Giant Crossword

Across

9 Nero chased the two inside: it was easy (2,6) 10 Over the figure quoted (3)

11 She is also in trouble (6)

12 Goes round to get the garments (6)

13 Wasn’t silent when examined by the

doctor (7)

14 Shy, for actors (4)

15 How the kisses were deleted? (7,3) 17 Good-looking and generous (8)

18 Rub in the preparation, mum, to make it

shine (7)

19 He’s up to it, by all accounts (4)

21 Went off thoroughly confused (6) 24 ”Resigning” in service terminology? (9,4,4) 27 We’ll have no more of that! Plug up the

hole (4,2)

29 Tell you just how old the fruit is (4)

30 Get ready to cut and stuff inside (7)

33 Be holding the group of aliens, or

foreigners (8)

35 Land, having arrived for some peace and

quiet (4,2,4)

36 I went inside and snooped - lost no time (4) 37 Subdue the child that has a gun (7)

38 What taught one to have smaller bets? (6) 40 It’s terribly sore, doctor, swallowing: worse

than before (4,2)

41 A fellow man (3)

42 Gobbledygook? Of course it’s not! (8)

Down

1 Appears to be a rotunda when one views

it (5,5)

2 French for “rain cats and dogs” (4)

3 Kitchen gadgets with which barbers are

familiar (8)

4 Continue working as a valet? (5,2)

5 Don’t go away to do some fishing? (4,3,4) 6 Rains and is most upsetting to foreigners (10) 7 In the Olympics, does the record go to

America for it? (6)

8 Soup, cold, to take on the river (8)

10 Hope you can rely on (5)

16 Makes fun of the frantic puss with the tail

caught in it (5,2)

20 Bay in which the fish take the bait, you

say (5) 22 Dispenser that’s always slipping

out of one’s hand? (7)

23 With the “Best wishes” go loving

looks (4,7)

25 Not very friendly and a bit

cheeky (6,4)

26 Unscrews and frees (5,5)

28 What got the char all mixed

up? (8)

31 Talking on and on and frightening

one (8)

32 Among the ten runners, mine is

leading (7)

34 Certainly it’s the smart thing to

do (6)

35 Interrupt with “Copper and

another metal” (3,2)

39 Weep tears as you cast off? (4)