LAST WEEK’S SOLUTION

Across: 9, Keep still 10, Relieved 12, Lash 13, Scores 14, P-R-ecise 15, Can-celled 17, Running in 18, P-i-on-eer 20, Pie-dog 21, To-re 24, Re-leas-ed 26, Be-fall-en 28, O-pal 29, Accord (a chord) 31, Ro-Oster 34, Con-stance 36, So-un-d-less 38, Rubbish 39, Crater 40, H-arm 41, Rep-aints 42, Catch-es-on.

Down: 1, Skullcap 2, Reason 3, Circular 4, Gla-re-d 5, P-reserve 6, Sloping off 7, Heretic 8, Seeing 11, Mean-der 16, Eleven (11) 19, O-meg-a 20, Pad 22, Over-(for) t(ies) 23, Al-MO-nd 25, Second-hand 26, Bad (rev) 27, Concern 30, Over-cast 31, Rou-let-te 32, R-esum-ing 33, Stoica-L 35, Nab-be-d 36, Snatch 37, El-ap-se.