JUMBO CROSSWORD

QUICK CLUES

ACROSS: 8 Tiredness (7) 9 Favoured (9) 13 Hair dye (5) 14 Pool of money (5)

15 Antagonistic (7)

16 Underwater missile (7)

17 Decorate (5)

18 Squander (5)

20 Choral composition (5)

22 Story (6)

23 Dress (6)

25 Fan-tailed bird (7)

27 Maybe (7)

30 Newspaper piece (6)

31 Health centre (6)

32 Medium for discussion (5)

35 Follow (5)

36 Narcotic drug (5)

37 Eternal (7)

39 Flatfish (7)

41 Book of maps (5)

42 Lariat (5)

43 Generous (9)

44 Pagan (7)

DOWN: 1 Bearing (6) 2 Light bulb part (8) 3 Ornate timepiece (6,5)

4 Swift dog (9)

5 Cavalier (7)

6 Timepiece worn on the arm (10)

7 Abominable snowman (4)

10 Beat (6)

11 Unusual (7)

12 Harsh (6)

19 Captain (7)

21 Plant support (7)

24 Favourite pupil (8,3)

26 Waist sash (10)

28 Final demand (9)

29 Beasts (7)

30 Eastern Europeans (6)

32 Faithfulness (8)

33 Lucky thing (6)

34 Include (7)

CRYPTIC CLUES

ACROSS: 8 Put the “a” in “craze”, you twit! (7)

9 Begin with fish, which is surprising (9)

13 She comes round once a year (5)

14 Jack is the one with funny ears, on the outside (5)

15 A tank is the nicest possible receptacle for rain (7)

16 Ron’s tucked into bed by the spouse (7)

17 Sandwich filling to make the bread slices stick together? (5)

18 Slowly proceed to dice the lamb – English (5) 20 Mean with money when it’s hard to come by (5)

22 A hullabaloo and court battle the year after (6)

23 Day, you conclude, is an ally (6)

25 Information about an anticoagulant obtained from a plant (7)

27 “The Lady-love Returns” is soppy! (7)

30 Still, it is interference (6)

31 A fear of catching cold is rare (6)

32 With a bank note, getting in to see the game (5)

35 An intermission? That’s lucky! (5)

36 Finished before time, it’s made clear (5)

37 Unable to forget the relation he’d smothered (7)

39 Is not worried about what’s yet to come (2,5) 41 The man at the herbalist’s (5)

42 Injures the retreating gentleman that has got trapped (5)

43 Usually it turns green, mate (9)

44 What’s that the mermaid’s stroking? (7) DOWN: 1 Middle-aged woman the tram ran over (6)

2 He’ll get us to rally round and pay for it (5,3)

3 Overdo it and don’t let you off at your stop? (5,3,3)

4 As a rule, is played in the tea-break, without hurrying (2,7)

5 It contains a knick-knack and this is a really good one! (7)

6 Fated to be an invalid? (3-7)

7 As soon as one has the key inserted (4)

10 It’s lucky her son is wearing a kilt! (6)

11 When the editor returns, is put through and there’s a quarrel (7)

12 Of course I would need to rearrange the contents (6)

19 Making tea when we go back, to carry outside (7)

21 Terribly enraged by explosive (7)

24 Go ahead and star in (4,3,4)

26 Reckons not to be a let, when one considers it (6,4)

28 He’s mad to get the pay and have fun (9)

29 “A nuisance? Nonsense!” you put in, or remonstrate (7)

30 Give in and let the boy take the bus back (6) 32 Be responsible for, when the teeniest bit rancid (5,3)

33 Eaten cold and raw, right now is hot (6)

34 Favouring moving, as we anticipated (7)

38 Defeat for the party (6)

40 As you say, catch glimpses (4)