CROSSWORD PUZZLE
ACROSS
9 Flattering (9)
10 Appalling (9)
12 Monetary penalty (4) 13 Song of loyalty (6)
14 Small trifling article (7) 15 Bed cover (9)
17 Hospital doctor (9)
18 Follow a winding course (7) 19 Capital of Austria (6) 20 Woodwind instrument (4) 23 Incisive (9)
25 Brilliance (9)
26 Askew (4)
27 Scamper (6)
29 Lawman (7)
32 Occasionally (9)
34 Tall plant (9) 35 Performance (7)
36 Grumble (6)
37 Flying insect (4)
38 Type of examination (9) 39 Porcelain (4,5)
DOWN
1 School holiday period (4,4) 2 Refuse to listen (4,1,4,3) 3 Heavy shower (8) 4 Punctuation mark (6) 5 Hygienic (4,4)
6 Five-sided (10)
7 Trudge (7)
8 The recent past (10) 11 Motorcyclist (5) 16 Diminish (6)
19 Animal doctor (3)
21 Jazz piano style (6,6) 22 III (6)
23 Typewritten copy (10) 24 Partner in crime (10) 25 Secret agent (3)
28 Look like (8)
29 Optimistic (8)
30 Brow (8)
31 Law (7)
33 Islamic holy city (5) 34 Woody plants (6)