08/04/2020

Across: 7 Drive; 8 Eyesore; 9 Initial; 10 Opted; 12 Alchemists; 15 True to form; 18 Refit; 19 Descant; 21 Scandal; 22 Colon. Down: 1 Administer; 2 Civic; 3 Peri; 4 Wealth; 5 Reformer; 6 Poetess; 11 Dissenting; 13 Latitude; 14 Ruffian; 16 Fiddle; 17 Cable; 20 Sack.

ACROSS

Uncle Frank holds the key (4)

Manage role that could produce a classical standard (5,5)

Made rare concoction of sugar (8)

10. See 3 Down

12. No longer a harbour to dispatch freight (6)

14. Assessing scrap metal inside (6)

15. Dairy food for the goat (6)

17. The vicar’s area is bigger than a continental capital! (6)

18. Remove the skin from soft fish (4)

19. Gunner leaves a scar on the fellow (8)

21. The sort of room where specialist advice is available (10)

22. Observe what is written on the staff (4) 1. 8. 9.

ACROSS

3. Cringe (5)

9. Portable computer (6)

10. Fabric (6)

11. Challenges (5)

12. Cupid (4)

15. Prevalent, predominant (6)

17. Spite (7)

19. Falsehood (3)

20. Planet (5)

22. Take away (5)

24. Ointment (5)

25. Clyde, for example (5)

27. Weir (3)

29. Navigational instrument (7)

32. Burning (6)

34. Box, in training (4)

35. Timorous (5)

37. Oblige (6)

38. Silvery-white element (6)

39. Thick (5)

DOWN

2. What the injured man gives as reason for slow progress? (4,6) 3 & 10 Ac. No charge for the present (4,4) 4. Supply information – I’m getting a bit (6) 5. Not just dark-haired (6) 6. The guard is disturbed by this girl (8) 7. Ran one’s fingers over the material (4) 11. What the irascible geological researcher does? (5,5) 13. Not in form to surpass in quality (8) 16. Rose may range over the countryside (6) 17. Allow me to get involved with trip (6) 18. Four suits to put in the case (4) 20. Put your name down for this kind of post (4)

DOWN

1. Change (5)

2. Cutlery item (5)

3. Fish (3)

4. Non-transparent (6)

5. Always (4)

6. Outcomes (7)

7. Be of use (5)

8. Phase (5)

13. Fundamental (7)

14. Search thoroughly (5)

16. Blissful state (7)

18. Speed contests (5)

21. Stops (5)

23. Not blind (7)

26. Negligent (6)

27. Move to music (5)

28. City in Florida (5)

30. Greenfly (5)

31. Vagrant (5)

33. Roofing slab (4)

36. Female deer (3)