Giant Crossword

Across 9 Meaning acquiring a tan, somehow, is of the essence! (9) 10 ‘Pull in,’ you say, ‘and put it back’ (9) 12 Do gamblers get a kick when they do? (4) 13 Oral petitions go down well (6) 14 A number introduced to it show partiality for the taste (7) 15 Answered that reeds will spread around water (9) 17 Start off with a fire-screen of the highest quality (5-4) 18 Having put one’s foot down, tend to give way about the gun (7) 19 Telling you what ‘maxim’ means (6) 20 Convinced it’s inevitable (4) 23 The job of scoring at the policemen’s match? (5,4) 25 Reverses the decision about the regulations (9) 26 A minute is half an eternity when tortured (4) 27 The female one’s a murder victim (6) 29 The object of journalism (7) 32 You must, if you want to play tennis and enjoy yourself (4,1,4) 34 Cuts down, when the orders come round (9) 35 Did one a good turn in having forced one into (7) 36 Mother is a character! (6) 37 The done thing in class (4) 38 Inclines to fade in the middle of, one admits (9) 39 Rush that requires water (that’s a plant) (9) Down 1 Depress and make one give up the ghost? (8) 2 What’s making you cry, senorita? (7,5) 3 Appealed to, having gone round to see (6,2) 4 Leave just a wisp (6) 5 Is it easy prey for the gardener with the pesticide? (8) 6 Why it’s not like the other quarrels? (10) 7 With a ‘Presto!’ wave and grass appears (7) 8 They make sure you won’t lose the game (10) 11 A bouquet would make a romantic start (5) 16 A weirdo is pouring out a toddy when I come in (6) 19 Reserved for the cast (3) 21 The bruiser shopping for cosmetic surgery? (4,8) 22 ‘Are in agony for about an hour,’ you tell the readers (6) 23 Made to experience, when allowed to speak to on the phone (3,7) 24 Not lying, but honest (10) 25 The bird is a headless domestic one (3) 28 As a foreigner, be accommodating aliens illicitly (8) 29 Given the card with the code to be cracked (8) 30 The outfit we got together in France (8) 31 Negotiate terms the lawyers will profit from (7) 33 The home turn and all four are showing (5) 34 Made mother leave before the trial: would find it abhorrent (6)