Giant Crossword

Across

9 Is patronising with the pilot one’s helping to land? (5,4)

10 Put in an order, as planned (8)

12 With nothing in it, a bag (4)

13 Very little work required to propel oneself through the water (6)

14 Gains more favour as it becomes ever bigger (5,2)

15 On buying such chickens, do you get a cooker thrown in? (4-5)

17 Anyhow, he’s not given the trophy there and then (2,3,4)

18 Definitely decide to settle your differences? (7) 20 Happen to be starting on a new diet (6) 21 An accelerator pressed with the heel (4) 24 Besides, a bigger ferry would take it (8) 26 Getting too hot doing the housework (8) 28 Play the drunk in the film (4)

29 For the rogue, the end will be nigh (6) 31 Spurt from the sauce bottle (7) 34 Covering the point as he rewrites the article (9) 36 What the osteopath is laughing at? (5,4) 38 First, force to cover for and that’s wrong (7) 39 Deduce from the fish caught (6)

40 It’s not raining? Good! (4)

41 Was jabbed by a pin left lying carelessly about? (4,4)

42 Wake, interrupting one’s sleep, and check (9)

Down

1 Allow to represent (5,3)

2 Fish I am brought in to identify (6) 3 Keep on manoeuvring, once one has backed in (8)

4 Turn over again (6)

5 Gets on - or pretends to (5,3)

6 Plan that came to you when lit up? (6,4) 7 Was curious about the work and foolishly nosed about (7)

8 Relents when you allow to have a drink (4,2) 11 Isn’t prepared for the round-about ahead (2,5) 16 Wave from the person playing dice (6) 19 Support from the bank (5) 20 Decoration for the cake (3)

22 In an emergency situation, steal (5)

23 A fairly unimportant river runs through it (6) 25 One who’s out for blood, on the pitch? (7,3)

26 Key-ring with a key on it in the shape of a fish (3) 27 Suppose it to be the superstructure, myself (7) 30 Both promising and charming (8) 31 To put it in a nutshell, study, stupid! (8)

32 Gives you ten, to put out in the cupboard (8)

33 For a star, performing has its difficulties (7)

35 I see a struggle right to the end, though less arduous (6)

36 A tense ‘You’ve got it coming to you!’ (6)

37 Start on the equipment I installed (6)