CRYPTIC CLUES
ACROSS
9 Tried to manoeuvre the silly ass into it; a big mistake (8)
10 “It will burn you if you’re not careful, child,” you say (3) 11 Find out it’s permissible
to point (6)
12 He adds fuel to the flames, all right, in the rest-break (6)
13 Was the really good cleaner one had searched for? (7) 14 Looks the other way,
too (4)
15 Shed one left
unobtrusively (7,3) 17 Told, hurried back and
scolded (8)
18 Dote on the child; that is her trouble
(7)
19 See what’s worth stealing in the bag (4)
21 Stupid to be moving
us into it (6)
24 Got engaged a long
time ago (8,4,5)
27 And in small ways still
holds good (6)
29 Table turning is showing
a rise (4)
30 Say you’ll see? (7)
33 A mite in a cot rocked
by the father (8) 35 Notes to remind you of your student days (6,4)
36 Will be rotten weather
for the French (4)
37 Bet on and it will be
slow! (7)
38 The girl has Silas beaten by one point (6) 40 Curl up again,
shy (6)
41 Having little to say
for ourselves (3) 42 Would have it from the first that Denis was wrong about (8)
DOWN
1 Beat with a rod (6-4) 2 Support at home
again (4)
3 Hors d’oeuvres produced by the kitchen novices? (8)
4 Don’t stop on finding
the person’s out (5,2) 5 Admitting you took
that money (8,3) 6 Offer support to a
beginner (10) 7 Is unfolding the folding seat to have a rest (6)
8 But the actor’s performance as the ghost shouldn’t be! (8)
10 “Put it away,” you say
derisively (5)
16 First back to the left
a bit (7)
20 In the region of, when there’s a fight (5)
22 The tools we lost had fallen right inside (7)
23 Pressing on with the removal of the upstairs furniture? (7,4)
25 Liking to entertain I shop, going out with a list (10)
26 Be quite useless, but be totally unaware of the fact (4,2,4)
28 Deliver the pie to?
(8)
31 It’s no good without a luggage compartment (8)
32 Firm, I here break in to say a final word (7)
34 An incentive to private transport? Nonsense! (6)
35 So there will be
sun - nice out (5) 39 Hence given a repeat though not very good (2-2)