JUMBO CROSSWORD

QUICK CLUES ACROSS:

9 Agreement (8) 10 Ocean (3) 11 Number (6) 12 Not abundant (6)

13 Rank (7) 14 Carry (4)

15 Not pertinent (10)

17 Inclination (8)

18 Perceptible (7)

19 Therefore (4)

21 Bit (6)

24 Bettering oneself (5,2,2,3,5)

27 Behind (6)

29 Require (4)

30 Firm (7)

33 Return (8)

35 Amour propre (4-6)

36 Boat (4)

37 Rail (7)

38 Dress (6)

40 Gorge (6)

41 Enemy (3)

42 Confusion (8)

DOWN:

1 About (10) 2 Lead (4)

3 Goodbye (8) 4 Fill-in (7)

5 Calamity (11) 6 Forthwith (4,3,3)

7 Middle (6)

8 Feeler (8)

10 Fast (5)

16 Building (7)

20 Scope (5)

22 Bank (7)

23 Profligate (11)

25 Drink (6,4)

26 Dunce (10)

28 Remarkable (8)

31 Cloudy (8)

32 US state (7)

34 Involve (6)

35 Gleam (5)

39 Monster (4)