Standard two-in-one Cryptic Puzzle
Across
1 Renounce remit involving Di and Charlie (8) 5 Clingy creature’s least stiff when son’s not about (6) 10 A speech daughter held in high regard (9) 11 Muscle envy? That’s disgusting! (5) 12 Regularly taking milk kept in a cask (2,3) 13 General age and decay backed up juice maker (9) 14 One in fashion shop shows self-control (10) 17 Row of attractive housing force turned over (4) 19 Foreign article about Liberals amounting to nothing (4) 20 Terribly nice stuff is not half enough (10) 22 Head of school with rule you just have to hear (9) 24 In a familiar way, Attenborough recalled English duck (5) 26 Quarrel at the crease following single? (3-2) 27 Tory that Sir Stanley often used to run down? (5,4) 28 Cents husband needs to play Pong (6) 29 Silly colt, 9, and somewhat strange (8)
Down
1 He’s a polymath, like Karloff or a monster of his (1,3,2,4,5) 2 A moral claim doctor laid on old relations (5) 3 Might they be extremely eager and bubbly? (8) 4 Object if leader of government supports poor (5) 6 One might be seen by hip queen in a way (6) 7 Cut up rubbish suit? (9) 8 Great support for one pulling a lorry by rope? (5,2,8) 9 Perhaps switch positions from time to time (2,3,3) 15 Affair that’s split up old Moneypenny and Bond? (9) 16 Blast unfinished lines in presidential tweets, say (8) 18 Reshuffle required, a decent Conservative stressed (8) 21 Imagine! Clegg outspoken and having a striking view (6) 23 City set on the up associated with silk business? (5) 25 Those opening all lines in black’s Indian defence (5)
ACROSS
9 Held by the police, the boss is (2,6) 10 The lid has the size on it, if you turn
it over (3) 11 Proposed, too, to swim in the sea (6) 12 According to information brought
back, hail from a foreign city (6) 13 Many leaves have blown right inside (7) 14 Say when, squire! (4) 15 Fondness you have for an extra that
came with the appliance? (10) 17 The outlook, for the potential buyer (8) 18 They’re not awake for breakfast (7) 19 With the exception of a single port (4) 21 Fruit for twopence in the sale? Fantastic! (6) 24 Turning the corner when apparently heading for the lunatic asylum (5,5,3,4) 27 The dog is a second best performer all round (6) 29 To the young son, sources of amusement (4) 30 Lets on to the father – and the mother, too! (7) 33 Lounge about and I have a soft drink and a sweet (8) 35 Be less foolish when you become more familiar with (4,6) 36 Let slip you would like to be with again (4) 37 A quarter get sick with it and it’s catching (7) 38 The supposition is: they have smuggled gold in (6) 40 Considering that you’re not turning a blind eye to (6) 41 Go for the man protecting one (3) 42 Retracted what was said about it’s being non-returnable? (4,4)
DOWN
1 Reclaiming the money you paid the bill with, which is disturbing? (10) 2 You find the peg hard to insert (4) 3 Again the swimmer comes out to
have a rest (8) 4 Go ahead. She’s come through on the line (7) 5 Apt to steal things (11) 6 Get better after a lime squash or tea, perhaps (10) 7 Let everybody see there’s a delay (4-2) 8 It’s feeling and playing with eclat the number requires (8) 10 Wish you had given the bloke time (5) 16 Is relevant when one puts in for the job (7) 20 Any rejection coming through will nettle (5) 22 Stop! Shut up! The clergyman is coming in! (7) 23 Have a quick meal standing erect (4,7) 25 The energy to vacate the chair at departure time? (3,2,3,2) 26 Are what’s needed to entertain a conjuror’s audience (2,3,5) 28 Worried a lot since Denis had got into trouble (8) 31 As a doctor it gets one ahead – drive, that is (8) 32 Overlooks because one prevails upon to (7) 34 I am detained by the stupid sales woman (6) 35 It’s even quicker to say than Jack Robinson! (5) 39 Fit to return to the island (4)