QUICKE

Across

1 Butterfly or moth grub (11) 8 Chum, mate (3) 9 Furrow made by wheels (3) 11 Provoke to creativity (7) 12 Force with a lever (5) 13 Horoscope lion (3) 14 Lair of a wild animal (3) 15 Until the end of time (7) 17 Yellowish-brown colour (3) 19 Lazy (4) 21 Notion, thought (4) 23 Titled woman (4) 25 Stare with an open mouth (4) 27 Breakfast food (3) 29 Easy to adore (7) 31 Bird of the night (3) 34 ___ Baba, panto character (3) 36 Someone with a halo (5) 37 Full of fun (7) 38 Paint container (3) 39 School subject (3) 40 Degree of hotness (11)

Down

1 Wickerwork material (4) 2 As well (4) 3 Instalment of a series (7) 4 Removed the rind from (6) 5 Expire, go out of date (5) 6 Barren, parched (4) 7 Trick, ploy (4) 8 Aeroplane flyer (5) 10 Anxious (5) 16 Get ___ of, discard (3) 18 Bite, peck (3) 20 Artificial colour (3) 22 ___ Monte, brand-name tinned fruit (3) 24 No fewer than (2,5) 25 Spooky spirit (5) 26 TV remote-control device (6) 28 Shame over wrongdoing (5) 30 Kept ready in a cask (2,3) 32 Serve at table (4) 33 Row of text (4) 34 Long way off (4) 35 Tempt, entice (4)