Giant Crossword

Across

9 He’s not hooked by the drug

immediately (2,3,4)

10 On being elected, gave back (8)

12 How one makes a visit to Monsieur’s

country? (4)

13 Leaves one penniless and splits (6) 14 Renounces and devotes oneself completely

to (5,2)

15 Get the salary reduced and make it fast (5,4) 17 A mention, in the testimonial (9)

18 With everybody inside fidgeting, dawdles (7) 20 Stick with, when many abandon (6)

21 Fight for the point to get even with (4)

24 Lied about having become reconciled

with (4,2,2)

26 The end – for peeping Toms? (8) 28 Concluded it means it’s my turn to speak (4) 29 Mood brought about by drink? (6)

31 Force to experience, as a model (7)

34 Glum on finding the market’s down? (9) 36 Uncomfortable playing in unfamiliar

surroundings? (3,2,4)

38 Fawning on, everywhere (3,4)

39 Fools the allies, having grasped power (6) 40 Bank register (4)

41 So long as you are successful (8)

42 A role you have trouble memorising? I do

sympathise (4,5)

Down

1 Either created or was quite unruffled (8) 2 ‘Year off’ by the way, is not a horse to give

up easily (6)

3 The racket! Boxes containing birds! (8) 4 Reach at the brown one on the inside (6) 5 Cure, perhaps, in the sanctuary (8)

6 What the acting bug gives you? (5,5)

7 Do golfers become slaves to them? (7) 8 Deduce it’s your excuse for (6)

11 Seems the rising water is engulfing the

tree (7)

16 Records the said claims (6)

19 Will or won’t stay (5)

20 Better impose an upper limit (3)

22 Write once, on having left, for money (5) 23 Lever up and underneath there’s a little

animal (6) 25 A nuisance, is aggravating about

the decorations (10)

26 A firm ‘Time for bed’ (3) 27 Friendly, but heavens, the

face! (7)

30 Make fun of, when I go through

the lucre I’d amassed (8) 31 Prepared to take a role that will

make one unique (3,5)

32 I set out to conceal the jagged

tear in the paper (8)

33 To listen, I ve moved in closer (7) 35 Mean to accommodate the sick

and provide support (6)

36 After the point, should come the

zero (6)

37 If not, get the one ten travelling

east (6)