Giant Crossword

Across

8 The fate of Desmond Little (7)

9 High but not squeaky? (4-5)

13 Letter from a hothead (5)

14 The racket is in a different one (5)

15 There’s mischief in the air when this little

imp becomes active! (7)

16 Posted earlier now (7)

17 Flush and show you’ve been taken

unawares (5)

18 The beer is put inside in the passage (5) 20 Scolded, a tear-drop starts to form (5) 22 Partaking of, being forced to (6)

23 A cursory hug on entering, not from love (6) 25 Take in only to give solace to (7)

27 The close relations, as usual, sent out (7) 30 The word “frightfully,” over and over

again (3-3)

31 Free water (6)

32 In addition to the contract, get a spin-drier (5) 35 Sound of water we hear (5)

36 Get on and go along with you (5)

37 Tapes the best performance of all time (7) 39 They allow one to keep in touch with

people (7)

41 What he said as he battered down the

door? (5)

42 Not being polite to a bird! (5)

43 Awful trouble you’ll have getting the infernal

money? (4,2,3)

44 Trying to get an interview with the top man (7)

Down

1 Put the stand by the seat (6)

2 When it’s finished, need that break (2,3,3) 3 To put it concisely, confined to a lunatic’s

inferno (2,1,8)

4 No singles: none at all (5,1,3)

5 Like the flibbertigibbet Miss Bird? (7) 6 Would a moored houseboat be one? (5,5) 7 Having taken the water cure successfully? (4) 10 If the lady’s put the wrong map in, it won’t

help (6)

11 Don’t notice that I have added to the letter (7) 12 As yet wearing only underclothes, dress (6) 19 Having spotted, quoted aloud (7)

21 The couple returned the animal to me

outside (7) 24 What the thief didn’t find in the

safe? (6,5)

26 Usual answer to “Why are you

simmering that bone?” (5,5) 28 Given an estimate for a new

sari, going into shock! (9) 29 Such a face as the wrinkled

Enid has at fifty-four? (5-2) 30 Undertake, having the

equipment (6)

32 Food for the sweet-toothed

Lorelei? (4,4)

33 In the world of boxing, is

increasing (6)

34 Is this fruit all the rage? (7) 38 Securing work in the syndicate (6) 40 Even at the end, was bound

to (4)