Last week’s solution

Across: 9, In tra-nsit 10, Precious 12, Edam (rev) 13, Re-ma-in 14, Run down 15, Tearfully 17, Denseness 18, R-I s-ings 20, Capto-r 21, Face 24, Measures 26, Gathered 28, Rite (right) 29, A-droit 31, Fired up 34, F-rag-rance 36, Marks time 38, Scratch 39, Cla-I-ms 40, Save 41, P-ass-ages 42, Res-train-t.

Down: 1, Director 2, S-trat-a (rev) 3, As well as 4, Steady 5, Opened up 6, Bearing out 7, P-I-on-eer 8, Furo-re 11, An-I-see-d 16, Finish (Finnish) 19, S-he-et 20, Cos. 22, A-men-d 23, Pea-R-ls 25, Riding high 26, Got 27, Pr-of-ess 30, Over-cast 31, For-emos-t 32, Pre-vents 33, P-rot-est 35, A-b-ro-ad 36, Me-Ag-re 37, Italic.