Giant Crossword
Across
8 Understanding, egg on verbally (7)
9 Does it take flight when it sees a saw? (5,4) 13 Like the book, ‘The Jewel’, that’s not
abridged? (5)
14 The man said to have been mauled by the
lion (5)
15 Named, we’re told, as having been seen (7) 16 Book-keep (7)
17 The large one with the elastic (5)
18 To which the wife consigned her photo? (5) 20 Black and blue (5)
22 Season the water (6)
23 Says the point is against (6)
25 Will it help one not to lag behind others at
table? (7)
27 The draught is water (7)
30 A strange logo, good gracious! Dreary (6) 31 Straight after, call home (6)
32 Journalists are importunate (5)
35 She’ll come back when ready (5)
36 Open at the above time (5)
37 There’s no way booze is a cure! (7) 39 Guaranteed to be convinced in the end (7) 41 Good and angry, said what one thought of (5) 42 Get confused and put two Ds in ‘drink’ (5) 43 With passion, start performing in and be very
good (5,4)
44 Believe it gets rid of flies (7)
Down
1 Does give a rap when one’s uncomplimentary
about! (6)
2 How you regretted biting into the lemon? (8) 3 Gets frightened on finding the eggs
hatched (8,3)
4 The boys get on with difficulty, carrying the
bag (9)
5 Flavouring, I understand, goes in as well (7) 6 What makes you so hot on performing? (5,5) 7 Either didn’t remove or took off (4) 10 Upturned, the dirt is caked on – really bad (6) 11 Do they speak your name on the
telephone? (7)
12 Cling to – had come loose before (6)
19 Get all the notes sorted out and make plans (7) 21 Works out, when the snares set have caught
nothing (7) 24 Decreasing the felling of (7,4) 26 Gave the impression, when one
happened on (4,6)
28 Because the estate’s to be
broken up, getting a preview (9) 29 Fix up and put into safekeeping
again (7)
30 Deduce from, when you
convene (6)
32 Not so wonderful that you can’t
leave behind? (8)
33 Some months, he reckons (6) 34 Is amazed and angry, caught up in the snowdrift (7)
38 Very keen, when the herd stampedes, to run (3-3) 40 That’s wrong, pop (4)