Everyone’s Crossword

ACROSS

7 Scoffed but hasn’t eaten greedily (6)

8 After short time, head zoo keeper with Ezra all confused, had some cheese (10)

10 Making pal maul flask (7) 12 Initial omen about act of removing something (11)

13 Hit ball into crowd (5)

14 Really heartless sound enveloping lady (5)

15 Said architect’s grind (5) 16 Noise sounds piggish (4) 17 Meet one in place one often visits (5)

19 Obliquely with a peep (7) 20 Moist sack first produced combustible gas (8)

24 Punch’s dog? (5)

27 Not inclined to build (5)

28 Man Colin has disturbed (8) 29 Lock cleaner (7)

31 So upset after tea with utter confusion (5)

33 Float through the air during thaw afterwards (4)

34 Garment lost in gambling (5) 35 Major person (5)

37 Fight endless graze (5) 39 Where foxes go to be practical (4-2-5)

40 Protuberance found on pig, one found in Africa (7) 41 Speak freely and straightforwardly but not in parrot-fashion presumably (4, 6) 42 Composer to enter small ship (6)

DOWN

1 Pretty ruler? (6, 5)

2 A lewd arrangement in SE England (5)

3 First person in France trapped Lou struggling with little energy (5)

4 Extreme characters I’m taking to dilapidated hut that’s at an angle (7)

5 Handle eccentric (5)

6 Flagrant former car company worker having a tea break (7)

7 Sticky time for musicians? (3, 7)

9 Excite a rebel leader on the river (6)

11 Slang coming from boat on Tees originally (5)

12 Like a packed sports programme? (8)

15 Spritely ornament? (8)

18 New idea from helper (4) 21 Look again at investigation (8)

22 Show some forethought (11) 23 Volume about whales? (6, 4) 25 Conservatives found in Brighton (5)

26 Scare away from the shooting (4)

29 Sucker for a drink (5) 30 Alternatively up in that narrow passage (6)

31 Yell when forged link inside has become creased (7)

32 Traumas coming from Indonesian island (7)

36 Unit of electromotive force on a river in Africa (5)

37 Very much inclined to be pricey (5)

38 One doesn’t believe there’s silver in the bowl (5)