Everyone’s Crossword

ACROSS

8 Thunderclaps? (5, 2, 8)

11 Strain one vehicle (4)

12 One abandoning trencher (7) 13 Relaxing, letting 50 go (6) 14 Squad not made up of stars (8)

16 High-spirited temperament, considerable amount (8)

18 Time of early enlightenment (8)

19 Ross and I can suffer drowsiness (8)

21 Flowery state has been cut short (6)

22 Dorothy and Edward were weakly affectionate (5)

24 Pig, remarkable one that flies (6)

25 Gravy can go wrong during state of wandering (8)

28 Chanting popular with harmonising (8)

30 Having been granted a privilege, hides another old foreign coin first (10)

32 How chessman was dubbed? (8)

33 All mining products coming from these Portuguese islands? (6)

35 A swine of a driver? (4, 3) 37 Attempt to include a shallow container (4) 38 Lots of vehicles in the river? (6, 2, 7)

DOWN

1 Reach an agreement over industrial action? (6, 1, 7)

2 Span made by ruler at fortified position (10)

3 Beginner getting in small amount had sudden blow (4) 4 Month on border causing chaos (6)

5 Machinist in the theatre? (8) 6 Battle to reach toilet after having drink? (8)

7 Goddess was doubly present (4)

9 Deep enough and wide enough to sail via Bengal perhaps (9) 10 No end of a beast producing innermost part of personality (5) 15 Enjoyed having gone in front with about £1 000 (5)

17 Is it likely to cause pain at the very end? (5, 2, 3, 4)

19 Crazy like Hazel? (5)

20 Idle save room (6-3) 23 Alcoholic liquor, endlessly dry liquid! (5)

24 Starting boat journey that is discouraging (7, 3)

26 He’s heard wrongly that it’s been used again (8)

27 Turn moss over to discover quack remedies (8) 29 Consolation for the loser (5) 31 Midgets moving forwards having no alternative (6)

34 Hero takes part of list (4) 36 Throw the lady said to be on the left (4)

LAST WEEK’S SOLUTION

ACROSS: 1 Precipitation 10 Tarn 11 Uprisen 12 Bide 15 Overpitch 16 Gearwheel 17 Nought 19 Enjoy 20 Cradle 24 Take leave 25 Persimmon 26 Excluding 29 Homeopath 31 Lilian 32 Slope 33 Rebuff 36 Come to see 38 Rhapsodic 40 Fill 41 Introit 42 Racy 43 On the nearside

DOWN: 2 Run-up 3 County 4 Perchance 5 Task-group 6 Tin-can 7 Oxbow 8 Lame duck 9 Addendum 13 Round the clock 14 Blue in the face 18 Helluva 21 Rhizome 22 Maxim 23 Tramp 27 Colombia 28 Galveston 29 Hyperbola 30 Aqueduct 34 Isaiah 35 Cactus 37 Talon 39 Shred