Giant Crossword

Across

9 Chucked into the sea? That’s going too far! (9) 10 ‘Insulting a friend is wrong, senor,’ you put in (8)

12 Tie to the cat (4)

13 One or two people playing (6)

14 In danger, as a witch’s life was, when there (2,5)

15 And, anyhow, shooting grouse is not without risk (9)

17 Take ill before appearing in and you stand in for (9)

18 Intend to sit for, to start with (7)

20 Also say I was brought in to be the villain (6) 21 Led onto the vessel, looked furious (4)

24 Call out ‘Rich has a gun!’ (8)

26 Prepared the toast, say, to have in bed (8) 28 Make it, in your chosen career? (4)

29 The father I aim to make an ally of (6)

31 Lose the opportunity of taking a girl on a date (4,3)

34 Going round and being about to test-drive (9) 36 You may travel in one but not fast! (6,3) 38 A novice getting better all round at sport (7) 39 Does it say ‘Artificial Diamonds’? (6) 40 Without Doctor Andrew again (4) 41 Convinced there will be a nice package in the nice post (8)

42 What the merchants are squabbling about? (5,4) Down 1 Having arrived, proceeded to make oneself a cigarette? (6,2)

2 Because one’s wrong about the time of year (6) 3 The singer in a local one has it in for (8) 4 On a restored Degas, remarks we’ve heard often before (6)

5 Gave the impression of a paper made over by the editor (8) 6 Juncture at which the losing player had some luck? (5,5)

7 Said how awful the ham was, cooked? (7) 8 Humanity needs time to cope with it (6) 11 Gives to the champion sow to demolish (7) 16 The outlandish quote, ‘The beast within,’ is upsetting (6)

19 Standing up to the woman is a different thing (5)

20 Hairdo that goes well with the tea-gown? (3) 22 I believe in having colour in the house (5)

23 Work out what’s behind it all (6) 25 Proving to be fabricating it (7,3) 26 Rotten fish is served up (3)

27 It’s recessed, which is a disappointment (3,4) 30 Contrive to find someone who understands things mechanical (8) 31 Treatment of the dog I mean to agitate about (8)

32 An article about fight losing for financial gain (8)

33 Spotted as it wandered back home (7)

35 The tension shows in the music (6) 36 Don’t like taking notes before the exam (6)

37 Many a yarn has been spun on these islands (6)