CRYPTIC CROSSWORD PETER CHAMBERLAIN

ACROSS

1 Escape by aeroplane (4,6) 6 Wandered but didn’t start, having moved at an easy pace (6)

10 Topped up from deli, supper (10)

11 Man round bringing meat (6) 13 It is currently attractive (13) 16 Your youth yesterday was included (3)

17 One that hibernates finds bedroom by river! (8) 20 Toothed wheel found by rector at church (5) 23 Non-professional bet (3) 24 Unruly Mohican I’m leaving chip (5)

25 Jones tells of entry (5) 26 Singers’ echo I replicated somewhat (5)

27 Vessel from old city, new initially (3)

28 Picking-up point (5) 29 Capability Brown’s weapon, item from auction (8) 33 Scuppered from entering sports competition (3) 34 Supreme commander or army officer is going both ways with doctor (13)

37 Icy female showing no flexibility (6)

38 Innovative new advantage right to be included (5-5) 40 Ministers unusually grey class first (6)

41 States part that’s a young country (3,7)

DOWN

1 Nameless warder from the country (6)

2 Kelvin is satisfied with fate (6) 3 Fine work from dandy (3) 4 Single mainly gloomy house (5)

5 Funny sound from this wild animal (5)

7 Soldiers annoyed with decoration (8,5)

8 Suspension of Matthew reaching stopping-place not south (10)

9 Herbie’s dry concoction found in the Midlands (10) 12 Cover note put into wrapper (8)

14 Proceeding to be extensive first and uncompromising (13) 15 Sound heard in the fields for nothing more than a short time (3)

18 Mother queueing on railway (8)

19 Federation about leaving island (5)

21 A French remedy that is not exact in detail (10)

22 Bill has care of member with 51 engineers becoming partner in crime (10) 30 Rechabites’ drink? (3)

31 A riser removed from chain (6)

32 Lassie to finish part of cigarette (3-3)

35 Show to see twice, we hear

(5)

36 The French gun cocked inside produced forward thrust (5) 39 Two-way transport (3)