LAST WEEK’S SOLUTION

ACROSS: 1 Sultana 9 Misdemeanour 11 Achieve 12 Roll-top 13 Ravioli 14 Avocado 15 Theresa 18 Ebb 20 Degrade 22 Cambric 23 Sardine 24 Uniform 25 Stick-up 26 Obscure 27 Cohabit

30 Fah 32 Gallant 36 Jessica 37 Squeeze 38 Coxcomb 39 Oviduct 40 Tennis player 41 Dehisce

DOWN: 1 Sea fret 2 Le Havre 3 Anemone 4 America’s Cup 5 Isolate 6 Perturb 7 Leopard 8 Endlong 10 Rhododendron 16 Heart-to-heart 17 Rebecca 19 Beef tea 21 Radical 23 Smorgasbord 28 Brigand 29 Tea cosy 30 Flexile 31 Homonym 33 Loutish 34 Avenues 35 Trestle