SUNDAY CROSSWORD — 1004

ACROSS:

1 Stationed (5)

4 African language (7)

8 Attack and rob (3)

10 Old French coin (3)

11 Move higher (5)

12 Junior trainee (5)

13 Tropical fruit (7)

15 Indian lute

(5)

16 Violent whirlwind

(7)

17 Reverse (4)

20 Like a black wood (4)

23 Used to be

(4)

24 Liquor distilled from wine (6)

26 Beset by problems

(8)

27 Paraffin oil

(8)

28 Ring or band (6)

31 Legal paper

(4)

32 Campus VIP

(4)

34 Greek peak

(4)

35 Of marriage

(7)

36 Consumed

(5)

38 Catching sight of (7)

41 Establish by law (5)

42 Sins or bad deeds (5)

43 Mongrel dog (3)

44 Calendar abbr. (3)

45 Hold dear

(7)

46 Epics, legends (5)

DOWN:

1 Male deer

(5)

2 Disorder around the hip (8)

3 Landed from a ship? (8)

4 Japanese wrestling (4)

5 Dancer Pavlova (4)

6 Wholly (2,4)

7 Brings danger or blame on oneself

(6)

8 Arbitrated or interceded

(8)

9 An informal gathering or party (3-8)

14

Innumerable or myriad (9)

18 Arabian camel (9)

19 Relinquishing or renouncement (11)

21 Romantic poet (5)

22 Manila hemp plant

(5)

23 Deteriorate with use (4)

25 To want badly (4)

27 Memento or souvenir (8)

29 Whole numbers (8)

30 Talking in a light and familiar way (8)

33 Bookie's signalling system (33)

34 Chemical salt - "Tea Leo" anagram? (6)

37 Homes for birds (5)

39 Ancient Indic language (4)

40 Hankering

(4)