Everyone’s Crossword
ACROSS
1 I bring in a book that is egotistical (4-9) 11 Spurning a variety that is lavish (9) 12 Heard young cat disturb bird (9) 13 21 down to run away but not to start with (4) 14 Will make southern passage (5) 15 Electrical device cooked her toast (8) 18 Draw aimlessly unemployment pay whilst overdrawn inside (6) 19 Said I omitted some form of expression (5) 20 Go without food, the way one might rave about it? (6) 23 Change from one’s normal eating habits? (5, 3, 6) 25 Exist before morning light (4) 27 Said documents were for luxurious establishment (4) 28 Worker, a churchman with reflex action, smashes canoe on the water (9, 5) 30 Flower girl (6) 31 Who reportedly is a bit of a laugh during noisy fuss? (3-2) 33 In the manor a king-sized jacket (6) 37 Welshman endlessly to attack part of the ship’s timbers (8) 38 Sign brought initially into old foreign currency (5) 39 Second one has turn with pudding (4) 42 In porches train band (9) 43 Endlessly long for drink during game (9) 44 With which one is fortunate not to lose? (4, 2, 3, 4)
DOWN
1 51 in working party are filthy (7) 2 Location for scenery that has been mislaid? (4,-8, 6) 3 State one was in a hurry (4) 4 Unfortunate state of old engagement (6) 5 Edward after knocking over lager entertained lavishly (7) 6 Hank removed symbol of life (4) 7 They somehow got round start of twentieth century easily irritated (6) 8 Ropiest sort of reply (7) 9 Rabbit perhaps, one responding to nuclear device (4-7, 7) 10 Forecaster dispersed raw methane (10) 16 Cut pupil in frame (5) 17 Can go awry, about to have a drink (6) 21 Obliged to leap (5) 22 He left nine at the bend (5) 23 Invite Dora round source (10) 24 What female impersonator has that is monstrous! (6) 26 Combined food (5) 29 Row about stray dog (7) 32 Cry of enquiry reaching Head Office as exclamation expressive of weariness (5-2) 34 Which person who has been informed has specialised skill? (4-3) 35 Shakespearean is fired (6) 36 Part of body demanded by militant miners? (6) 40 Scotsman right to include brandy (4) 41 One thousand included at the top (4)