Giant Crossword

Across

9 Irritatingly, it reminds you of your fall from grace (4,5)

10 Head off and tear after the supporter (8) 12 Shrewd in the old way (4)

13 In ‘Cats’, perhaps, or in another show you may see them (6)

14 Give it back and the balance is at zero again (7)

15 Even when late? (4,5)

17 Says no more and finishes dressing (7,2) 18 Talk about a large dish (7)

20 Made tea for the said offspring (6)

21 A pointed reminder that you’re late? (4) 24 Why there was no report on the shooting? (8) 26 Unable to get away from the topic of accommodation? (8)

28 With hard-wood, make a mess of it (4)

29 I get taken advantage of and you think it’s funny? (6)

31 Smacked for having been playing with scissors? (7)

34 Game that’s really high with a sauce on it (9) 36 Stopping packing the cases and turning it on (9)

38 Left in ‘To us Iran is terribly illiberal’ (7) 39 The masses going south get moderately hot sun (6)

40 Turn round, love, and you’ll see it’s iridescent (4)

41 A big ship, English, with handouts for everybody (8)

42 Taking people such as ourselves in is really wrong (6,3)

Down

1 Had arrived, it would clearly be seen (6,2) 2 Is lying back on the seat prepared to have a snooze (6)

3 Find five hundred is a hundred too many (8) 4 Trundle along on the street as you walk (6) 5 Not obstructing other road users, being fair (8) 6 Present time and again with words of consolation (5,5)

7 Continue to try to get the TV working (5,2) 8 Tries to find out if the cutlery’s been returned (6)

11 Hot and irritable (7)

16 They’re young? Rubbish! (6)

19 Wrong girl, for a start (5)

20 Saving to get chocolate? (3) 22 Photograph carrying in a little animal (3-2)

23 She has the Eastern rival beaten (6)

25 Recovered consciousness before the others landed (4,2,4) 26 Pop up, too (3) 27 Half-listen to the Bach composition having wine (7) 30 Being left is rather frightening (8) 31 Luxury commodity brought only if there’s money over (8) 32 Hanging on to the darn fish! (8) 33 Stealing a sheet to put round the sick (7)

35 The maid’s awfully young, to one’s perturbation (6) 36 Shuts up about one having rights (6)

37 A mischievous little scamp and his antics (6)