CROSSWORD PUZZLE

ACROSS

9 Grind down (9) 10 Nerve pain (9) 12 Precipitation (4) 13 Highly-seasoned sausage (6) 14 Local language (7) 15 Bubbly (9) 17 Man-made (3,6) 18 Faithfulness (7) 19 Films on tape (6) 20 In good health (4) 23 Self-assured (9) 25 Tower of London warder (9) 26 Require (4) 27 Short and thick (6) 29 Tramp (7) 32 Surreptitious (9) 34 Row of columns (9) 35 Underwater missile (7) 36 Flora (6) 37 The red planet (4) 38 Nudity (9) 39 Earth-moving machine (9)

DOWN

1 Approbation (8) 2 Second sight (12) 3 Tardy (8) 4 Hold-ups (6) 5 Impartial (8) 6 Onerous (10) 7 Verve (7) 8 Specific (10) 11 Hail (5) 16 Sheepdog (6) 19 Barrel (3) 21 Spectacular show (8,4) 22 Former U.S. president (6) 23 Senior doctor (10) 24 Cricket fielding position (10) 25 Lad (3) 28 Hungarian capital (8) 29 dangerously unstable (8) 30 Cherish (8) 31 Pals (7) 33 Ma’s name (5) 34 Ill-tempered (6).