Crossword

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ACROSS

9 Musical follows starting point of plant growth (4,4) 10 Payment for iron key (3) 11 Writer’s third pen takes note of glacial episode (3,3) 12 Crustacean is to work too much (6) 13 Corn, to the French – that’s inedible ( 7) 14 British impudence is a minor deviation (4) 15 Salad lover travels the country (2,8) 17 One plan revolved around old coin (8) 18 Spy worried after car examination ( 7) 19 Incentive to find short railway line (4) 21 Former spouse has a raw sort of secretion (6) 24 Capability, say, of painting new danger to queen (9,8) 27 German lied about registered plane (6) 29 Wish audibly for a victim (4) 30 District hides gold in branch ( 7) 33 Reporters have right to go back in advance (8) 35 Try fainter sort of profession (10) 36 Good time with a rural deity (4) 37 Element tribe used with hesitation ( 7) 38 Lucan ran off to find a gap (6) 40 No good returning moon changes to part of sundial (6) 41 Ready for collection of mathematical entities (3) 42 Wrong – I will have a pancake (8)

DOWN

1 Reactionary to encourage gas, say (6,4) 2 Phase pets out (4) 3 Save mild review for some islands (8) 4 Attempt to include old play ( 7) 5 Nectarine an alternative for old person (11) 6 General getting extra butter, for example (10) 7 Bigger bills, having a rodent (6) 8 A girl managed to get firm with a Roman general (8) 10 Clergyman is a supplier of chips, we hear (5) 16 Nowadays drone about being decorated ( 7) 20 Heard bit of quiet (5) 22 Drove thug to former capital ( 7) 23 Father joins politician when informant reveals ornamental growth (6,5) 25 Like a snake found in Hyde Park (10) 26 Correct to put fish at 90 degrees ( 5,5) 28 Part of France seen after quiche (8) 31 Finished with aristocrat getting decisive operation (8) 32 A bit worried about Sam cooking rice ( 7) 34 Garden ornament conceals European piece of heredity (6) 35 Deceptive move makes subtle sound (5) 39 Duplicate a child’s bed (4)