SATURDAY’S SOLUTION

ACROSS: 9. Pen friend 10. One or two 12. I-tem (rev) 13. Star-V-e 14. Su-nrise 15. Get a-round 17. Very light 18. Re-s’ti-ve (rev)

20. Strain 21. Spar (rev) 24. Made it up 26. Brea-the-d 28. Note 29. Repair 31. Ali-m-ent 34. Insinuate 36. Going over 38. Dropper

39. Da-Rt-ed 40. Draw (rev) 41. I-nteres-t 42. Nothing on.

DOWN: 1. Springer 2. In-tent 3. Rest-cure 4. A-do-red 5. More-over 6. Tea-ser-vice 7. Wrinkle 8. Ow-N-ing 11. Rest-O-re 16. Ruin-ed 19. Start 20. Sap (rev) 22. Piece (peace) 23. String 25. The fair sex 26. Bar 27. Un-wind-s 30. Anecdot-E 31. An-I-set-te 32. Th-row-ing 33. Snapped 35. Spoons (rev) 36. Go-ring 37. Vir-a-go.