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CROSSWORD CHALLENGE 2854

CRYPTIC	EASY
ACROSS	ACROSS
9 Little time: there�s not enough of it (8) 10 Voice-over for a number (3) 11 The flat interior I�ll re-do in white (6) 12 Definitely, for the hip, action must be taken (6) 13 As ever, found out a lie-in does make it better (7) 14 Became, having got in a muddle, wearing (4) 15 Looks at the actors to see any needing grooming (5, 2, 3) 17 Foreigner on trial for cutting a key to enter (8) 18 Fail to find the originator (7) 19 The foreigner is in menswear, reportedly (4) 21 Wild game one�s captured in pictures (6) 24 Came up trumps as transporters? (9, 3, 5) 27 Misinform about the animal being a female (6) 29 Company for you when on your cruise (4) 30 Clive is worried. He backed into a car, or something! (7) 33 At home, a dog guards the cradle (8) 35 Regarded as, one thought (10) 36 Up to �Don�t let the land go to waste� (4) 37 Making a gear change to low and making it fast (7) 38 A danger of, that again is concealed by (6) 40 As a host, is successful (6) 41 Author who had a try at writing verse (3) 42 Only one? That�s odd (8)	9 Annoy or anger (8) 10 Star sign (3) 11 Overseas (6) 12 Dazed state (6) 13 Lockjaw (7) 14 Attitude or opinion (4) 15 Essential (10) 17 Pulls out (8) 18 Type of boat or ship (7) 19 Leg part (4) 21 Tempt (6) 24 Death penalty (7, 10) 27 Come into sight (6) 29 Notion (4) 30 Cafeteria (7) 33 Old soldiers (8) 35 Afraid (10) 36 Skye, say (4) 37 Launch vehicle (7) 38 Conflict (6) 40 Dealer in fabrics (6) 41 Slippery fish (3) 42 Rotates (8)

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1 Tell us what you have in mind? (5, 5) 2 Spring rain there�s a charge for trapping (4) 3 Odd character a fledgling doctor doesn�t want to treat? (4, 4) 4 Like the phoney Santa Claus one confronted? (7) 5 Are discovered, when you have to brake, on the street (4, 2, 5) 6 The pet is doing the same - consuming - it�s delicious (10) 7 Keep waving at, with the bottle (6) 8 The dog, dry, is given a drink (8) 10 Tell us to re-edit most of the material (5) 16 Doesn�t get on with, which creates complications (7) 20 It shows just how far my gardening goes! (5) 22 One gets into trouble through having poison (7) 23 First-class service (5, 6) 25 Compete against the same ten assorted foreigners (10) 26 With the girl and boy gone, saved (6, 4) 28 If needs must, figure a hat-pin might hold it (2, 1, 5) 31 Being old, I have got smart (8) 32 In the teens, dancing is great (7) 34 The pay, after a year, unfortunately rises (6) 35 Nearly all the cowardly yearn to (5) 39 �Flight� is right and wrong (4)	1 Branch of maths (10) 2 Speech defect (4) 3 Horse-drawn vehicle (8) 4 Sure (7) 5 Forged (11) 6 Dentures (5, 5) 7 Petty details (6) 8 Grand (8) 10 Turning tool (5) 16 Instance (7) 20 Shade of blue (5) 22 Playhouse (7) 23 Candid (5-6) 25 Shabby (10) 26 From that time on (10) 28 Delectation (8) 31 Sticky (8) 32 Collection of books (7) 34 Excuse (6) 35 Death-dealing (5) 39 Govern (4)