EASY CROSSWORD

ACROSS

9 Beer (5,3)

10 Flightless bird (3)

11 Stick (6)

12 Drunk, informally (6)

13 Witty remark (7)

14 Hindquarters (4)

15 Fickle (10)

17 Made a lord (8)

18 Guns (7)

19 Male singer (4)

21 Missive (6)

24 Shakespeare play (7,3,7) 27 Excellent (6)

29 Colliery (4)

30 Interval of rest (7)

33 Gun attachment (8)

35 Basic (10)

36 Close (4)

37 Large dog (7)

38 Danger (6)

40 Ascribe (6)

41 Louse egg (3)

42 Difference (8)

DOWN

1 Period of a thousand years (10)

2 Sharpen (4)

3 Merry-go-round (8)

4 A few (7)

5 Argumentative (11)

6 Food poisoning bacterium (10)

7 Angel (6)

8 First showing (8)

10 Live (5)

16 Deep indignation (7)

20 Decorate (5)

22 Musical instrument (7)

23 Hypnotic (11)

25 Not seemly (10)

26 Venture (10)

28 Cosmos (8)

31 Large animal (8)

32 Ideal (7)

34 Insect (6)

35 Decree (5)

39 Nought (4)