CRYPTIC CROSSWORD

ACROSS

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40 41 42 Getting a rebuke twice from the company myself (4,4) “It’s quite high, on a building,” we put in (3) Magazine I got stuck into in the nursery (6)

Finds out the figure one is being paid (6)

By contrast with, I repeat, the last half (7)

A cutting — a piece of paper (4)

The gossip about the lookalike is nonsense (6,4) Offers to, but one stands firm (5,3)

One may be charged — with assault (7)

A figure’s had a nought added to it, too (4)

Take advantage of the river’s being in semi-flood (6) Inkling that there’s an informer in your midst? (8,9) Female with a nice new boyfriend (6)

The club was prepared to, you say (4)

Must somehow get the painting back into the bank (7)

The woman calls round for the fruit (8) Watches, for a while, bits of it (10)

A bag snatch (4) Planning that makes sense (7)

Pulls off and the point breaks (6)

Air filter (6)

See as self-assertion (3) Enticing the child inside, is obviously drunk (8)

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10 16 Happen to arrive at, with the permit (4,2,4)

A drop in the rent (4) Finding much worse damage inside, give up (8) Escape? Come off it! (7) With “A votre sante.” Having a little something to eat (6,5)

Or inform one the tin is designed to hold pasta (10) Before marriage was she an American beauty queen? (6)

Being overweight, I guess, almost leaves me exhausted (8)

Follow the line (5) Snapped the bird — the bird on the shore (7) 20

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25 26 28 31 32 34 35 39 See the animal going in and catch it (5)

Rank as confidential (7) How entry was made to the Ark by fish — quickly (2,3,6) Remember to stay at home, but resent it (4,2,4) After an upset, has us taking food, but it’s disgusting (10) It is found inside in hers, when one’s left (8) As parasites go, is this a record? (8)

Run, legs buckling, carrying the twit (7)

On the subject of fuel, it’s nothing new (6)

The second time, a pudding comes with it (5) Return the call (4) ACROSS: 1. Salty 6. Tea-ms 9. Worn out 10. Have-N 11. Tours 12. Col.-on 13. Shavian 15. MI-d 17. Here 18. Be-muse 19. Scold

20. French 22. Tint 24. ‘Tis (rev.) 25. Not-ic-es 26. H-OK-um 27. I-Deal 28. Faith 29. Last man 30. Pe-t-er 31. Be-a-no

2. Apache 3. Twelve 4. Yon 5. On-I-on 6. T-utore-d 7. Eton 8. Mo-RR-is 12. C-at-Ch. 13. Shaft 14. (Di-)Aries 15. Mus-ic

16. D-ebts 18. Bloom 19. Sc-h-olar 21. Rid-D-L-e 22. Tisane 23. New-ton 25. Nutty 26. Hale 28. Fab