10 Fluid lubricant (3)

11 A combo of eight instrumentalists

(5)

12 One of hundredth of a rupee (5)

13 Judge (7)

15 Farewell (5)

16 Enticed (7)

17 Bass brass instrument (4)

20 Italian noble family

(4)

23 Growl - "rang" anagram? (4)

24 Production (6)

26 Scamp (8)

27 Do you find pitched dwellings for soldiers here?

(4,4)

28 Spherical, but flattened at the poles

(6)

31 Great anger (4)

32 Mister German?

(4)

34 Black Pearl of International Soccer? (4)

35 The former New Hebrides (7)

36 Galsworthy heroine (5)

38 Appeals to a higher power (7)

41 Distasteful (5)

42 It means steel in Hindi? (5)

43 Sea-eagle variant

(3)

44 Parent (3)

45 Saw or observed

(7)

46 Flatulent (5)

DOWN

1 Miss Batra of Bollywood! (5)

2 Correct, amend or repair? (3,5)

3 French stew (3-2-3)

4 Thick-headed stick

(4)

5 Single digit (4)

6 Ancient Greek city

(6)

7 Fatty tumour (6)

8 Pressing the teeth together (8)

9 India's tennis ace

(7,4)

14 Without a will (9)

18 Sacrilege, profanity (9)

19 Transgressed, violated or infringed upon (11)

21 Remains behind (5)

22 City official (5)

23 Audacity (4)

25 Pop in Paris (4)

27 Worried intensely

(8)

29 Causing contusions (8)

30 Tries (8)

33 Deep gorge (6)

34 A doll on a string

(6)

37 Item in a log (5)

39 Artificial Intelligence Advisory Committee (4)

40 Looked at keenly

(4)