Giant Crossword

Across

8 Left the light on for show (7)

9 Introduced the topic of being fostered (7,2) 13 Ray, come off it! (5)

14 A church-woman from the country (5) 15 Stand up and look angry (7)

16 You can do it with a spurt - from the sauce

bottle (7)

17 Drink to the Queen? Great! (5)

18 Didn’t lie - was a candidate (5)

20 Positions the TV one’s brought back (5) 22 Tell you later to translate to English (6)

23 It’s bed-time - get on with the yarn (6)

25 The demo in favour of, try to join (7) 27 Deliver, as I go out, a plant (7)

30 A reason against having the name in

pencil (6)

31 The chap dropped the ball-point (6)

32 Wants to give the English within a sendoff (5)

35 Will be right back - out getting fish (5) 36 Diana and Reginald redesigned the crest (5) 37 Not an index of the famous (7)

39 Notice the attire as you speak to (7)

41 Go off, alternatively, to get an engine part (5) 42 Sign and bring right back to one (5)

43 Coax to have a game of golf (3,6)

44 In what way can a fish be sounding

unhappy? (7)

Down

1 Tried, as a son should (6)

2 Pains one gets after the operation (8) 3 Slogan there’s something infectious

about? (5,6)

4 Tremendous compassion evidenced by

“What a shame!” (5,4)

5 Issues the desensitisers (7)

6 A shop in Fetter Lane? (5,5)

7 Only said he’s an object of ridicule (4) 10 Pants but isn’t exerting oneself (6)

11 The gentleman got up only to have

something to eat (7)

12 Ready to go walkies when you tempt into

trouble (4,2)

19 In summer, such a chance as we have of

dining alfresco? (7)

21 Also coming through is a terrible darn

storm (7)

24 An attractive part of the house? (7-4) 26 Was struck by how one

accepted blame (4,3,3) 28 Mistaken in having taken a

toadstool for a mushroom? (4,5) 29 From the altar, be whisked off to

Canada, somewhere (7)

30 Sleep you won’t have when dog

tired? (6)

32 Don’t mention it in any way,

shape or form! (3,2,3)

33 Turning up as news editor in a

country abroad (6)

34 Continue as before, getting the

sons worried (5,2)

38 Very bright or black and

showery (6)

40 You can take it up, too, for

something to do (4)