CROSSWORD PUZZLE

ACROSS

8 Army officer ( 7) 9 Variety of plum (9) 13 Seize wrongfully ( 5) 14 Courage or spirit ( 5) 15 Biggest ( 7) 16 Conflagration ( 7) 17 Bloodsucker ( 5) 18 pry ( 5) 20 Material object ( 5) 22 For a brief period (6) 23 Victor (6) 25 Mexican spirit ( 7) 27 Smoked sausage ( 7) 30 Quick (6) 31 Craven (6) 32 Pale mauve colour ( 5) 35 Bode ( 5) 36 Assists ( 5) 37 GRuesome ( 7) 39 Poster ( 7) 41 Decorate ( 5) 42 Elevators ( 5) 43 In respect of (2,7) 44 Sweet sauce ( 7)

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1 Snub (6) 2 Children’s game (8) 3 In vogue (11) 4 Fraternal (9) 5 Rich ( 7) 6 Belligerent (10) 7 Fever (4) 10 Naturist (6) 11 Huntsman’s cry ( 7) 12 dazed state (6) 19 Football term ( 7) 21 Shipping hazard ( 3,4) 24 Uproar (11) 26 Funeral director (10) 28 Heedlessly rash (9) 29 Big stately house ( 7) 30 Postage labels (6) 32 Neighbourhood (8) 33 Fold (6) 34 Type of cheese ( 7) 38 Prior to (6) 40 Too (4)