Last week’s solution
Across: 9, Cap-it-al-L 10, C-O-O
11, Puts on 12, In-tent 13, Toadies 14, Ruff (rough) 15, Shuffle off 17, Gorge-O-us 18, B-raised 19, Some (sum) 21, Par-AD-e 24, Standing corrected 27, As well 29, Hare (hair) 30, S-can-dal 33, Repeater 35, Dis-closure 36, Bolt 37, A-c-count 38, Notin-(ni)g(ht) 40, Si-lent 41, Eye 42, A-b-sentee.
Down: 1, Dawn chorus 2, Line 3, B-a-still-e 4, Pla-too-n 5, Losing heart 6, Apostrophe 7, Star-V-e 8, Con-found 10, Chaff 16, Fr-IG-ate 20, O-CC-ur 22, Ratings 23, In char-acter 25, D-ilett-ante 26, Dead ringer 28, Step on it 31, Col-on-I s-e 32, Ashtray 34, Entree 35, Deuce 39, Tone.