Everyone’s Crossword

ACROSS

3 The Parisian before one had the garland (3) 9 At home new suit placed in original position (2, 4) 10 Demon drink? (6) 11 Many a foul faddist (5) 12 Current means of making someone late (13) 13 Tender sacrifice (5) 14 Some objectives Puccini had for navigator (8) 15 Stupidly ‘e made fist despite readiness to accept loss (9) 16 Understudy hid collar fastener (4) 18 Sailor leaves near that place in the open air (8) 19 Vivid display on short jacket (5) 21 Tidings graduate gained going round for reporter (9) 24 Forget law about residual radiance (9) 27 Sound of coins coming from narrow opening (5) 28 12 inch elevation? (5) 30 Try this tube (4) 32 Heavenly or hellishly? (9) 33 Paid back before one’s performing whole octave (8) 35 Good man on boat is blunt (5) 36 Silly way Nanny is behaving? (6, 3, 4) 37 Single person takes article to Angola rebels (5) 38 Where one might be found in the nick of time? (6) 39 Country-dwelling clown (6) 40 Best quality surface (3)

DOWN

1 Flowing in tunnel if diverted (8) 2 Involuntary spasm, it’s a temporary setback (6) 3 Rub oil, actin’ strangely to achieve smoothness (11) 4 Is round about with string on area of rock strata (8) 5 Very safe having goldcoloured border (4-5) 6 Young woman, some say, had some light downy material (3, 2, 5) 7 At the crossroads it is not necessary if this is the case (7, 5) 8 Cover voice during short piece of music (10) 16 Daystar (3) 17 Design attire designed during break-up (12) 20 Wind instrument? (7, 4) 22 Emptying using the whole strength (10) 23 Pay Hector a dispensing chemist (10) 25 You’ll get it in the rain (3) 26 Very small pieces placed between forks, it is shortly in the lead (4-5) 29 Ending it collapsing in need (8) 31 Cavorting picadors scattered (8) 34 Majestic time of year (6)