Sunday Times

Everyone’s crossword

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ACROSS

3 Is it degenerate to attend a greyhound meeting? (2, 2, 3, 4) 9 Sunbather finds an old coin (6) 10 Is aware, we hear, of this feature (4) 12 Operatic melody about rotter in ancient Greece (7) 13 Animal garment, I'm taking one in France to Diana (5-5) 14 Game of pool maybe (4) 15 Non-party politician not relying on others (11) 16 Dunderhead agreed anyhow to lower value (7) 17 Magnanimou­s when highspirit­ed (5-7) 21 Natural quality present (4) 23 Make one’s way hastily in a motorcycle trial (8) 25 Water that is still showing no activity (8) 26 Does such work cause worry? (4) 27 A disc-jockey might use it (6-6) 32 A wanderer goes round hospital for a saucer (3-4) 33 Leaving the room about to be unwell swaying to and fro (11) 35 A new robe can be tedious (4) 37 I will be tied up for sure (3, 2, 5) 38 Old Bob needs other pieces to make a group (7) 39 Some like pictures of the military cap (4) 40 Teal eg developing into another bird! (6) 41 Method of rapid writing 'e'd produced when understaff­ed (5-6)

DOWN

1 Keeping a store of hosiery (8) 2 Curse three different articles by mother (8) 3 Weight remains the same even without me (6) 4 Ignore move by an ineffectiv­e listener (4, 1, 4, 3) 5 Drag clear along the bottom of the water perhaps (5-3) 6 He somehow takes account of everyone (4) 7 Arranged as commanded (7) 8 Photograph monster flower (10) 11 Noble art boxer uses to protect himself (4-7) 18 Keep tally of the best total yet (6, 5) 19 Tramp wanting nothing more than a warm place by the fire (4) 20 Lies stranded? Here perhaps (6, 6) 22 Discouragi­ng although only slightly wet (4) 24 The saint is converted by the opposition (10) 28 A smirch discovered having a special quality (8) 29 In spite of that nearly everything was considered endlessly (8) 30 Stiffness of one new tidy outfit first (8) 31 A small dynamo is nothing more than a bar of metal (7) 34 Shelter communist who gave a sly glance (6) 36 Sounds as though we have avoided the fog (4)

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