Giant Crossword

Across

9 Intended to have one by me until then (8) 10 The pair overstated (3)

11 Wear and tear, it might be (6)

12 Blue, before being incarcerated, on a

feast (6)

13 Means the daughter is into tennis-playing (7) 14 Being one of the family, is naturally upset at

first (4)

15 Don’t be impatient. Am bringing soft

toy (4,4,2)

17 How switches switch from time to

time (3,3,2)

18 Plan beforehand to do the orchestration (7) 19 Slump to which there is a story (4)

21 Round the corner is heard to egg on (6)

24 To be enjoyed when one’s fairly

tired? (3,5,2,3,4)

27 Rest one’s back, having a specially designed

seat (6)

29 A scrap from a letter (4)

30 Playing the cello, I’d make quite an impact

on (7)

33 Not a true tot, anyhow; just a high voice (8) 35 In menswear, is it sold for peanuts? (6,4) 36 Only man the guns coming back (4)

37 Is the father limber but not robust? (7) 38 Caught in their awful clutches more than

once (6)

40 The entrance is left at the top of the alley (6) 41 Over a quarter are single (3)

42 Quite a while with the former (8)

Down

1 Wishing one hadn’t sunk so low? (4,6) 2 Not now that “41” has caught cold (4) 3 Playing with and cheating (8)

4 On the retiring editor, bestows a beam of

pleasure (7)

5 Matter of fact, it’s gravity that pulls one

so (4,2,5)

6 There’s no hurry to get trousers for the

prisoners (4,2,4)

7 Twist music (6)

8 Produce only when a Beatle enters (5,3) 10 Half the battle is getting it the heading (5) 16 Again dares to upset all of you (7) 20 Nearly having a fight (5) 22 At least four cars on the border

of the lake (7)

23 How hard it is to tempt someone

really good? (5,2,1,3)

25 A smaller amount than any of the others?

Certainly not! (5,2,3)

26 Quite a lot of money earned for

clearing litter? (4,6)

28 Fighting lethargy? (8)

31 Getting extra work again a while

after (8)

32 Holy smoke! (7)

34 With spectacles, sees (6) 35 Entering myself, in a terrible

state (5)

39 Ned got trained by her,

somehow (4)