Giant Crossword
Across
9 For a chap prowling round, the entrance (8) 10 He took on a king of the jungle (3) 11 Began with the need to go out to work (6) 12 Concealing a delight you don’t allow to remain secret (6)
13 All those attending, force to leave (7) 14 Bound to have it returned by the editor (4) 15 The liqueur, plan to do something with again (10)
17 Shows about how old the trousers are (8) 18 The news gets to me approaching the second green (7)
19 With the exception of one foreign port (4) 21 See to it that you follow right through (6) 24 Running through from behind, which is not playing fair (8,2,3,4)
27 Criticises for entering two seconds late (6) 29 Little knowing, begins with a short period (4) 30 Drat, the rain’s coming in, comrade! (7) 33 For the actors, or cast, ‘Sister Ada’ is a disaster (8)
35 Agrees, surprisingly, and the fellow’s about to get a female boss (10)
36 Had witnessed and heard the flare-up (4) 37 He has a beer sent round to (7)
38 Turn back to scold about (6)
40 Speak of incarcerating one thief (6)
41 ‘It’s a female,’ you declared (3)
42 How one became ever more firm with? (8)
Down
1 Mum is amazed (10)
2 At a loose end in spring (4)
3 Speak ill, or speak grandiloquently, about a pal (8)
4 Says nothing to Tom, standing outside the shack (5,2)
5 Come out tops in the ballet competition? (3,2,6)
6 A Yank in Europe’s bewildered by the foreign language (10)
7 Beside the bed is a girl (6)
8 Watch the performer giving the encore? (8) 10 Take a long time about getting through, you admit (5)
16 Again take up painting after a break (7) 20 Left one in a card with her name (5)
22 The order for silence, treat rebelliously and break (7)
23 How quickly they both got agitated? (2,3,6) 25 Working somewhere that’s a hive of activity? (4,2,1,3) 26 Freezes and preserves to this day (5,5)
28 Leering horribly when I appear in dishabille (8)
31 Saw the animal turn and pull back into (8)
32 Fumes with anger (7)
34 From the information I have, almost all are friendly (6)
35 The creature, a duck, is in some trouble (5)
39 In connection with the brouhaha (2-2)