LAST WEEK’S SOLUTION

ACROSS: 3 Vim 9 Aurora 10 Ibidem 11 Paper 12 Blunt question 13 Razor 14 Forelimb 15 Empurpled 16 Mess 18 Hegemony 19 Elver 21 Well-known 24 Debutante 27 Acrid 28 Bank book 30 Sate 32 Lightship 33 Theocrat

35 Sport 36 Treasure chest 37 Dunce 38 Tackle 39 Raider 40 Day

DOWN: 1 Bulldoze 2 Pounce

3 Vanquishing 4 Mixed bag 5 Diathermy 6 Recompense 7 Parallel bars 8 Second-best 16 Mow 17 Selling price 20 Huckleberry 22 Eucalyptus 23 Weather map 25 Eve 26 Skipjacks 29 Obtruded 31 Teamster 34 Coheir