CRYPTIC CLUES

ACROSS

1 Church has a book to sing (5) 5 Bores about not being drunk (5) 9 Bragged about scrap (3) 10 Get used to terrible ruin, to a point (5) 11 Panic that wakes you up (5) 12 Favourite dog, say (3) 13 Catch in one trap (3) 14 Juicer contains something cold (3) 16 His agreement about to wilt (3) 18 Last to finish by river (6) 21 Thus repeatedly mediocre (2-2) 23 Threaten conflict to the north (4) 26 Composer sounds more correct (6) 29 Talk of argon, say (3) 31 Honest about quantity (3) 32 Large amount of stone (3) 34 Arrest new sailor (3) 36 Main sort of number (5) 37 A party has one excuse (5) 38 It’s a different way to relax (3) 39 Scripture lessons get writer mature (5) 40 Infatuated with spots (5)

DOWN

1 Lifting machines for birds (6) 2 Healthy weather, we hear (4) 3 A portal’s made of stones (6) 4 Shy and stupid to object to return (5) 5 Great purse design (5) 6 Bored with raw material (3) 7 Wagers are best lost (4) 8 Called for step (4) 15 Copper has time for flavouring (5) 17 Fairy’s tune (3) 19 Won over for the present (3) 20 Creature from the west (3) 22 Removal includes eggs (3) 24 Traits displayed by performer (6) 25 Move ten in unknown number (6) 27 Batman’s bird? (5) 28 Indifferent to pressure in new diet (5) 29 Rage about equipment (4) 30 Crack game (4) 33 Leave out of room itself (4) 35 Talented with drink (3)