Giant Crossword

Across

9 A trainer doesn’t need it to keep in good

shape! (4-4)

10 ‘Drink? Not I,’ you say (3)

11 Surplus to requirements and that’s new! (6) 12 Conditions at home sure will change (6) 13 ‘A friend has a right,’ I put in, ‘to be

biased’ (7)

14 Pull in and seem to be under the

influence (4)

15 Not too badly, when up to it physically (4,6) 17 Awfully good, won’t be beaten by (2,4,2) 18 Why answer! (7)

19 Pink for a girl (4)

21 The weak half of bitter, means to imbibe (6) 24 So far as I’m concerned, I’m having no

dubbing (8,3,6)

27 I go through the sales breakdown with

her (6)

29 Spoil the walk (4)

30 Have your say firmly in a high voice? (5,2) 33 Gather what you have to do with the DIY

kit? (8)

35 Understands, perhaps, vaguely the object

is to get inside (10)

36 A degree in dancing (4)

37 A cart turning to the right and it’s very

slow-moving (7)

38 A Hardy book, maybe? (6)

40 Convey verbally to the lady (6)

41 That’s 1,951 years ago, boy (3)

42 Reverse what had been decided about the

directive? (8)

Down

1 Unable to use the shot machine – it’s

always the same (10)

2 Drop when you shoot (4)

3 Right now’s when one puts it on show (8) 4 Is just as fast as and plugs away at (5,2) 5 Having fun getting someone tipsy (6,5) 6 Removed from forcibly and left (6,4)

7 A wrinkle at the hair-line (6)

8 Watch and he’ll do it again (8)

10 With a light ‘Nonsense!’ lifted the child (5) 16 As heads of state, they don’t succeed (7) 20 Wrong again, stands up to volunteer (5) 22 Underscore ‘in years’ (7) 23 An out-and-out I can’t say

it! (11)

25 Became more friendly with, or

was too sensible to (4,6) 26 Having detected one’s weak

point, nagged about it (5,5) 28 It’s a strange man outside with

a dog (8)

31 Willing to go on the paper

chase, left (8)

32 Contend the noise is made by a

bird (7)

34 Once having got cheeky with

the master (6)

35 Behaved oneself when one

stood in for (5)

39 He’s mean (4)