Giant Crossword

Across

9 Going off, then, to tie up the vessel (2,3,4) 10 Outside, you think, meant to create a diversion (9)

A little sense hard to instil into (4)

12 13

‘It’s a cinch’, you say, and say categorically (6)

The plant is within my dominion (7)

14 15 Teach the others about self-control (9) 17 On one’s way, though the train isn’t moving (2,7)

18 You didn’t break it, mum (7)

19 Attack the chump with an excellent left (6) 20 Say nothing, nothing, nothing. Just go away! (4)

23 The same gin cocktail, if imbibed, makes everything seem great (9)

25 A bell has broken outside the entrance, but that’s unimportant (9)

26 See that half are disinclined to (4)

27 Rick is right in the country (6) 29 Alleged to have been taken from the lost property office? (7)

32 Heavens, it’s stiff and meant to be fluid! (9) 34 He got her a cat to dispel the sorrow (9) 35 Holes in boxes the rain gets through (7) 36 Follows right back when given the sack, to set upon (6)

37 Without Leslie’s (4)

38 Travelling, he got into a violent tornado (2,3,4) 39 A club for officers (9)

Down

1 In order to, charges ahead (8)

2 To begin with, land very early (2,5,5) 3 Surpass and be more polished than (8) 4 Bent on getting a goal (6)

5 The twit goes back and samples the cakes (8) 6 Giving in and presenting to for consideration (10)

7 Somehow she’s got in a mess with the material (7)

8 He’s unlikely to be found out (4-2-4)

11 The vessels were travelling south (5) 16 Can break free to get out and that’s bad (6) 19 A four-legged goose! (3)

21 Gracious! Are they related to monkfish? (4,8) 22 Just said it’s a passage (6) 23 The baddie with the flamethrower, he performs the part of (10)

24 The effect produced on one by the take-off (10)

25 Don’t allow to catch up (3) 28 That will tell us what you’ve got up to! (8)

29 Says it’s excellent: a really good drink (6,2)

30 Lining for the bandage (8) 31 Hesitated to greet, embarrassed (7)

33 Go off about, when you write the review? (5)

34 Well, that’s good! (6)