LAST WEEK’S SOLUTION

ACROSS: 1 Jackstraw 5 Elizabeth 11 Monte Carlo 12 Gamester 13 Loony bin 14 Silverside 15 Vexed question 23 Plane tree 24 Emolument 25 Low 26 Shortfall 27 Artichoke 28 Looked the part 36 First floor 38 Schedule 39 Infamous 40 Sales pitch 41 Methodist 42 Solar cell

DOWN: 1 Jumble 2 Cannot 3 Tuck box 4 Apron 6 Legal 7 Zambezi 8 Entail 9 Harden 10 Honshu 15 Ventral 16 Earmark 17 Quelled 18 Eyewash 19 Two-step 20 Nymphet 21 Alpha 22 Snake 29 Off-road 30 Thresh 31 Aphasia 32 Affirm 33 Profit 34 Hustle 35 Lethal 37 Oasis 38 Salvo