SOLUTION TO QUICK PUZZLE NO. 9,782:

Across: 3 Whist; 8 Feast; 10 Cedes; 11 Tip; 12 Flare; 13 Medical; 15 Ether; 18 Rat; 19 Lahore; 21 Minimum; 22 Thin; 23 Vend; 24 Butcher; 26 Avenue; 29 Hen; 31 Merit; 32 Seminar; 34 Elder; 35 Sat; 36 Truce; 37 Bogus; 38 Erase. Down: 1 Deter; 2 Aspirin; 4 Hall; 5 Scream; 6 Teeth; 7 Fever; 9 Aid; 12 Fatigue; 14 Can; 16 Hover; 17 Ready; 19 Lurcher; 20 Steam; 21 Miser; 23 Venison; 24 Butler; 25 Hem; 27 Veers; 28 Niece; 30 Datum; 32 Sews; 33 Nag.