CRYPTIC CROSSWORD PETER CHAMBERLAIN

ACROSS

1 Pulverised parking lot on which building stands (10) 6 Pencil box? (6)

10 Let go of her quisling endlessly struggling (10)

11 A doctor went first and walked at a leisurely pace (6) 13 Anti-establishment free-forall (4,9)

16 Modestly included poem (3) 17 An American soldier thanks Ben, troublemaker (8)

20 Find repugnant some drab horror film (5)

23 Jack came back for scoundrel (3)

24 Go with Richard, not hard becoming a dog (5)

25 Blimey, American soldier has dog (5)

26 It flies female over (5)

27 Those skiing went round river (3)

28 40 reportedly do better than before (5) 29 Misappropriate way to take money (8)

33 Friend’s drink set back (3) 34 Linesman’s justifiable departure from conventional order? (6,7)

37 Ring again to cancel (6) 38 Ship burnt a mixture used by artist (10)

40 Deal with unknown formal agreement (6)

41 One dweller upset good-fornothing (4-2-4)

DOWN

1 Turn right and travel north to see fabled female monster (6) 2 Well in the North Sea, they may work (6)

3 Lady in retreat (3)

4 Sound line (5)

5 River and loch bird (5) 7 Christian from Antioch with Mo and Carl (5,8)

8 Who will be replanting rose initially inside another plant? (10) 9 Fishy diversion? (3,7)

12 One entering room at hotel in French resort (8) 14 Trumpeter who’s a rascal (5,8)

15 Each include Valerie initially or another lady (3)

18 Labelled that it had been designated for a particular use (8)

19 Beat rebellious brother unhesitatingly (5) 21 Uninhibited person having whisky, say, on the house (4,6) 22 A sloppy ace served is a revelation (10)

30 Met central section and the rest (3)

31 Offend most of panel elected first with energy (6)

32 Allow Henry to follow, that’s deadly (6)

35 Picture one wise man (5) 36 Non-mixer (5)

39 Sound of disapproval from lout cut short (3)