CRYPTIC CROSSWORD
1 ACROSS 3 Sandy locations where a ship gets a hole in it (5) 8 Type or pen a couple of letters (5) 10 A born swimmer fond of fish (5) 11 He holds nothing but a garden tool (3) 12 It’s in France, but you’ll see some around Maidenhead (5) 13 A singular game for the relatively rotund (7) 15 The cat turns on it without a sound (5) 18 The female uses the same key (3) 19 Being civil is very much like the police (6) 21 Where, in London, a bad actor gets a little kiss (7) 22 German cherry centre (4) 23 Sent, it’s said, a little money (4) 24 Those impatient to get ahead in dope peddling? (7) 26 An arresting thing to say (4,2) 29 Ships move under it (3) 31 Some pretty, rolling countryside in Austria (5) 32 Not exactly gabbled, but distorted (7) 34 Friendly in a doggy way? (5) 35 The mien of a first-class ruling head (3) 36 You finish in debt right at the start! (5) 37 Order half a case and you’ll get fat! (5) 38 Blue boy? (5)
DOWN
Dumas character who sat untidily around the house (5) 2 Like the fat lady’s chance of becoming sylphlike (7) 4 Inferior, but getting odd bits of sponsorship (4) 5 Jones’s double takes a lot of beating! (3-3) 6 Quietly take the least chance (5) 7 It’s worth getting the wrong time about right! (5) 9 Anybody seeming a bit useful? (3) 12 Discover the hard way (4,3) 14 Indo-Chinese medical person? (3) 16 Quotes what one sees mentioned? (5) 17 Guys may contribute to their support (5) 19 Possible pay thaw helpful if you have to walk (7) 20 Its players may have drive (5) 21 Good man, formerly capital in public relations (5) 23 One moans a lot, but hasn’t done so for very long (7) 24 Historic hand washer (6) 25 Attention to something corny? (3) 27 Their tread, on the road, is wearing (5) 28 Sort of toaster to get dad out of bed? (3-2) 30 Snappy contribution to better service (5) 32 Delight in singing at the club, perhaps? (4) 33 Rest among the lilies (3)
YESTERDAY’S SOLUTION ACROSS: 9. Well done 10. Ban (rev) 11. Olive-r 12. S-end-up 13. Spa-t-out 14. Stay 15. Ill-starred 17. Sisterly 18. Forcing 19. Firm 21. A-MO-unt 24. Sticking at nothing 27. Bor-neo 29. Then 30. S-prints 33. Passable 35. Ma-lingered 36. A-dam 37. Trainer 38. Obtus-E 40. Off-ice 41. Lot 42. Singular. DOWN: 1. Rebellious 2. Bled 3. Co-mpla-in 4. Dessert (rev) 5. End-orsement 6. C-on-test-an’t 7. Tis-Sue 8. Be-fall-en 10. Bra-N-d 16. Sec-ti-on 20. I-rate 22. Or-if-ice 23. Un-utterably 25. Know better 26. Gather-s-way 28. On and off 31. Pin-point 32. F-lo-rist 34. S-umm-it 35. Man-et 39. Taut (taught).