9 Shake and make his wobble (8)
10 He became, by mingling with, anti-Italian (3)
11 As a humble crew member, inured to being tongue-lashed (6)
12 Ready to go walkies when you lure (4,2)
13 The duds let a goal through! (7)
14 Agrees there's a gap between the Cs and Es (4)
15 Find, when you deliver the goods (4,6)
17 They bring down tourists (8)
18 Less reluctant, I hear, to drape round: very soft (7)
19 Flop and thereby hangs a tale! (4)
21Got satisfaction from a job well done? (6)
24 To judge fairly, play the entire tape (6,2,4,5)
27 The animal, a doe, wanders in with another animal (3,3)
29 Beats it - or whacks (4)
30 Places crack letting rain through - lots (7)
33Extracts from the sections about an animal (8)
35 Still having no proposal to put forward (10)
36 The prospect, in your opinion (4)
37 Having a drink with a man, single (7)
38 The counter does seem rickety (6)
40The homecoming gets one's interest (6)
41 Refuse to recognize as a curtailment (3)
42 Concluded the gun man had got irritated by (8)
9 A crack or break (8)
10 University, informally (3)
11 Counting frame (6)
12 Evaluate (6)
13 Ties up (7)
14 Engrave (4)
15 Produced by man (10)
17 As a rule (8)
18 Nil (7)
19 Betting chances (4)
21 Hair colour (6)
24 Extinct creature (5-7, 5)
27 Suture (6)
29 Midday (4)
30 Preserves after death (7)
33 Very hot curry (8)
35 Darling (10)
36 Insect (4)
37 Responded (7)
38 Say again (6)
40 Customer (6)
41 Thick black liquid (3)
42 Hurdle (8)
DOWN
DOWN
1 Fight no mercenaries take part in? (4-3-3)
2 I aim to capture the female (4)
3 Fix and clean out, to get a tip (8)
4 A smoke the singer, too, has gone out for (7)
5 I stride off, leaving the fallen star in big trouble (4,7)
6 The vulgarity of the clod? (10)
7 Appear to make the sound louder (4,2)
8 It's the law in France (8)
10 It's wrong to put on a skip (5)
16 Unmasked when one shed light on (7)
20 The bobtail, lame, hobbled round at a slow pace (5)
22 Card I changed the name on, which is going very far (7)
23 Coaches and a lorry trying to get to Broadway? (5,6)
25 Fighting to get a gig (10)
26 Someone trying to find me for his own ambitious ends? (4-6)
28 Thought I made trouble, having drink on board (8)
31 He's unfaithful to, a tape's played to reveal (8)
32 Mean to put the R in "wiry" (7)
34 In the bag and it's not openable (4,2)
35 "Rather wet?" Very, I put in" (5)
39 Were even, as a result, attached to (4)
1 Rank-and-file members (5,5)
2 Skin problem (4)
3 Query (8)
4 Sure (7)
5 Children's game (4-3-4)
6 Valet, say (10)
7 Photographic device (6)
8 Brawny (8)
10 Up to the time of (5)
16 Live or dwell in (7)
20 The same (5)
22 Luggage (7)
23 Sensible practical (4-2-5)
25 Gladden, elate (10)
26 Extraordinary (10)
28 Three-sided figure (8)
31 Car driver (8)
32 Go towards (4,3)
34 Be indecisive (6)
35 Indian instrument (5)
39 Baby carriage (4)
SOLUTIONS TO CROSSWORD 2873
CRYPTIC
EASY
ACROSS: 9, Brand-ish 10, Ali 11, AB-used 12, Head of 13, R-aim-ent 14, No-ds 15, Come across 17, Trippers 18, Ha-pp-ier 19, Saga 21, Earned 24, Listen to both sides 27, Pi-e do-g 29, Goes 30, Pa-r-cels 33, P-ass-ages 35, Motion-less 36, View 37, Martini 38, Totter 40, Return 41, Cut 42, Gat-hered
