CRYPTIC CROSSWORD PETER CHAMBERLAIN

ACROSS

1 Do not touch workers on holiday (5,3)

5 Got hold of mostly free wine (8) 10 Very dark aeroplane that cannot be seen at night? (3-5) 12 It’s sticky for insects (8)

13 At home with brother below (5)

14 Slightly crazy bird (6)

15 Sort of status that’s odd, having minimum number for meeting (6)

16 Show off large bird to king (5) 17 Volcanic vessel? (4)

21 Irish sauce? (4)

22 Become practised at putting on a glove (3,4,4,2)

24 By numbering, go round accumulating wealth (5-8) 27 Some more apples to harvest (4) 28 Somewhat increased relaxation (4)

30 Last character having bet on Greek island (5) 32 Contemporary alcove restored (6)

33 Be busily active about returning one of the bones (6) 34 Philander or trifle no end excitedly (5)

36 Nice with Lucy performing on one-wheeler (8)

37 Having no updraught towards leeward side (8) 38 Spoke at length that it had been expanded (8)

39 Bird food (8)

DOWN

1 Hurried taking knave in who had taken en route (8)

2 Being observant when it is thawing? (8)

3 Tweed jumper perhaps (6) 4 Flying Officer has 101 meeting points (4)

6 Officer has single drink (4) 7 Take out ad in support of peacekeepers (6) 8 Pair struggling in stormy rain inhabiting riverbank (8) 9 Rush to tie up in prison (8) 11 Intelligent having global weekend extravaganza (13) 12 Moutarde (6,7)

18 Fabulous author? (5) 19 Pugilistic dog? (5) 20 Pretentious cobblers? (5) 21 Author Len I’m at loggerheads with (5)

23 Piece of music containing key bar (8)

24 Weighty stuff (8)

25 Lame duck perhaps? (4,4) 26 Having kinder disposition, the French rouse again (8)

29 Left another way hesitantly with solicitor (6)

31 One of the artillerymen on the pitch in North London? (6)

34 Redesigned fuel outlet (4) 35 African country’s American takeaway (4)