Standard two-in-one Cryptic Puzzle

ACROSS

9 A repetition of the tie-breaker I ran

to scotch (9) 10 Close but not enough to get into

your embrace (8) 12 Packs away the folding seat (4) 13 He’s wide awake when the key

is inserted (6) 14 Deceive and both get a prison

sentence (3-4) 15 Signal that’s thoroughly easy to

pick up (4,5) 17 Not putting the receiver down but

listening raptly to every word (7,2) 18 Put the lid back on when you get

back (7) 20 It shines brightly – that’s the oil (6) 21 Not the right destination for the

ship (4) 24 Searches the stands and the answer lies therein (8) 26 Understood to have accumulated (8) 28 How the book I lent you should be returned (4) 29 Meaning to bring home from your holiday? (6) 31 Draw out, taking a while (7) 34 The fruit I can puree in the gadget (9) 36 Leave flushed but not flush! (9) 38 Did have a gun inside to pull out (7) 39 In other words, they accepted the idea (6) 40 Cutting, when you lose your footing (4) 41 Not a go-ahead adherent? (8) 42 Learning – not to leave things lying around? (7,2)

DOWN

1 Deliver to? Don’t be ridiculous! (4,4) 2 It’s a stiffener, pet (6) 3 Not the townee having a beer on the 6:50 (8) 4 Concentrating on goal (6) 5 Closes up the case and puts it among the packed chests (8) 6 Inconveniencing by forcing to leave (7,3) 7 I do it though it’s wrong and I get caught – silly (7) 8 Making the mistake of removing the fish head (6) 11 Nibbles that cost very little money? (7) 16 I lash out, putting five in, to be generous (6) 19 Profess to have a title (5) 20 Leaves the island (3) 22 With ‘About time’, making it clear (5) 23 A stoical servant? (6) 25 How the numbers falling ill with are decreasing? (6,4) 26 Dress up in, having laid hands on (3) 27 Leaves with the pearls (7) 30 Pass the piece of orchestral music (8) 31 Remove from the underground (8) 32 A bed-wetter! (8) 33 Insect the others gather round on a cold night? (7) 35 After many a drink, coming back may be loaded (6) 36 No longer liable for, once the temp is trained (6) 37 Claim for legal separation that’s to

the point (6)