CROSSWORD PUZZLE

ACROSS

9 Huge election win (9) 10 Game bird (9) 12 Nagging pain (4) 13 Breathe in (6) 14 Meat axe (7) 15 Totally (9) 17 Annoys (9) 18 Underground passages (7) 19 Minor earthquake (6) 20 Paradise (4) 23 Woodwork (9) 25 Shilly-shallies (9) 26 Religious sisters (4) 27 Population count (6) 29 Not either (7) 32 Translate orally (9) 34 Bloodthirsty (9) 35 European country (7) 36 Picnic basket (6) 37 Spoken, verbal (4) 38 Sound familiar (9) 39 Champers (9)

DOWN

1 Nice (8) 2 Ultimately (2,3,4,3) 3 Piano players (8) 4 Patch up renovate (6) 5 Enjoyment of food (8) 6 Insecure, perilous (10) 7 Nabs (7) 8 Stands for (10) 11 Continental quilt (5) 16 Required (6) 19 Plaything (3) 21 Drunken bravado (8,4) 22 Try extremely hard (6) 23 Unit of measurement (10) 24 Tennis term (3-7) 25 Possesses (3) 28 School bags (8) 29 Viking (8) 30 Decides or determines firmly (8) 31 Male relative (7) 33 Very strong person (5) 34 Imitates (6)

YESTERDAY’S SOLUTIONS

ACROSS: 1, Ogled 6, Cause 9 Martian 10 Hobby 11 Stoop 12, Lists 13, Averted 15, Sea 17, Desk 18, Recall 19, Tress 20, Reason 22, Once 24, Ely 25, Minster 26, Idiot 27, Appal 28, Seals 29, Gentler 30, Decor 31, Tsars

DOWN: 2, Groove 3, Embark 4, Day 5, Staid 6, Castles 7, Ants 8, Shovel 12, Learn 13, Adore 14, Essay 15 Saint, 16 Alter 18, Remit 19, Toddler 21 ,Elapse 22, Osiers 23, Cellar 25, Mouth 26, Lago 28, Set