Everyone’s Crossword

ACROSS

3 After mid-afternoon I am on edge (3)

9 Inside Dave prepared attack (6)

10 Bill on line and in agreement (6)

11 Henry taking little time placing a cross on the rabbit (5)

12 Horsemanship of squire, I am sent all over the place (13)

13 Boz, I’m moving apathetic person (5)

14 Throw out Pluto by ravine (8) 15 Brought a charge against champ, I’d with energy repeatedly thrashed (9)

16 Partly stormy this fable (4) 18 Add together hundred leaving city in its entirety (8)

19 Elated over display (2, 3)

21 Last character in having smooched about chatted in a friendly way (9)

24 Ten chairs removed from chapels (9)

27 Second judge dubious (5) 28 Daydream, look fixedly at gazetteer included (8)

30 Farmyard sheltered soldiers (4)

32 Roll-on too darned awkward (9)

33 Absentees are unable to give their names in this (4-4) 35 A ship transported cavalryman (5)

36 As it seems to be it is where the clock’s hands are (2, 3, 4, 2, 2)

37 Ray’s third letter (5) 38 Fisherman’s fish? (6)

39 Henry in river to breathe out (6)

40 Greek character spent day in the mire (3)

DOWN

1 Lack of fairness in the union (8) 2 Worthless person should not be served at breakfast (3, 3) 3 Reinstatement of zero allowance after pause (11) 4 Obvious list (8)

5 I can still explode tiny amount (9)

6 Angry scrap from ill-natured person (10)

7 Thinking ill of oneself? (12) 8 Message with sting first might be going round the field (6-4) 16 Lady getting right into manuscript (3)

17 Where one feels relaxed between two houses? (4, 4, 4) 20 Cover became fixed when connected (11)

22 This is very easy for young actor! (6, 4)

23 Getting on public transport from hospital department before bad weather in middle of night (10)

25 Timid attempt (3)

26 Where silt has been removed in the past (9)

29 Ear-shaped armour arranged provided inside! (8)

31 Having more than one part, it is exactly divisible by another (8)

34 Plants are forced under it (6)