LAST WEEK’S SOLUTION

ACROSS: 1 Scale down 6 Probity 12 Stifle 13 Newspapermen 14 From start to finish 15 Demolished 17 Manure 19 Bassinet 20 Novel 22 Lea 23 Tau 25 Loess 27 Dissuade 30 Disarm 31 Carbon copy 33 Giving a good hiding 35 Close our eyes 36 Tetrad 37 Addenda 38 Point duty

DOWN: 2 Cut-off 3 Leftovers 4 Dress down 5 Wanda 7 Ripcord 8 Baptismal 9 Torsional 10 Switch on 11 Netherlands 16 Ixtle 18 Farthingale 21 Video 24 Unadvised 25 Lemon sole 26 Sardonyx 28 Sacristan 29 Unprinted 31 Chaired 32 Aghast 34 Disco