Giant Crossword

Across

9 A treat for the stray dogs in the

enclosure? (5,4)

10 Aggravating to dress in - I have a few (9)

12 A first class return from the island (4)

13 The fellow has a right to be furtive (6)

14 Gets rid of some undesirable characters? (7) 15 Usually getting the facts really garbled (9) 17 The crane swinging at the back is no help at

all (9)

18 Intend to go in to hire some things to wear (7) 19 Ring and, in turmoil, split about the weapon (6) 20 Exploited the old (4)

23 Particularly when it’s more than anyone

else’s (4,2,3)

25 Take longer in the telling than (9)

26 What you do to get a title, perhaps (4)

27 Even though I have the odd bleat about it (6) 29 Runners grown in your garden (7)

32 Very upset when a gun went off, shied

uncontrollably (9)

34 Summer pants and a top for the cricketer (5,4) 35 Yell and clap (7)

36 Concerning the handouts to various

regions (6)

37 Concluded it’s superior to (4)

38 At a loose end and not dressed yet? (7,2) 39 From the flower seller a grim, crotchety, ‘Sold

out!’ (9)

Down

1 One’s pet starter (8)

2 The subject of how dangerous sun-bathing

is? (7,5)

3 Do travellers have a terribly long wait to get

one? (5-3)

4 With only myself to count on (6)

5 Twigs they’re not real hair (8)

6 Giving to an Australian animal in the hut (7,3) 7 By which ploughmen steer a straight

course? (7)

8 The chap looking at the paper works in

television (10)

11 Putting a foot into the wrong one

repeatedly (5)

16 The animal upset the beer, all right (6) 19 Round up, with a comrade (3)

21 How the Queen can’t see things from her own

viewpoint? (12) 22 Dislocate, which does

inconvenience you (3,3)

23 Was firm about not leaving the TV

on the floor? (4,1,5)

24 Not mad about silver, though it’s

very popular (3,3,4)

25 Dismissed as ‘unfashionable’ (3) 28 Standing at the bottom, turn

round (8)

29 The impression you stand to

make (8)

30 Drink, when you urge to,

squash (8)

31 With scorn said ‘Involved in a

racket’ (7)

33 One of the family appears at

midnight, looking haggard (5) 34 Lots and lots of writing on the

various wars (6)