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CROSSWORD CHALLENGE 2893

CRYPTIC	EASY
ACROSS	ACROSS
8 How one defended one�s refusal to diet? (7) 9 What the broken-down actor needs? (5,4) 13 Totally at home with everybody (2,3) 14 Undressed, hide (5) 15 Warbled a song coming back - it�s the drink (7) 16 Working in a mine, is an instrumentalist (7) 17 We�d burst in on him (5) 18 Chops with an axe, as the cockney said (5) 20 It�s understand I must have discretion about (5) 22 Allow the French bean to be transplanted beforehand (6) 23 Disputed the said charge (6) 25 A fellow-Scotsman at the plant (7) 27 Dressed to go riding (7) 30 To get the match going, attack (6) 31 Make out Cleo got the policeman in (6) 32 Grasp there�s a snag (5) 35 Also getting two points for identifying the mountains (5) 36 �Inamorato� has a capital ring to it (5) 37 A speculation that creates agitation (7) 39 They show one�s wrong to give awards (7) 41 Succeeding in being even less punctual (5) 42 Lists showing parts of the body (5) 43 For fun I tweak and I tear off, just to annoy (9) 44 Keeps one�s promise to achieve academic distinction (7)	8 Kneecap (7) 9 Neat, orderly (9) 13 Elder (5) 14 Church singers (5) 15 Catches fire (7) 16 Pistol case (7) 17 Warehouse (5) 18 Lacking freshness (5) 20 Respond (5) 22 Overcast (6) 23 Cooks in an oven (6) 25 Withstands (7) 27 Antelope type (7) 30 Injures (6) 31 Spiced sausage (6) 32 Clean with a broom (5) 35 Looks for (5) 36 Pick-me-up (5) 37 Playhouse (7) 39 Make bigger (7) 41 Belonging to them (5) 42 Have being or reality (5) 43 Holiday for newlyweds (9) 44 Postmortem examination (7)

DOWN	DOWN
1 Turnover in layers: like the lemony filling (6) 2 Owing to still being in need of training as a fighter (8) 3 Stop a draught coming in, when you overhaul (5,3,3) 4 The plant, a weed, spreads in a while (9) 5 There, now! (7) 6 Agitated when flying (2,2,3,3) 7 The American brother is the heartless brother (4) 10 Fur lead the dog, perhaps, has (6) 11 Leaves out the R in �divers� (7) 12 Stopped the employment of, in the home (6) 19 Power with wind (7) 21 Found not guilty of having made money from (7) 24 Beef is what you ordered - well done (5,3,3) 26 Subscribes to a magazine one doesn�t agree with (5,5) 28 Figure putting the mail order through is a mere convention (9) 29 Holds forth about rain producing new growths (7) 30 A sporting attitude to adopt (6) 32 Understood you�ll do anything to get inside (6,2) 33 Has got the painters in? Bother! (6) 34 Putting up a card outside. It�s going very far (7) 38 The presumption is, if not they will confiscate (6) 40 Has come into, perhaps, and comes out with (4)	1 Light shoe (6) 2 On the q.t. (8) 3 Form of energy (11) 4 Treatment of the feet (9) 5 Runs at top speed (7) 6 Imitation gem (10) 7 Pimple (4) 10 Mum (6) 11 Aggressive driver (4,3) 12 Evaluate (6) 19 Pardon (7) 21 Take for granted (7) 24 Zodiac sign (11) 26 Imprudent, tactless (10) 28 Cultivated plant (9) 29 School bag (7) 30 Squanders (6) 32 Framework of bones (8) 33 Nice to took at (6) 34 Small rivers (7) 38 Desire to drink (6) 40 Plunder (4)