Giant Crossword

Across

8 In my judgement, nothing will hold it down (7)

9 Don’t have, when you leave the building (2,7)

13 She’s one point in the lead, for a change (5) 14 Out-and-out, as you say (5)

15 Went towards – it was custom built (4,3) 16 Beginning as only a slight injury (7)

17 The chap consuming the house wine (5) 18 Ringing in relation to (5)

20 Alarm the bewitching creature (5)

22 Her acceptance of it makes for mirth (6) 23 Cap for the chap going into the bookie’s (6) 25 Settling for the fish and getting through it (7)

27 Shut up and got on (7)

30 Stand or fall with the party that’s returned (6)

31 Quail mum has on ice (6)

32 Chap that will spill the beans (5)

35 An abrupt ‘That’s pricey’ (5)

36 Be willing to conform (5)

37 The confession is effective (7)

39 Due out and I travel in it alone (7) 41 Gosh! A giant ant has gone off with the dog! (5)

42 Worried it may be imperfect (5)

43 Gave to, having had a powwow about (9) 44 Drawbacks? Rats! (7)

Down

1 Show up to have a look, we’re told (6) 2 Best of all, it’s not much used, as paths go (8)

3 A figment of the imagination? Anything but! (2,4,5)

4 How many are on number twenty? (9) 5 A rock you may have in your hand (7) 6 Dashes off at a crazy rate and is clearly unhappy (5,1,4)

7 An advertisement for pastry? (4) 10 Hands the coin to the twits (6) 11 Walk unsteadily, due to the snowfall (7) 12 A hole made by the boxer (6)

19 For a motel, a strange colour (7) 21 Know it will fetch, if you sell it (7)

24 As big as a billiard ball? (6-5) 26 Shed one had a nap in (7,3) 28 The role of the oddball? (9)

29 In the stable, are arranging to hide the gun (7)

30 A lot of lies in the paper? (6) 32 ‘Put the records back,’ you say and say angrily (8)

33 Easily identifiable, went along with (6)

34 Can they avert the attacks of aggressive prisoners? (7) 38 Had a meal at the pub, as is only natural (6)

40 Scrap with a cat (4)