JUMBO CROSSWORD

QUICK CLUES

ACROSS: 9 Alternatively (9)

10 Allusion (9) 12 Entice (4)

13 Foil (6) 14 Notice (7)

15 Joke (9) 17 Shopkeepers (9)

18 Coy (7)

19 Flag (6)

20 Open (4)

23 Implored (9)

25 Defers (9)

26 Assists (4)

27 Bower (6)

29 Calms (7)

32 Forbearance (9)

34 Game (9)

35 Overturn (7)

36 Swindles (6)

37 Cut (4)

38 Feelers (9)

39 Singer (9)

DOWN: 1 Disciple (8) 2 Myopic (5-7) 3 Hodgepodge (8) 4 Comment (6)

5 Brothers (8) 6 Easy (10)

7 Severe (7)

8 Slumps (10)

11 Courage (5)

16 Tool (6)

19 Offer (3)

21 Unconcernedly (12)

22 Grow (6)

23 Flexibility (10)

24 Dance (10)

25 Average (3)

28 Cloudy (8)

29 Seeing (8)

30 Collie (8)

31 Coming (7)

33 Flower (5)

34 Whiten (6)

ACROSS

9 As before, another successful jump (4,5)

10 If not, I swore to release the captive (9)

12 Scoffs at, when accommodated in quarters (4)

13 The singers had wobbly notes right through (6)

14 Break off the engagement (7)

15 Having bought things you couldn’t afford but were too attracted by? (9) 17 Arriving and using as a studio (7,2)

18 Again, it’s a struggle to transport the goods carried (7)

19 He’s trying to drum up business, the dog! (6)

20 Shot back, mad (4)

23 Corrected when one re-invested (9)

25 Eating the unfortunate Ivor’s heart out (9)

26 Want to take part in “2” (4)

27 Showing shrewdness, mean to enmesh the copper in (6)

29 With a laugh, turning, reins the gee-gee in (7)

32 Terribly resent, though accepting, the small bribe (9)

34 Looked in amazement at the egg flip brought in, astonished (9)

35 Promise to give one a hand (7)

36 Almost taking a year to learn to swim (6)

37 As usual, “round about one” means two (4)

38 Where the yes-man goes when he retires? (4,2,3)

39 Runs on ahead of the animals (9)

DOWN

1 Has the desired effect when the rider takes a tumble (5,3)

2 Be annoyed, but prepare to do some darning for? (3,3,6)

3 Having moored, was forced to be quick (4,4)

4 Awaiting delivery? (6)

5 Think, as you do, red is coming back (8)

6 As trade’s bad all round, he is unhappy (5,1,4)

7 Secreting it back among the shuffled cards is going too far (7) 8 An individual competent and of good appearance (10)

11 Putting a coat on – it’s getting very cold (5)

16 The weapon comes out, dear, the duplicate keys go in (6)

19 Crack up, which is awful (3)

21 Prepared to fire with very little justification (7-5)

22 Managing to bite back, holding with the tooth (6)

23 “Tries to gain admittance” sounds familiar (5,1,4)

24 Old timer (6-4)

25 Anti study (3)

28 Made the rain pour into and soak (8)

29 Everyone goes round and vegetarian food is provided (8) 30 Angry, thwart the international organisation (3,5)

31 Having been trampled underfoot, Don’s too upset (5,2)

33 The pound note is about to make a comeback, John (5)

34 A name’s held up and it’s “Jack” (6)