The Chronicle

Giant Crossword

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Across

9 Perturbed, changed course (3,5) 10 Ring us back about the foreign coin (3) 11 Like the biography of the man who played snooker? (6) 12 Died clutching it, most unhappy, you make clear (6) 13 Seeks one’s help first in getting the faulty lens out (7) 14 A singer as entertainm­ent (4) 15 Poor whisky is often served so (2,3,5) 17 Told, rushed back to get a trade-off on (8) 18 Do set fire to the tree (7) 19 Start to write on the disc (4) 21 Described in more detail how the lunatic’s cell was? (6) 24 A fair night’s rest? (3,5,2,3,4) 27 A child with a bad stye and coughing (6) 29 Having recovered from, once again (4) 30 The cheek, getting one to swim to the ship! (7) 33 Going by road with the new lover as well? (8) 35 Weighs it all up and buys an interest in (5,5) 36 Picture of a biscuit (4) 37 Remove all the bulbs? My pleasure! (7) 38 When, within a month, one’s left, can’t find (6) 40 Get as far as “me in bed with nothing on” (4,2) 41 Ready for some tennis? (3) 42 But a buck, also, has two of them! (4,4)

Down

1 Eliminatin­g by switching off the engine? (7,3) 2 The passenger food (4) 3 Keep, as opposed to dish out (8) 4 In a while, get baggy (7) 5 Sets a tail on and ensures it doesn’t happen again (4,2,3,2) 6 Sign for the letter that’s gone missing (10) 7 She’s at least pushing fifty in it! (6) 8 Is it ever bashed in again when you get it back (8) 10 The disappoint­ments, one gets rid of (5) 16 She is swanning about again - she’s rich (7) 20 Lying, as before, on the inside (5) 22 TT wear (7) 23 In another form, it’s not very good (6,5) 25 Smack, when you find (3,5,2) 26 Was electrifie­d and accepted the job of boss (4,6) 28 Wearing when fooling (6,2) 31 Supposing it’s the twit with the gun I’m to tie up (8) 32 Like a superficia­l knowledge of art? (7) 34 Scorched and torn (6) 35 Mean it’s the wrong size (5) 39 Fish that’s the last of its kind? (4)

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