LAST WEEK’S SOLUTION

Across: 8, Fairway 9, Means well 13, Press 14, (s)Imply 15, Shea-the 16, Lashing 17, R-out-e 18, Ha-bit 20, Sally 22, Browse 23, Carrie(Carry) 25, Con-c-is-e 27, Tuition 30, S-c-ours 31, Effort 32,P-lead 35, (he)Artie(r) 36, Title 37, En-chant 39, Charger 41, Er-N-iE (rev) 42, Mince 43, Character 44, Stoutly.

Down: 1, Wavers 2, Frostily 3, Having a bash 4, Be my guest 5, An-I-see-d 6, S-we-etheart 7, Flat 10, Spills 11, Spar-row 12, Settle 19, Bar n-one 21, Look out 24, Just deserts 26, Career girl 28, Off the peg 29, So-me-one 30, Stance 32, Pick-me-up 33, D-ither 34, A-T-trac-T 38, Anna-L-’s 40, Ac-H-e.