Quick clues

ACROSS

1 Drug derived from foxglove leaves (9) 6 Close examination of one’s motives and emotions (4-9) 13 Woodland god (5) 14 Hindu sage (9) 15 Wall covering (7) 16 Senior cleric (10,2,10) 18 Item of cutlery (8) 20 Gross, obscene (8) 21 Abide, reside (5) 23 Relating to cultural divisions (6) 24 Arm muscle (6) 25 Highest university degree (9) 28 To one’s great relief (10) 29 Relative (4) 30 Highest in rank (7) 32 Public records store (7) 34 Deceased (4) 35 Bringing forth live young (10) 38 Citrus fruit (9) 39 In the same source (6) 40 Direction-finding equipment (3,3) 43 Type of coffee (5) 45 Treatise (8) 47 Statue’s base (8) 49 Be spectacularly 7 Down (2,4,4,1,4,7) 52 Home for the terminally ill (7) 53 Apiarist (9) 54 Hangman’s rope (5) 55 Treatment of mental disorders (13) 56 Military vessel (9)

DOWN

1 Take to pieces (9) 2 Uninvited guest (11) 3 Pulsate (5) 4 City on Cyprus (8) 5 Educate (6) 6 Overcame (an obstacle) (10) 7 Not achieving one’s aim (12) 8 Eg, chemistry (7) 9 Period learning a trade (14) 10 (Of writing) hard to read (7) 11 Connect to one another (11) 12 Spiritual teacher (4) 17 Having no understanding (8) 19 Undeveloped, rudimentary (9) 22 Knock from an established position (8) 25 Giving full particulars (8) 26 Home for parentless children (9) 27 Overseer; police officer (14) 28 In the intervening period (8) 31 Habsburg empress (5,7) 33 Deliberately, intentionally (11) 36 Study of birds (11) 37 Place making spirits (10) 41 Put forward, suggest (9) 42 Hell’s gatekeeper (8) 44 Do away with (7) 46 Friendly (7) 48 Twisted (6) 50 Large passenger ship (5) 51 Party official; punish (4)