LAST WEEK’S SOLUTION

ACROSS: 1 Ascetic 9 Off-the-record 11 Rhenium 12 Moisten 13 Horatio 14 Overlap 15 Prowess 18 Nee 20 Eastern 22 Octagon 23 However 24 Stir-fry 25 Springe 26 Placebo 27 Diagram 30 Vex 32 Tapered 36 Incubus 37 Exordia 38 Nervous 39 Isolate 40 Table manners 41 Erectly DOWN: 1 Airship 2 Cheerio 3 Thistle 4 Common sense 5 African 6 Shuttle 7 Iron ore 8 Iciness 10 Disagreeable 16 Receptionist 17 Wearing 19 Extrude 21 Treacle 23 Hypothesise 28 Rabidly 29 Misname 30 Vibrant 31 Xeroxed 33 Propose 34 Radiant 35 Drapery