SUNDAY CROSSWORD —

ACROSS:

1 Facilitates (5)

4 Brussels is its capital (7)

8 To and ___ : backwards and forwards? (3)

10 Born? (3)

11 A medicinal plant "Anne's" change? (5)

12 Useful quality (5)

13 Tableland

(7)

15 Type of waterlily (5)

16 Aural appendage

(7)

17 Organs of sight (4)

20 Eight as a prefix (4)

23 Small insect

(4)

24 Linear extent (6)

26 Disagrees with and hence argues (8)

27 Site or location; place or status? (8)

28 Far away (6)

31 A naive person (4)

32 Be abundant

(4)

34 42 in Rome

(4)

35 One who attracts with the help of certain baits

(7)

36 Thick pieces of soap or cake? (5)

38 Lacking any purpose (7)

41 Not external

(5)

42 Opinions or views (5)

43 Standing Room Only, abbr. (3)

44 Command to a horse

(3)

45 Approve, or sign on back of (7)

46 Of birth (5)

DOWN:

1 Artist's prop

(5)

2 Authorise (8)

3 Photograph

(8)

4 Fleck or Bartók (4)

5 Loch-like water (4)

6 Moistens or tinges deeply

(6)

7 Lean and scanty (6)

8 Chains of suspended drapery or other decorations

(8)

9 Poor and homeless

(2,3,6)

14 Routine drudgery (9)

18 Absolutely necessary

(9)

19 Struggling awkwardly

(11)

21 A seat (5)

22 Extravagant, fantastic (5)

23 Harmful bacterium

(4)

25 Foolish or stupid person (4)

27 Minimal wages (8)

29 Sending out

(8)

30 Decoration; ring, bracelet, etc. (8)

33 Accumulate like interest

(6)

34 Took photograph s of the bone, as it were (1-5)

37 Ropemaking fibre

(5)

39 Golda of Israel (4)

40 Besides, in addition (4)