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CROSSWORD CHALLENGE 2896

CRYPTIC	EASY
ACROSS	ACROSS
9 At an awful price, about to get Indian food (5,4) 10 Don�t include - among the cars to be garaged? (5,3) 12 No novice; a girl (4) 13 Meaning to bring it in from an outside source (6) 14 Unimportant test the four are taking part in (7) 15 I drop Charlie off and come to shore (5,4) 17 Not altogether friendly when Arthur and I go in (9) 18 Pip, the dog, is inside tied up (7) 20 Smelling unpleasant, having got caught in the drain, somehow (6) 21 Begin by taking round to the fold (4) 24 A pest on the golf course? (8) 26 �An old roue� is mere banter (8) 28 Left again (4) 29 Seem annoyed when speaking of the wife (6) 31 Gives information about plants (7) 34 Reminded oneself of what the word �mother� means (4,5) 36 Danger averted by a yell from right beside you? (5,4) 38 A tin of split peas served as guest food? (7) 39 Supports and foots the bills for (6) 40 Looks at the said agreements (4) 41 See to it that you convince beyond doubt (4,4) 42 Move across and sit by (9)	9 Not mapped (9) 10 Foolish talk (8) 12 Garden of paradise (4) 13 Long-term shock (6) 14 Inflatable part (7) 15 Refraining from use (9) 17 Racing dog (9) 18 Naval servicemen (7) 20 Liberate (6) 21 Dirt in chimney (4) 24 Full of guilt (8) 26 fortified place (8) 28 Poker state (4) 29 African antelope (6) 31 Nose and throat con dition (7) 34 Gives up (9) 36 Freed (9) 38 Bird of prey (7) 39 Abnormal animal (6) 40 Without fat (4) 41 Sea organisms (8) 42 Scientific study of sound (9)

DOWN	DOWN
1 Knowledgeable about heraldry, is peeved (2,2,4) 2 The street name is a girl�s name (6) 3 For the company employee, decisive manage ment (4,4) 4 Having lost the lead for a short time (6) 5 Great excitement on the home turn (4,4) 6 Having the boss mentality, he does all the plan ning (10) 7 Come back to see the parson and I sit beside him (7) 8 Having knocked back the drink, she concocts a lie (6) 11 Shelling out about a pound for using the tennis court? (7) 16 Having injured an arm, he had protected it (6) 19 The figure you have in mind to sculpt (5) 20 Catch in the light (3) 22 Calls for the sheets (5) 23 Putting a silly point in is mad (6) 25 The magazine proprietor�s eldest child? (5,5) 26 May be humming the note you hear (3) 27 Stick back the animals with the other animals (7) 30 Stopped first to go through the various deeds (8) 31 A lot of wood from which to make church pews? (4,4) 32 With a bunch of pals, she had been playing in the water (8) 33 What�s biting when the fisherman gets a bite? (7) 35 A refusal to give a home to one boy (6) 36 Plans to get child star performing (6) 37 Why on a seesaw, nonetheless? (6)	1 Tepid (8) 2 Right to approach (6) 3 Naked, commonly (8) 4 After slightly (6) 5 Untidy (8) 6 Criminal (10) 7 Diplomat (7) 8 Horse-drawn car- riage (6) 11 Learned (7) 16 Set fire to (6) 19 Bird�s resting place (5) 20 Employ (3) 22 Smell (5) 23 Beer (6) 25 Faultless (10) 26 Indian state (3) 27 Spicy pepper (7) 30 Taking for granted (8) 31 Helper on ship (5,3) 32 Pleasure seeker (8) 33 Flow of electricity (7) 35 Cuddle closely (6) 36 Deadly (6) 37 Dissertation (6)