Crosswords/2005/February/6

Quick crossword

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Across

3. Body component (5)

8. Aircraft manufacturer (6)

9. Ancient source of advice and wisdom (6)

10. Paper counting units (5)

11. Wrestle during football (6)

13. Stepped on (4)

14. 2004-5 war led by USA on ______ (6)

15. Unrequited lover, secret _______ (7)

17. Force out (4)

20. Mother's brother (5)

23. Agreed end to conflict (5)

24. Hotel aimed for car drivers (6)

25. Rotating machine component (5)

27. By repetition (4)

30. Educational institution (7)

33. Need for drink (5)

34. Draw by cutting into surface (4)

35. Not susceptible (6)

37. Graphical user interface elements (5)

38. Rainbow colour (6)

39. Exhalation (6)

40. Synthetic fabric (5)

Down

1. One habitually afraid (6)

2. Basin (4)

3. Monster (4)

4. Type of accent (5)

5. Hole in nose (7)

6. Cuban leader (6)

7. Arm joints (6)

12. Pantry (6)

14. Relying on someone's truthfulness (5)

15. Change (5)

16. Lose body covering (5)

18. Undo eg ribbon, string (5)

19. Running total (5)

21. Gold purity measure (5)

22. Preserve corpse (6)

26. Personal view (7)

28. Petrol component, measure of performance (6)

29. Foreign (6)

31. Small, unit of time (6)

33. Canister used for winding upon (5)

35. Book numbering scheme (abbrev.) (4)

36. Gathering (4)

Answers tomorrow.

Yesterday's solution

CPZBPUSAGEHOSPITALSCAAANNYTRIBERELUCTANCEERTMNHEVILABARONNEMATTERAIMPALEBTICINGLLADVERBSHEAVEDUNEVENTYACIDIASSTAFAHRENHEITPIANOBREVAOCLOOSELEAFKNEELEWDRF