BBC FOCUS CROSSWORD
GIVE YOUR BRAIN A WORKOUT
ACROSS
9 Kindly make lava run in a fluid way, containing copper (9) 10 Worry about group not completing large gem (9) 12 I return to a tiny amount (4) 13 Plant book (6) 14 Aztec to haunt a construction by lake ( 7) 15 Jog with a strange fellow – The Fool, possibly (5,4) 17 Bridal gear to use as tour develops (9) 18 Two chaps from eastern Europe ( 7) 19 Treasurer finds ours didn’t start in pub (6) 20 Rosemary may be found in another book (4) 23 Picture room for light device (9) 25 Duck as germs are spread with tip of nose (9) 26 Playboy leaves – they’re taken by it (4) 27 Has resolved – mine is found under grate (3-3) 29 Woman swaps end with new pigment ( 7) 32 Old exercise tries to improve proficiency (9) 34 Religion is not his new medium (9) 35 Mug puts vehicle on a road ( 7) 36 That woman’s easy answer is lacking dissent (6) 37 Stomach has large surplus (4) 38 Wonderful to tolerate a bunch of stars (5,4) 39 Germanic hero is back, say, exhausted (9)
DOWN
1 Play a triad, alternatively, on bit of plumbing (8) 2 Understanding small wine brings disorientation ( 7,5) 3 Scheme ain’t working to get a vegetable (8) 4 Minced for a reason (6) 5 Artist mixes cuts to get record – gold (8) 6 Old creature set out urban roots (10) 7 Aristocrat of the French game ( 7) 8 Earl somehow less sensitive – not an imaginary figure (4,6) 11 Bird can be found in rocky creak (5) 16 Almost dull on Neptunian moon (6) 19 Percussion instrument heard to make some sound (3) 21 Eli sits alone distilling aroma compound (9,3) 22 Initially bully everyone to affect the voting (6) 23 Errand boy gets recent change in proportion (10) 24 Destinies interwoven with a part of S Asia (4,6) 25 Encountered the police in London (3) 28 Large number of people initially failed the oral (8) 29 Principal supporter to stop on the other side of the sea (4,4) 30 Graduate has need to run round to get a worm (8) 31 Diamonds put in air to give some dimension ( 7) 33 Writer joins church for money (5) 34 Emphasise anxiety (6)