8 Anyhow, that’s the question always (7)
9 Hurry with the gun. Hey, war has broken out!
(6,3)
13 Land and a sign of habitation (5)
14 Criticism when you won’t take a risk at pon-
toon? (5)
15 Make a list and see I’m bothered by it (7)
16 Nonsense! As he chops, carry the wood inside (7)
17 Apportion, in a tax return (5)
18 Questions about the causes of inflation (5)
20 The rest of the artists (5)
22 When it comes to weirdness, does one have no
match? (6)
23 Keep interchanging the blood type in (6)
25 Trip the attendant, silly fool, coming in (7)
27 “Lacking humour” you interjected (7)
30 Impressed one as having been smitten by (6)
31 “The language!” you say, “Stop!”
32 Clear about the time (5)
35 With daybreak near, having surrounded the for-
est (5)
36 Called and sounded very unhappy (5)
37 Meantime, getting the English in trim all round
(7)
39 Make over the has-been? That’s the spirit! (7)
41 A bit of fun for the shy (5)
42 Picture back in the gaming room (5)
43 Confident, I fly in to give the endorsement (9)
44 Want and go to the well to get? (4,3)
8 Surgical knife (7)
9 A teller of anecdotes
(9)
13 Thighbone (5)
14 Fashion (5)
15 Travesty (7)
16 Loss of memory (7)
17 Escort (5)
18 Defeats (5)
20 Wild dog (5)
22 Hand digit (6)
23 Vagrants (6)
25 Slow and steady (7)
27 Colouring sticks (7)
30 Silky to the touch
(6)
31 Wooden-headed
hammer (6)
32 Speed contests (5)
35 Skinflint (5)
36 Abundant (5)
37 Difficult to catch
(7)
39 Green plover (7)
41 Train (5)
42 Satan (5)
43 Fast car (9)
44 Female voice (7)
DOWN
DOWN
1 Speaking French is smart (6)
2 Yours truly at a dance having a snack (4,4)
3 Is admitted, when one speaks to on the phone (4,7)
4 Is it worn when you’re sorry you got the push? (9)
5 Your break-through in exercising economy (7)
6 Meaning you won’t be charged for saying some-
thing politically incorrect? (4,6)
7 I charge over to get the vehicle (4)
10 Claim, for instance, the girl turned round (6)
11 And put in kids for awards (7)
12 Make one’s cooking more interesting, for a time
(6)
19 Action taken to find just how far things have
gone? (7)
21 Right to be frightened about being disfigured (7)
24 Well able to take on the enemy? (8,3)
26 It’s used - as a timing device (6-4)
28 Don’t make a good teller (9)
29 Dad is wrong in showing contempt (7)
30 Mean mum must get the baby dressed (6)
32 Unqualified and that’s wrong, wouldn’t you say?
(8)
33 Tone down the rage (6)
34 Takes a small amount to put in the paste mix-
ture (7)
38 Deduce, as one turns to the right (6)
40 Bag a duck outside (4)
1 Insight (6)
2 In the open air (8)
3 Compromise with
(4,7)
4 Plimsolls (9)
5 Cinema snack (7)
6 Soft fruit (10)
7 Cougar (4)
10 Frightened (6)
11 Authentic (7)
12 Against (6)
19 Yearbook (7)
21 Jittery (7)
24 Fraternity (11)
26 Resolute (10)
28 Filled to capacity
(3-6)
29 Unlawful (7)
30 Elementary (6)
32 Ball game (8)
33 Stinks (6)
34 Biggest (7)
38 Create, devise (6)
40 Pontiff (4)
