QUICK CLUES
CRYPTIC CLUES ACROSS
1 Note inclination is a
pain (5)
5 Talked of wheel
part (5)
9 Stolen from both
others (3)
10 Total state (5)
11 Change later,
possibly (5)
12 Fewer around
animal (3)
13 Shelter from
sleet (3)
14 The woman from
Esher (3)
16 Voice, for
example (3)
18 Small fruits become
weapons (6)
21 In France you
double the skirt (4) 23 Frozen sort of
dice (4)
26 From there, afterwards, to church (6)
29 Bishop points to
insect (3)
31 Honest about
quantity (3)
32 Time of
pageantry (3)
34 Not returning a
great deal (3)
36 Woman finds it’s
wrong to call (5)
37 Portly old boy firstly
fails, see (5)
38 Level with Adam’s
wife (3)
39 My one wasted
cash (5)
40 Equestrian
clause (5)
DOWN
1 Talk about the
French villa (6)
2 Part of the play? (4) 3 Declare at cricket
match (6)
4 Super sort of
bag (5)
5 Guide bullock (5)
6 Hope we have
somewhere to sit (3) 7 Raw materials from
forest (4)
8 Notice eastern
agent (4)
15 Own new shelter (5) 17 Talented with a
drink (3)
19 Turn up on time in
position (3)
20 Sounds ill like
this (3)
22 Roused about
employment (3)
24 Stopped working case with journalist (6)
25 Tried working with energy and he lost weight (6)
27 That’s sweet,
darling (5)
28 Not once was nerve
lost (5)
29 Good time for an
explosion (4)
30 College of note,
possibly (4)
33 Key I have to
donate (4)
35 Nobel’s prize (1,1,1)
ACROSS
1 Muscle twinge (5) 5 Chatted (5)
9 Very warm (3)
10 Voice (5)
11 Adjust (5)
12 Female sheep (3)
13 Man’s name (3)
14 Pronoun (3)
16 Declare (3)
18 Javelins (6)
21 Ballet garment (4) 23 Chilled (4)
26 From there (6)
29 Insect (3)
31 Number (3)
32 Era (3)
34 Weight (3)
36 Drop by (5)
37 Overweight (5)
38 Previous day (3) 39 Capital (5)
40 Horseman (5)
DOWN
1 Swiss lodge (6)
2 Character (4)
3 Affirm (6)
4 Wallet (5)
5 Navigate (5)
6 Church seat (3)
7 Minerals (4)
8 Catch sight of (4) 15 Harbour (5)
17 Beer (3)
19 Place (3)
20 Thus (3)
22 Manipulate (3) 24 Desisted (6)
25 Slimmer (6)
27 Sugary
substance (5)
28 At no time (5)
29 Resonance (4) 30 Public school (4) 33 Bequeath (4)
35 Award (1,1,1)