Everyone’s Crossword

ACROSS 8 More or less in a local accent? (7, 8) 11 Not far from Minchinhampton (4) 12 Crab I removed where in France there was a reindeer (7) 13 Naturally lose consciousness (3, 3) 14 Those in authority in the band? (3-5) 16 See Dolly perhaps about to return, she’s striking (3-7) 18 Eric loth to become dressmaker (8) 19 The one who hoists the flag came second (6-2) 21 Over half the witches in the drink for the recess (6) 22 Four snoop round smallest room (5) 24 Cockney man encounters on the way back some respect (6) 25 Energetic person has been connected to power source (4-4) 28 Hark! Boil another turnip cabbage (8) 30 Costs tribe suffered in branch of medicine (10) 32 Tincture of opium coming from new manual going round centre of Bude (8) 33 Bill replaced menu, having insight (6) 35 Take whatever is left (7) 37 Jauntily included Sally perhaps (4) 38 Bony operation? (8, 7)

DOWN 1 Rechabite banner (14) 2 Bag cleaner in east had containing sweetener (10) 3 Confused impression of most of dust-jacket’s contents (4) 4 High-class fur that can be put to some purpose (6) 5 Lucerne, a different shade of blue (8) 6 Identical ruler included in confidence trick (4-4) 7 Some children identified the lady (4) 9 Unearthly? (9) 10 Taking part in the chase later on (5) 15 Bind pieces up (5) 17 Oppose with remainder offset (14) 19 Most important German flower (5) 20 Melvyn reportedly came from Antipodean city (9) 23 Youth leader is all right with the Parisian getting up for bumpkin (5) 24 I have to try out all possibilities first being thorough (10) 26 Gent Lena could ensnare (8) 27 What I did in the restaurant to begin with (8) 29 Surprised a footballer taken thus (5) 31 Statue of an enigmatic person (6) 34 Okay in Middle East to find donkey (4) 36 During spree kept producing stink (4)

LAST WEEK’S SOLUTION

ACROSS: 1 At the coalface 10 Flan 11 Collier 12 T-bar 15 Victorian 16 Headpiece 17 Rarity 19 Quoit 20 Teaset 24 Enchilada 25 Grist-mill 26 Deathtrap 29 Cointreau 31 Oxcart 32 Bairn 33 Sewing 36 Tenderise 38 Barometer 40 Zebu 41 Corolla 42 Dhow 43 Spring balance DOWN: 2 Tango 3 Hectic 4 Calendula 5 Alighting 6 Format 7 Cut-up 8 Electric 9 Water-ski 13 Overhead costs 14 Dental surgery 18 Thither 21 Entitle 22 Harry 23 Civic 27 Ascended 28 Prayer-rug 29 Cerebella 30 Eviction 34 Litchi 35 Armada 37 Equip 39 Medic