Last month’s solution

Across: 1 Muffin, 4 The Lady is a Vamp, 12 Charon, 13 Tom Ravenscroft, 15 Archipelago, 16 Meat-eater, 17 Liszt, 18 Tracklements, 21 As and when, 23 East Dereham, 24 Gang leader, 26 Scarlet hat, 29 Alistair Sim, 31 Esoterica, 33 Talking Heads, 34 Dryad, 37 Plimsolls, 39 Travel guide, 40 Chinese New Year, 41 Emmets, 42 Rogation Sunday, 43 Danson. Down: 1 Michael Vaughan, 2 Francesca Annis, 3 Ironist, 5 Hootanannie, 6 Lord Oaksey, 7 Dave Myers, 8 Ian Lavender, 9 Ancient Greece, 10 Agouti, 11 Petard, 14 Leitch, 19 The Hairy Bikers, 20 Smith and Wesson, 22 Doll Tearsheet, 25 A wink, 27 Che sarà sarà, 28 Amphitryon, 30 Songsters, 32 Oyster, 34 Digamma, 35 Spicer, 36 Si King, 38 Lie to.