CRYPTIC CROSSWORD
ACROSS
8 Interrupt a burglary (5-2) 9 With anticipation, warning,
you see (9)
13 By the previous wife, do
right (5)
14 Having, myself, got fifty on
“Tropical Fruit” (5)
15 The non-attendance of Jack,
the scene-shifter (7)
16 Lack of guile and love found
in a dog (7)
17 Thought many had been
exploited (5)
18 High but not squeaky! (5) 20 Psychiatrist’s answer to “Is he sane to keep wandering the world?” (5)
22 A bird’s nest? (3,3)
23 With an imitation cover, or
awning (6)
25 Rust in the centre of the gun
(7)
27 How’s about “Everything in
it is superficial”? (7) 30 Hissing back when the cat’s
caught it (6)
31 Decline to take the dog back,
but have to (2,4)
32 The snag about the haul?
(5)
35 For her the cockney had
jellied eel (5)
36 Metes out the Dover sole,
not over cooked (5)
37 Quick to show what you feel
(7)
39 He throws into jug (7)
41 As head cook, I am in the
middle (5)
42 Yours is in the hold (5) 43 Provided with, fully
equipped to live in (9) 44 Within the house is the
scoundrel (7)
DOWN
1 Decree otherwise and I fall
out with (6)
2 It’s very fashionable is what
I’ve just said (4,4)
3 Business colleagues? (4,7) 4 Team up with the children and take part in the controversy (4,5)
5 Looks like “Best wishes” (7) 6 If frost damaged everything
to start with (5,2,3)
7 It’s said to stop a tot from
growing (4)
10 Would the light be a trick?
(6)
11 By the colour, you’ll see how
old the feathers are (7)
12 Is committing murder such a
sin? (6)
19 Find it’s a warning (4,3)
21 A low gear, in some strange
way, is making it fast (7) 24 Different look you get when
you’re on holiday (6,2,3) 26 Prepare to strike - vote for it
(5,1,4)
28 Had been picked up, one
gathered (9)
29 A jersey, perhaps, an item of underwear found in the meadow (7)
30 For the dog, I got food from
the fishmonger’s (6)
32 To provide the finishing touch, has money left to (3,2,3)
33 Since then, has bustled
about to hurry up (6)
34 Now line up and speak to (7) 38 Find out lice are exterminated by it (6)
40 A trip and it’s back in the old
routine, love! (4)