SOLUTIONS FROM LAST WEEK

ACROSS: 9, Level best 10, Whistler 12, Nail 13, W-all-et 14, P-O-inter 15, He-si-ta-tes 17, Men-agerie 18, Se-cur-ed 20, Turn on 21, Line 24, Straight 26, Off-break 28, A-shy 29, R-idd-L-e 31, Put-down 34, High-light 36, Last straw 38, Run down 39, Stumps 40, Plan(e) 41, Nepal-ese 42, Cor-tison-e.

DOWN: 1, Clinches 2, A-void-s 3, Departed 4, Stalls 5, Two-timer 6, Ripping off 7, St-R-ingy 8, Setter 11, Orde-red 16, Th-re-at 19, Catch 20, Tot (rev) 22, I-dah-O 23, G-rat-Is 25, Going under 26, One (won) 27, Was-hers 30, De-test-ed 31, Pa’s-sport 32, No wonder 33, Also ran 35, Gan-der (rev) 36, L-a-unch 37, Roll-on.