CRYPTIC CROSSWORD

ACROSS

9 It allows you to exhibit just how house-proud you are! (5,4)

10 Emphasise the Arab cities are different all round (9) 12 Own you are forced to (4) 13 Cheerful, which is auspicious (6)

14 Aloof, I stand beating time (7) 15 In the buff, hugging a plutocrat (9)

17 Replace the really good top player spoken of (9)

18 In a hurry to have a drink, gets a round (7)

19 Multum in parvo is less than accurate (6)

20 The wine was revolting (4) 23 Disaster averted by your neighbour’s phoning you? (5,4)

25 It beams down from way up, to call attention to (9) 26 Satisfy as being suitable (4) 27 One of the farm’s adjuncts that remains always the same? (6)

29 Does it get your foot accustomed to wearing it? (7) 32 How drivers could see they were behind a dogcart? (4,5) 34 Esteemed and confident, taking a walkabout (9) 35 Admiration, in particular (7) 36 Is to set off round about six – flying (6)

37 She’s a backer, too (4)

38 In a while, the weed got entwined with the plant (9) 39 Didn’t economise – too exhausted (9)

DOWN

1 Rather small bird having a funny fight in it (5,3)

2 Good gracious! I’m no longer topsy-turvy! (7,5) 3 Getting on with the shutting up of the shop-front (8) 4 A derelict pub, exhort to go into (6)

5 Instead changed the first to “repugnance” (8)

6 To hand the water to requires quite a gymnastic feat (10) 7 The fathead is convinced there’s a crack (7) 8 Satisfaction is derived from the colonisation (10) 11 That is to cover the girl in, silly! (5)

16 Stupidly lie about and stupidly get caught (6)

19 Your crony is standing a round (3)

21 Is he mincing liver for the monkey? (5-7)

22 Vindicates – the meteorologist’s forecast of improving weather? (6)

23 Landed, carrying “The Wandering Meteor” actors (4,2,4) 24 Gloat unfairly over the three that flopped completely (10) 25 Colour when the man’s name is spoken (3)

28 How one regretted making the acrimonious remark? (8) 29 Does one’s best to include the tea-packers in the agreements (8)

30 New versions of those coloured moored platforms? (8) 31 A lady had come round about even before that (7) 33 That’s what we’re talking about, children (5)

34 For the journey back, the same case (6)