Last week’s solutions

ACROSS: 9, Anecdote 10, Sir 11, Ideals 12, Poseur 13, Rhubarb 14, Onyx 15, Scaredy-cat 17, Narrator 18, Carvers 19, Tofu 21, Orated 24, The Mill on the Floss 27, Arcane 29, Need 30, Admiral 33, Appetite 35, Leprechaun 36, Ergo 37, Imbibed 38, Liaise 40, Cereal 41, Sea 42, Rush hour.

DOWN: 1, Insouciant 2, Acre 3, Corridor 4, Derrick 5, Dreadnought 6, Timber wolf 7, Fedora 8, Claymore 10, Spurt 16, Riviera 20, Ounce 22, Abolish 23, Blunderbuss 25, Ineligible 26, Statuesque 28, Repartee 31, Duellist 32, Spiders 34, Eloped 35, Libra 39, Ache.