SUNDAY CROSSWORD —

ACROSS:

1 Stand-offish

(5)

4 A form of math (7)

8 Slow run (3)

10 Limb of the body (3)

11 Great rage

(5)

12 Phantom's wife ___ Palmer (5)

13 Agree to

(7)

15 Hawaiian verandah

(5)

16 Fixes firmly ship (7)

17 Ramble or wander about (4)

20 Operatic song (4)

23 Analogy words (2,2)

24 Grope clumsily

(6)

26 Having high centre of gravity (3-5)

27 Catapult

(8)

28 Musical conclusion

(6)

31 Deep in thought, perhaps

(4)

32 Alternate

(4)

34 __ __ example : e.g.? (2,2)

35 Tired, eroded or corroded?

(4,3)

36 All taken separately

(5)

38 Consumes or ingests

(5,2)

41 The Muslim faith (5)

42 Four as a prefix (5)

43 Dutch commune

(3)

44 A conclusion (3)

45 Caused persistent annoyance or resentment (7)

46 Senior member of a group (5)

DOWN:

1 Serve, do or suffice (5)

2 Living animal or plant

(8) Ludicrous; absurd (8)

4 Prayer ending (4)

5 Departed or missing (4)

6 Small breed of fowl (6)

7 Cite as evidence (6)

8 Envy (8)

9 Green coloured insect (11)

14 Erases or scrapes (9)

18 Kitchen electrical device (9)

19 A little later?

(5,1,5)

21 Horse controls (5) 3

22 Earthenware

(5)

23 Terrible Russian (4)

25 Currency unit of Thailand

(4)

27 Scintillated

(8)

29 Conceived and created? (8)

30 Lineage, parentage

(8)

33 Earlier in time (6)

34 Reach or gain (6)

37 Long for

(5)

39 Slay (4)

40 Downhill racer (4)