CRYPTIC CROSSWORD

ACROSS

3 Container of some of one’s vital personal possessions (5) 8 Addictive thing to wear? (5) 10 A charming companion with wit (5) 11 Subcutaneous incision? (3) 12 Senior citizens are relatively so (5) 13 It helps enhance viewers’ appearance (7) 15 Start returning by tube a lot (5) 18 Concealed the hideous part (3) 19 Being suitably seated can make a person calm (6) 21 Gets back from uncle’s, perhaps (7) 22 In play, it’s distinguishable from iron, of course (4) 23 Mix up the porridge? (4) 24 Name the deviant Tory to ruin (7) 26 Inclined to make music in a vehicle (6) 29 A meaty role would probably suit him (3) 31 Giant canned potato centre (5) 32 Firmly joins me in scent production (7) 34 He teaches less than the truth, perhaps, about love (5) 35 The woman taking father’s part (3) 36 By the revenue man, evidently (5) 37 Two chaps with their own academy? (5) 38 It isn’t quite the real me! (5)

DOWN

1 Parrot giving a masterly imitation of a crow? (5) 2 Are such battles far-flung? (7) 4 Haul around in a dance (4) 5 Vegetables from abroad? (6) 6 Fed up with shifting dirt out of the way (5) 7 A good boy it’s possible to scorn? (5) 9 It’s mostly busy in the rush hour (3) 12 Told to be tidy (7) 14 One I would help (3) 16 Cricket crazy? (5) 17 A lad to try out with hesitation? (5) 19 Give more than generous cover (7) 20 Cheat misguided twits (5) 21 To rob atrociously is simply inhuman (5) 23 In a way, women put their heart into the show! (7) 24 Reveal what is obtainable from Dundee (6) 25 Charge an artist a thousand! (3) 27 I call for a change of colour (5) 28 Father of the Latin scholar? (5) 30 The odd street light? (5) 32 Calmly collected (4) 33 Marshal who lost some money? (3)

YESTERDAY’S SOLUTION

ACROSS: 9. Ag-reem-ent 10. Holding up 12. Ease (Es) 13. D-IV-ine 14. Piteous 15. Dead level 17. Theo-rise-r 18. Rock-ets 19. Went on 20. Stop (rev) 23. The-Bower-y 25. Gift horse 26. C-or-E 27. Sticky 29. How-ling 32. Points-man 34. Down-right 35. Trip-let 36. Rota-te (rm) 37. Fore 38. Looked out 39. Sta-tion-ed.

DOWN: 1. Calendar 2. Crystal clear 3. Be-liev-es 4. A-t-will 5. Threa-ten 6. Slipped off 7. Bit-tern 8. Apostrophe 11. Gross 16. Lie low 19. Why 21. Turning point 22. S-how-er 23. To-cap-it-al-l 24. Estimation 25. (lon) G-ay 28. Co-ntrite 29. How’s that 30. Get-re-ady 31. S-talked 33. In-I-go 34. Dete-St.