YESTERDAY’S SOLUTION

ACROSS: 9. Athletics 10. Patronage. 12. Bare 13. Degree 14. Nairobi 15. Cacophony 17. Dishonest 18. Earnest 19. Caddie 20. Scan

23. Moustache 25. Multitude 26. Tutu 27. Coupon 29. Panther 32. Goddesses 34. Imitation 35. Tsunami 36. Peseta 37. Stew

38. Overtaken 39. Northerly.

1. Barbecue 2. Short circuit 3. Lifeboat 4. Astray 5. Splendid 6. Standstill 7. Monitor 8. Remittance 11. Adore 16. Pretty

19. Cue 21. Cough mixture 22. Vienna 23. Mitigation 24. Chopsticks 25. Men 28. Postpone 29. Painters 30. Runaways 31. Penalty

33. Deuce 34. Insane.