Giant Crossword

Across

9 Incarcerating the lawbreaker, beginning to be firm (8)

10 Save soap (3)

11 Made a fuss, but hired (4,2)

12 The clatter does prove disconcerting (6) 13 Focused on, when one taught (7)

14 For a start can’t remember, which is irritating (4)

15 Investigated when one had left (7,3) 17 Seeing there’s sun, putting the seedlings in their containers (8)

18 ‘The lawyer is crooked,’ I interposed tiredly (7)

19 He’s seen time after time in round after round (4)

21 Making the R in ‘beer’ bigger (6)

24 On which the opened up case is lying (3,9,5) 27 Says tastes vary (6)

29 In the restaurant, is it served without accompaniments? (4)

30 Elastic band you see is around it (7) 33 What the kids are tugging at like mad? (8) 35 Successful in getting a top seat on the double-decker bus? (6,4)

36 Norm is a skinflint (4)

37 If I cut the core out, there will be a hole (7) 38 Not too late for ‘One Fine Day’ (2,4) 40 Fruit and ice-cream will be about a pound for two (6)

41 Rod will give the signal (3)

42 Awful anger that consuming drink is inflaming (8)

Down

1 Getting hitched, having an affection for (10) 2 Having dressed, he’d gone after the fool (4) 3 I’m leaving food and water (8)

4 Post one at the stopping place (7) 5 Wakens up and takes with, to call on (6,5) 6 Does it allow the TV producers to work from home? (6,4)

7 Tried to, when one looked for (6)

8 Go on cue, rattling the tin going in (8)

10 It’s an explosion, darn it! (5)

16 Having electricity, for the present (7) 20 Drink alone, having dismissed one and all (5) 22 Nonsense! Just refuse! (7)

23 Is it the result of getting the needle? (5-6)

25 Ignored the outmoded port (6,4) 26 Fight for which a ring is needed (10)

28 Activated when attacked (6,2) 31 Point the Persian out, carrying the baskets (8)

32 He has a terrible dread about getting stuck (7)

34 Titbit from a tin, you do the same with (6)

35 Are massing round one’s rear (5) 39 The vessels will be refitted in the end of August (4)