BIG CROSSWORD

ACROSS

8 Greet (7)

9 Very funny (9) 13 Human trunk (5) 14 Very fat (5) 15 Disciple (7)

16 Rifle attachment (7) 17 Evict (5)

18 Open sore (5) 20 Keen (5)

22 In recent times (6) 23 Star sign (6)

25 Pacify (7)

27 Stress (7)

30 Baby’s bed (6) 31 Destructive insect (6) 32 Colliery worker (5) 35 Additional (5) 36 Intends (5)

37 Ignore or disregard (7) 39 Display (7)

41 Teacher (5)

42 Circular coral reef (5) 43 Tables, chairs, etc. (9) 44 Wash and iron (7)

DOWN

1 Annual (6)

2 Sailing vessel (8) 3 Everlasting fame (11) 4 Fruit (9)

5 Competent (7)

6 Field glasses (10) 7 Corrode (4) 10 Firmly fixed (6) 11 Hates (7)

12 Card suit (6)

19 Funny drawing (7) 21 Chivalrous (7) 24 Person aged 100 (11) 26 Clavicle (10) 28 Religious retreat (9) 29 Throb (7)

30 Intelligent (6)

32 Sick headache (8) 33 Baby’s toy (6) 34 Mimic (7)

38 Runs away to wed (6) 40 Sixty minutes (4)