JUMBO CROSSWORD

QUICK CLUES

ACROSS: 9 Beat (9) 10 Remorseful (8) 12 Rooster (4) 13 Small (6) 14 Thoughtful (7) 15 Languor (9) 17 Gun (9) 18 Scorn (7) 20 Colour (6) 21 Frank (4) 24 Disparage (8) 26 Perpetual (8) 28 Vow (4) 29 Pattern (6) 31 Clothing (7) 34 Flawed (9) 36 Able (9) 38 Charged (7) 39 Kind (6) 40 Gratis (4) 41 Height (8) 42 Compliance (9)

DOWN: 1 Spotted (8) 2 Trousers (6) 3 Uncommunicative (8) 4 Weed (6) 5 Added (8) 6 Flower (10) 7 Double (5-2) 8 Finale (6) 11 Fish (7) 16 Type (6) 19 Dulcet (5) 20 Wrath (3) 22 Coins (5) 23 Hit (6) 25 Marvellous (10) 26 Tin (3) 27 Funny (7) 30 Meant (8) 31 Observed (8) 32 Tied (8) 33 Severe (7) 35 Mess (6) 36 Material (6) 37 Message (6)

CRYPTIC CLUES

ACROSS: 9 Informed, we think wrongly, about the no entry (2,3,4) 10 Then do arrange, coming back, to be punctual (2,3,3) 12 Settle in the country (4) 13 Sign carried by the demonstrators that he won’t allow? (6) 14 Did the cleaner misinform him? (7) 15 In which to sing sea shanties? (4,5) 17 The stupid boss has a hangover (5,4) 18 In a nosy sort of way (7) 20 Herb has drill and there’s silver in it (6) 21 Coming back with “Nonsense!” surprise you (4) 24 Keep that quiet aloofness (8) 26 Records the score on the wall (8) 28 Frank is prepared to do business (4) 29 Made the fellow change the decor (6) 31 Slices of meat appearing within seconds (7) 34 The scheme is for a start, to cut the stone (9) 36 Having been assembling the Luger in the shade (4-5) 38 Cheerful person practising golf shots? (7) 39 Caught entering, the padre went out and got a policeman (6) 40 Try like mad to make a comeback (4) 41 Means to include the German translation, which is digressive (8) 42 When there’s danger, I go out with the Queen, as guard (9)

DOWN: 1 Briefed, acted as substitute (6,2) 2 The attitude of some of our earliest ancestors (6) 3 Anxiously? Hardly! (8) 4 About the G-string – it’s a pain! (6) 5 It’s first class for us, travelling with Jack (4,4) 6 Working as a bill-poster while being an armed robber? (8,2) 7 Says something about grades given by examiners (7) 8 Dog found where railway leaves the mine (6) 11 The ornament is shut up and locked inside (7) 16 “In that case a freed slave”, one interposed (6) 19 Man made fabric! (5) 20 Before, had forgone the buzzer (3) 22 About to enter the time (5) 23 Issuing an invitation and expecting an answer (6) 25 It’s way above my attempts at horticulture! (4,6) 26 As far as “a day boy” (3) 27 The Russian firm’s got the bounce! (7) 30 Include a number with exceptional promise (8) 31 As a guess, mash and what it often accompanies (8) 32 So bring round the day after, for a lark? (8) 33 Pay it’s wrong to hang on to (7) 35 Complained about the rain one was sick of (6) 36 An old, old boy coming back from the wine shop (6) 37 Involve English and Latin composition (6)