Giant Crossword
Across 9 Having had a thorough roasting, words of praise (4,4) 10 Outlaw, you catch returning (3) 11 He is right on the green (6) 12 Ridicule when you stop in to have a drink (4,2) 13 Rudely ejected the salesman from the health resort? (4,3) 14 Support the postponement (4) 15 Doomed to be an invalid? (3-7) 17 Not yet matronly? (8) 18 Necessitating the breaking of the lock (7) 19 Not moving house (4) 21 What it cost when a relation got the doctor in (6) 24 Prepared to do anything, yet never holding a permanent job (8,2,7) 27 Steal back to take one off the island (6) 29 Subsequently, in that case (4) 30 Is a fast mover, as second impressions show (7) 33 Not really terrible - it can be overlooked (8) 35 Gave the appearance of being ill while mother waited on (10) 36 An occupant of the stable very fond of apples? (4) 37 Not the Oxford coach! (7) 38 But so off key it’s just stupid (6) 40 Tired of the wintry conditions and the job (6) 41 The fate of many (3) 42 How strange one is (8)
Down 1 One of the rising people (10) 2 Was very sorry for having extorted money from (4) 3 Grumble that there’s always a palm out when there’s money about (8) 4 Locked up the ice-cream? (7) 5 At last forcing the storemen to give approval (11) 6 The rival on trial is unable to contain it (10) 7 Sit back and the girl will get you the paper (6) 8 Had been about to decrease, as it happened (8) 10 Kind of nail that has the point concealed (5) 16 A bit dry? No, it is the reverse (7) 20 A furious ‘I’m an assessor’ (5) 22 If, between the gold and diamonds, there’s a gap (7) 23 How very difficult a tongue twister is to say? (11) 25 Be more sensible than to get further acquainted with (4,6) 26 Understand you rock about when it gains speed (7,3) 28 How the refrigerator switches itself from time to time (2,3,3) 31 Identify exactly what’s got stuck into the cushion (8) 32 See first about arranging with the shopkeeper (7) 34 Pose embracing the new mum. That’s tiptop! (6) 35 A male and French - an artist (5) 39 Anxious to be given instruction verbally (4)