Giant Crossword
Across 9
Stiff, while the previous one had a nice flexible cover (9) 10 Like the melody from the film “The Ghosts” (8) 12 Run – and come to grief (4) 13 Run for office (6) 14 Go off to get some beer or don’t bother (5,2) 15 Right about the real trouble with the car
part (4,5) 17 Was about to be involved in (9) 18 Is annoying and one gives a Mickey Finn
to (4,3) 20 I can’t repair the hole in the case (6) 21 Parking in the wrong one, to start with (4) 24 Heads towards, which helps to bring
about (5,3) 26 Shopkeeper who’s a gossipmonger? (8) 28 In spite of the uniform (4) 29 Seemed angered by, which was all too
illuminating (6) 31 Wished one hadn’t put in a cherry tree? (7) 34 Kept down the work when urged to (9) 36 Happening to have noticed, on the outside, a
number (9) 38 It runs fast and sounds as though it does! (7) 39 Going to the net I foozled again, on the
whole (6) 40 Run ‘Roundhead’ in the race (4) 41 Document in which there will be no crossreferences (8) 42 Being sufficient for driving as far as (7,2)
Down
1 Make look presentable (4,4) 2 She leans out to grab one (6) 3 In order to be honest (8) 4 Stress that is a c-coin (6) 5 Getting you there faster, it lessens the shock
considerably (5,3) 6 Extracting from and leaving (7,3) 7 Having supported right through,
transgressed (7) 8 Escaping notice, you understand, in nun’s
disguise (6) 11 Apt, when the time gets close (7) 16 Went ahead and held up, also – stole from (6) 19 Mere suspicion, you find (5) 20 Music, to create atmosphere (3) 22 Dress down (5) 23 Seed by which pop raised an apple (6) 25 Winter is here in no time – it’s
disappointing (5,5) 26 Left again the day after (3) 27 Make a poor shot into a good
one (7) 30 Restored to favour, one
considered, again (8) 31 Admiring greatly, is always within call for (8) Offering to serve the people (8) Sure to be specific (7) Had been crying, one quickly saw (6) ..... and I am in floods of tears, which is ironical (6) Mobile rang in the middle of the speech which does infuriate (6) 32 33 35
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