Giant Crossword

Across

8 Verify about our new duty round (4,3) 9 If really good, there will be none left (4,5) 13 With the vegetable on, I take over (5) 14 The sun gets quite hot as you climb (5) 15 Means a fine (7)

16 The man’s in a mess from the drug (7) 17 Are keeping it back from him (5)

18 A para with a girl (5)

20 Is not firm ice (5)

22 The name is “Green”, right? (6)

23 How one puts in a complaint about the accommodation? (6)

25 Storm about a politician, in a fury (7) 27 Food for the soldiers fighting? (7) 30 Pretty – most definitely! (6)

31 Was clearly reluctant to, which diminished one in stature (6)

32 A growing boy! (5)

35 Openings for dermatologists (5) 36 Return it, angry and fed up (5)

37 Asked for, neat (7)

39 Can cut loose in a foreign city, having an affair (7)

41 Shout “It’s cold out here” (5) 42 Clamour when I pry about (5)

43 Not felt to be quite safe and sound (9) 44 Laugh when the singer changes key in it (7)

Down

1 Leans on, as one reels drunkenly about (6) 2 And cheeses come round with the drinks (8)

3 Makes suffer, but does allow to speak to (4,7)

4 Gave in and let the editor take a look at it? (9)

5 He has a stab at producing a poster (7) 6 Informing about the dumping? (7,3)

7 In the picture, is iridescent (4)

10 Taking the two back again is a nuisance (6) 11 There’s terrible alarm when I acquire a sickness (7)

12 A lawbreaker, say, needs to be reformed, invariably (6)

19 Wishes, as one looks on (7)

21 Note the veiled threat in the talk (7)

24 The wrong way round; not facing the sea (4,2,5) 26 Continuing with the winemaking (8,2)

28 Type a letter (9)

29 Given the landslide to cover, he had coped with it (7)

30 A big noise in the news (6) 32 Not good for the over sixties? Just kidding! (8)

33 The boy, dear, didn’t get a run (6)

34 Eke out during the time in captivity (7)

38 Hiding in the grass, when one checked (6)

40 What makes you think I care? (4)