Jamaica Gleaner

Standard two-in-one Cryptic Puzzle

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ACROSS

9 Didn’t stick to the budget – too exhausted (9)

10 Letting them, also, run round inside is horrible (9)

12 Watch out! There’s a great big hole! (4) 13 By day break is set to stop (6)

14 The champion, Ali, got knocked out: beastly (7)

15 Seeing that one’s giving a commentary on (9)

17 Continue going through, hard though it is (9)

18 Quarrel about entering it as cargo (7) 19 Sound indication that you’re turning over a new leaf (6)

20 Not friendly, though very nice to Americans (4)

23 Storage place not full yet? (5,4) 25 Meant to have a drink and stopped by (9) 26 Bother to get the man’s name and ring (2-2)

27 Don’t allow to bring food in for the poor fellow (6)

29 Kitty and I are wrong, in that he’s an entertaine­r (7)

32 Showing a dirty film (9)

34 Make do, with an effort (9)

35 We take back “entertainm­ent for the masses” (7)

36 Takes it forcibly from, once one does (6) 37 She turned everything round inside (4) 38 Lose their vigour, as hungry birds do (3,2,4)

39 Anxious to be involved in (9)

DOWN

1 “Initiate” is just the teeniest bit wrong (5,3)

2 Doesn’t take the foliage at the back (6,6) 3 Foolishly relied on taking to court when abandoned (8)

4 Smart clasps, right for pearls (6) 5 Creature that’s aptly styled “tailless cat” (8)

6 So called because he whips things? (3,7) 7 Temper in which the tea got sent flying (7)

8 How surprising! Listed as wealthy (4-6) 11 She has nothing on which to subsist (5) 16 Eager to play a number in it and to entertain (6)

19 Curious to see what the drink is (3) 21 Is bossy with, when one asks for refreshmen­ts (6,6)

22 If you will change sides, that’s your fault (6)

23 What the TV repairer does to get them? (4,2,4)

24 To start with, was given to being generous (4-6)

25 Strike up, as usual (3)

28 They’re just what we needed, heaven knows! (8)

29 About time to write it, saying “Sorry” (8) 30 Sat and drank from mugs (8)

31 The surviving child is not forgotten (5,2) 33 To “a missing senorita turned up” (5) 34 Opportunit­y for the child to break the cane (6)

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