Giant Crossword

Across

8 Had the tune played in it obsessed one? (7) 9 A tough-guy robot? (3,2,4)

13 Pink for a boy! (5)

14 Run to time, you find (5)

15 Admits one fools people (5,2)

16 About rip-offs that are going round, they’re very funny (7)

17 For ‘set-rate’, the figure’s entered (5) 18 Brass bottle (5)

20 I mean to return the day after, losing no time (5)

22 Capsizes, with surprising results (6)

23 Ate and ran (6)

25 Administers corporal punishment – doesn’t work (7)

27 Go wrong and you discharge the wrong person? (7)

30 Clearly indicates witchcraft (6) 31 Squeals when it bursts (6) 32 Prepared to be shot (5)

35 Scolded, deserved it (5)

36 One minute she’s fine, next minute she’s gloomy (5)

37 Comforts one when the note case is lost (7) 39 Though out of step, sir, don’t give up (7) 41 Man painting a symbol on a card (5) 42 Pulls in and discovers the L-plate has fallen off (5)

43 A mere error, the agent holds, in the contract (9)

44 Amalgamated with again, having said one wouldn’t (7)

Down

1 Bet there’s a N in the composer’s name (6) 2 The denim confection, as well, will be popular (2,6)

3 Don’t worry – holiday guaranteed (4,7) 4 Hurried up, furious the sea was going out (4,5) 5 Objected strongly to concealing the charge (7)

6 Putting signs by, the names that have had a rebuke? (7,3)

7 Doesn’t stay – is working (4)

10 The shutter is heavier (6)

11 Want to catch a snake that’s ill-tempered (7) 12 Of course I would need to break in (6) 19 Doesn’t keep the profits (7)

21 It’s obvious one is hidden in the case (7)

24 Girl – a model – who’d be no good as a fielder (4,1,6) 26 Imprudent to be counselled by those in need of treatment? (3-7) 28 Understand the lady’s coming back and hang about (9) 29 He’ll leave an hour after midnight (7)

30 Having trouble from scratch (6) 32 Stopped when one bawled out (6,2)

33 Stop on a winding side street (6) 34 ‘A recreation that’s beyond me’, I put in (7)

38 Run in pursuit (6)

40 ‘It’s the in thing’ makes you lose your temper (4)