LAST WEEK’S SOLUTION

Across:

9, Poured out 10, A cut above 12, Note 13, Fences 14, Tit-mice 15, Donations 17, C-on-tainer 18, Plau-dit 19, Bestow 20, St(re)et 23, Spoken for 25, Treasure-d 26, Cuts 27, O-racle 29, Carrier 32, Nothing on 34, Down-right 35, Ron-din-O 36, Ens-U-r-e 37, Fo-U-r 38, Trepanned 39, Anno-yan-ce.

Down: 1, Opened up 2, Putting about 3, For-emos-t 4, Stocks 5, H-ass-ocks 6, Buttonhole 7, Partial 8, Celebrated 11, On-Ion 16, T-I’d-ier 19, Bar 21, Turning point 22, Usurer 23, Second-rate 24, Fo-regro-und 25, Tee (tea) 28, Contends 29, Co-we-ring 30, Re-turned 31, Fin-IC-al 33, (Wes)T-ense 34, Disma-l.