Giant Crossword

Across

9 He’s telling all, having had a love upset (8) 10 City in which the three took time off (3) 11 Returning half the silver seized and the pictures (6)

12 Suit spring brides get a fifty per cent cut on (6) 13 Make a suet pudding again: That’s simple (7) 14 Hands that may be accustomed to smacks (4)

15 And I take a break? I don’t, I work on, too (2,8)

17 How speedily you demonstrated the torch was working? (2,1,5)

18 Accused of having got loaded (7) 19 Prompt you to dig your finger-nails into – long (4)

21 Stupid to be so worried about you crossing the Channel (6)

24 Retrieving personally, on regaining one’s composure (10,7)

27 Another drink for the hunter (6)

29 Say nothing at work but tell the police about (4)

30 Can I wander round the apartment, officer? (7)

33 Had happened to have been about to yield to temptation (8)

35 Deny I’d broken the agreement incorporating it (10)

36 Cutting a piece of paper (4)

37 Did they fly off with the cheese? (7)

38 As usual, a carved Roman numeral (6) 40 Should an animal be sick, will set upon it (6) 41 It’s senseless to put back the barrier (3) 42 Grace, with glee, swishes the cane, flourishing it (8)

Down

1 Are going to stay put, in the main (4,6)

2 I aim to get round her (4) 3 Flavouring a mince pie calls for (8)

4 Are the residents wearing riding gear? (7) 5 Forget, when you no longer view? (4,5,2) 6 Not moving house? (5,5)

7 Land that came to you in the form of a present? (6)

8 Things going wrong when one gets back? (8) 10 Is among the last of the children to have rebelled (5)

16 Shows one the way, or tells someone else to? (7) 20 Beat and beat it, to the music (5) 22 Paid for everything one prescribed for? (7)

23 Now give it back to me (7,4) 25 Hardly any midgets are (4,6) 26 Quite a good likelihood it’s on the up and up? (4,6)

28 Not noticing he’s misspelt “Leeds” in it (8) 31 Organised, as ordered (8) 32 Had got through to – or registered (7)

34 Come on stage as a nobleman, for the audition (6)

35 Not a major issue (5)

39 With a gun, covering the access route (4)