QUICK CLUES

ACROSS

1 In that place (5) 5 Off-road race (5) 9 Primary colour (3) 10 Open-mouthed (5) 11 Zodiac Ram (5) 12 Animal doctor (3) 13 Negative (3) 14 Previous day (3) 16 Miserable (3) 18 Rectangle (6) 21 Fawn colour (4) 23 Grain (4) 26 Steps (6) 29 Went ahead (3) 31 Limb (3) 32 Pitch (3) 34 Sharp blow (3) 36 Regale (5) 37 Assumed name (5) 38 Bind (3) 39 Ranted (5) 40 Perspire (5)

DOWN

1 Hypnotic state (6) 2 Hercules, eg (4) 3 Newspaper boss (6) 4 Artist’s tool (5) 5 Black bird (5) 6 Primate (3) 7 Allows (4) 8 Unit of length (4) 15 Elector (5) 17 Behave (3) 19 Common word (3) 20 Deity (3) 22 Snooker stick (3) 24 Perceptive (6) 25 Road (6) 27 Speedy (5) 28 Assemble (5) 29 Ogle (4) 30 Lug (4) 33 Continent (4) 35 Beer (3)