CRYPTIC CROSSWORD

ACROSS

9 10 12 13 14 15 17 18

20 21 24

26

28 29

31 34 36 38 39

40 41

42 Money that’s not in bonds? (5,4)

Discourses on the zero quotas (8)

Is following back now, from the platform (4) Scorches the cover of the time tables (6)

Hide out, later, the man hides in (7)

Like the wig that proved not to be fireproof? (3,6) They’re fighting about the still to be resolved subscriptions (9)

Tries hard, so the foolish investors will suffer no loss (7)

Stress the melody (6) Unlock the duck coop (4) Not very bad - you can overlook it (8)

Only the cod I ordered in it was second-rate (8) Evaluate the speed (4) A warning shout before the plane crashes to the ground? (6)

A refuge when there’s a recession (7)

Figure this one’s crooked, not straight (9)

How the final score came, therefore (2,1,6) Official in the museum where the dog upset the table (7)

Suppose you’ll work it out mathematically (6) The shade is down (4) The oil spilled round it is super-slippery and dangerous (8)

Wonder if you should take a

FRIDAY’S SOLUTION

ACROSS: 1. I-N-law 6. Tongs 9. Sea-lion 10. Grate 11. Pylon 12. Felix 13. Carrion 15. Dew 17. Elan

22. Stag 24. Son 25. Ace-tone 26. Bilge 27. CL-a-RA 28. Green 29. Atelier 30. Aside 31. My-Ron

2. Norm-Al 3. A-stern 4. We-E 5. Old-EN 6. Topical 7. O-NY-x 8. Grower 12. F-ox-ed 13. Cells

18. Sin-ce 19. Deviate 21. O-od-les 22. Starry 23. An-g-elo 25. Ag-I-le 26. Brad 28. Gem Wedge 18. Satire 19. De-VI-l 20. Lo-OK-ed 14. Rat O-n 15. Ditto 16.