The National Crossword

ACROSS

3 Mournful song

8 Mend

10 Perfect

11 Period of time

12 Nether

14 Obnoxious creatures

16 Tentacle

19 Representative

DOWN

1 Keep from occurring

2 Box

3 Painstaking

4 Pressed clothing

5 Ireland (Gaelic)

6 Accomplished

7 Widen out bellwise 20 Annoy

21 Approached

23 Sudden convulsion

25 Spirit

26 Compass point (init)

28 Tinges

30 Atelier

31 Dumb

9 Before (poet)

13 Newts

15 Seagoing soldiers

17 Obliteration

18 Tree

22 Shaken

24 Impatiently irritated 32 Bring upon oneself

33 Degraded

35 Makes vigilant

38 Earth (L)

39 Wrath

40 Dirt free

41 Has a good time

42 Graze for payment

27 Own

28 Bath

29 Flank

30 Frightens

31 Month

34 Sicilian volcano

36 Wild disorder

37 Attempt