Giant Crossword

Across

8 Back on the list of the famous (7)

9 Having holes he meant to sew up (4-5)

13 A bang – it’s a shot (5)

14 He’s crotchety and has a bad cold in the

head (5)

15 It’s to let the rain through when there’s a lot of

water (7)

16 The foreign and local fish caught (7)

17 Drink a round at ‘The Nag’ (5)

18 Give a note to the down-and-out (5)

20 For the snow, an efficient but expensive

warmth retainer (5)

22 Having knocked back drink after drink, speak

indistinctly (6)

23 ‘Managed,’ I put in, ‘to have duplicated’ (6) 25 Dressing, run after and join the others (7) 27 Take an alcoholic drink round to him (7)

30 A little time after, had become vicious (6)

31 If you want to know about banking, he’s your

man! (6)

32 ‘The King of Siam,’ cast many to appear in (5) 35 The cockney kept the female in captivity in the

wood (5)

36 Sculpt the figure you have in mind (5)

37 ‘Could be colder,’ one observed (7)

39 The case for having an advisory council (7) 41 He’ll have a stab at treating you (5)

42 Awaken to find ourselves surrounded by

deer (5)

43 No children, there’s no way out (9)

44 From stupidity, don’t agree to sit in (7)

Down

1 Assume I am up in this field of knowledge (6) 2 The report will have unwelcome results (8) 3 Smutty jokes? (5,6)

4 Referring to as ‘improving’ (7,2)

5 Item of furniture that now is broken (7)

6 Not allowed to walk away from, having

implemented (7,3)

7 With ‘Hey, you!’ following the man again (4) 10 Bolts when one laughs at (6) 11 Understanding, mean to go back and have a

drink with (7)

12 Was drunk, though having been brewed for

too long (6)

19 Riddled with bullets, was taught a lesson (7) 21 Blown by the trumpeter, the note lingered

on (7) 24 Money that, by your own admission, you proved to have paid (8,3)

26 Tidying things away, it’s beginning

to look fine again (8,2)

28 ‘Cold’ without the ‘ol’? (9)

29 On the run, chuck the duplicate

keys in (7)

30 Inserting right into the tree part of

the arm (6)

32 The rest, bustling, carried in rugs

destined for the bedroom (8) 33 About the twin daughters, one’s

ridiculously soppy (6) 34 Anagrammatic clues about a race

run (7)

38 Is important and one doesn’t

leave out of the reckoning (6) 40 Punch, for the party (4)