CRYPTIC CROSSWORD PETER CHAMBERLAIN

ACROSS

1 Film, say, in local (8)

5 One’s getting in the layer with Penny once charged with oxygen (8)

10 Cruets I’d arranged for hors d’oeuvre (8)

12 Having an oily feel that’s unpleasantly flattering (8) 13 Weak-looking with children’s game (5)

14 See rink has melted (6) 15 Bestow honour, many on retiring judge (6)

16 Stay, run inside to sharpen one’s razor (5)

17 Come across swarm on the way back (4)

21 Gamble on a foreign character (4)

22 Bangers that have been battered (4-2-3-4)

24 Easily angered but without delay made resilient (5-8) 27 We are in difficulties in it of course (4)

28 Bread, father took it inside (4) 30 Free-man? (5)

32 Concealed layer swallows did for building (6)

33 Regular business practice (6) 34 Blackish wharf? (5) 36 Double-first of course (4-4) 37 Grannies’ other wages (8) 38 Educated to a degree (8) 39 Mate let extra material included be on TV (8)

DOWN

1 Satan’s appellation? (8)

2 Great relative allowed glove (8) 3 Small person’s wife going into spasm (6)

4 After six we get up to watch (4) 6 Crazy unknown has some (4) 7 Country not in a revolution (6) 8 Secret of criminal that’s completely unpunished (4-4) 9 Do-it-yourself tapestry turned up in confusion (8) 11 One cannot miss him or her in the chair (7,6)

12 Until definite time it is modern (2,2,3,6)

18 Weight raised at speed (3-2) 19 Cited new decree (5)

20 Flung from end to end as reported (5)

21 Signal, possible epidemic contained (5)

23 Lily’s new shop deal (8)

24 It comes between third and fifth parts of a circle (8)

25 It’s as far as boxing match will go (8)

26 Almost see burrowing animal holding monkey (8)

29 State chief employs IT whizz (6) 31 Fruit at start of 500th anniversary (6)

34 Mock Jack with monkey (4) 35 Key university (4)