Everyone’s Crossword

ACROSS

10 Soon but cannot see it yet (4, 6, 3, 6) 11 Three times skip this athletics event (6, 4) 12 Force reporters to go by the river (8) 13 Had an accident on the mountain (4) 14 BEM’s, say, to be distributed at ambassador’s office (7) 16 Two beavers initially in the river eat a little at a time (6) 17 Barker’s home (6) 19 Bureaucrat chipped part of toothed bar (5) 20 Judo expert cooked his bacon perhaps (6) 21 Summon girl about fine (5) 23 Lunatic included by Punchinello on yacht (5) 29 Lower, taking last part of the soup (6) 30 Sound report of pot plant (5) 32 Coward spirit (6) 33 Prank by father swirling oil about (6) 35 Moving speedily making humming sound (7) 37 Fit for a spell (4) 38 Arrange for a skilled worker (8) 40 It’s another thing to move some of the workers (5, 5) 41 Not having apprehension or friendly regard in an unbiased way (7, 4, 2, 6)

DOWN

1 Given accommodation that is divided into four (9) 2 Dotty way of painting (9) 3 Economic measure of low degree (6) 4 Cool bit of salad? (8) 5 Fattiness of soap I tidy, put in order (9) 6 Hack composer dropped in (4) 7 Protection in the cinema (6) 8 Watchstrap? (9) 9 It’s cruel to be left without a suit (9) 15 Along the way a hooter was used by brutish lout (5) 18 Crossing up and down (5) 20 Some sudden ebullience from bright star (5) 22 Kay had young child coming up for some food (5) 24 XI cretins strangely not contained within (9) 25 Hag lit repeatedly another lamp on the vehicle (4-5) 26 East African reportedly beats a Scotsman (9) 27 Act up when Frenchmen, about one, have to be inside (9) 28 He might be employed to take you for a ride (9) 31 Stage appearance producing suspect behaviour (6-2) 34 Youngster embraces her child (6) 36 Geoffrey went round junction to escape (3, 3) 39 Right behind floater (4)