Giant Crossword

Across

9 Indicator as to where to put your name to the letters? (8)

10 A coin you bring us back with a hole in it (3) 11 Exhibit from the robbery (4,2) 12 Scratch the two first letters out, dear (6) 13 A hint the dog gives you (7)

14 So is heard complaining (4)

15 Ring a bell - or shout a warning (4,2,4) 17 Interested in money, possessions and stuff (8)

18 She put in the clue for ‘controlled’ (7) 19 Having knocked back drinks, drive (4) 21 Worn in all weathers (6)

24 Scotching the mugging? (8,2,3,4) 27 Sound choice of toy for someone very young (6)

29 In particular, I time myself coming back (4) 30 Where an airplane might disappoint the pilot? (3-4)

33 About five among the cases treated have deep depression (8)

35 Don’t agree I d broken the agreement about (10)

36 As soon as the figure is divided by a hundred (4)

37 He gossips about the race being crooked later (7)

38 Having more time off for exercise? (6) 40 Show or leave out, right at the beginning (6) 41 Manage to get a ladder (3)

42 The holy father came in with the prior (8)

Down

1 Come first in the spooning competition? (3,2,1,4)

2 Also backing ‘Ex-tender’ (4)

3 Cavity the driller droned on and on about? (8) 4 Intervenes on the flight approaching it? (5,2) 5 Hey! Only a very little! (4,1,6)

6 On hand repeatedly with words of sympathy (5,5)

7 ‘Fastener’ is more analogous (6) 8 Acquire leverage (8)

10 Saw inside, playing the piano (5) 16 Battling longer than the others, show endurance? (4,3)

20 Lying as before, on getting caught (5)

22 Drove badly, I figure, and went too far (7)

23 The low-down from one of the prisoners? (6,5)

25 Freezes and it remains fresh to this day (5,5)

26 The early morning air? (4,6) 28 Having called through, read out, as pre-planned (8) 31 Registered the need to repair the table within (8)

32 Opens and allows us to consume the prawn concoction (7) 34 Competed and we went in and watched (6)

35 The punctuation, pass over (5) 39 A mistake in the chit (4)