The National Crossword

ACROSS

2 Fixed part (mech)

8 At all times

9 Noted printing errors

12 Eat

13 Ruminant’s food

14 Singer

15 Likely to happen

17 Like a palace 19 Chase

21 Make beloved

23 Vapours emitted

27 Traps

30 Ship’s cheap rate accommodation

31 Wait on

33 Acting part

35 Enemy

36 Picture 37 Wooded tract of land

38 Faithful

39 Whirlpools

DOWN

1 Make off secretly

2 Cult

3 Soldiers

4 Sharp struggle

5 Far apart

6 Moving with ease

7 Burrowing mammal

10 Purifying

11 Large cask

16 Passing craze

18 Makes larger

20 In the preceding month

22 Respectful fear

23 Rods of authority

24 Chemical compounds 25 Took food

26 Composed

27 Went by sea

28 Charge with gas

29 Oozed

32 As well

34 Belonging to us