Crossword

Puzzle corner

Nonce, 32 Chose, 35 Trip. Chianti, 16 Leaf, 18 Motherland, 22 Esau, 24 Alarming, 25 Canaries, 27 Orders, 28 Stakes, 31 Down: 1 Spectres, 2 Ices, 3 Mutineer, 4 Teens, 5 Parka, 6 Salted, 7 Thumbscrew, 8 Ashton, 15

Hamster, 36 Kendo, 37 Rinse, 38 Sunrise, 39 Scene. Edison, 20 Giza, 21 Satire, 23 Fabric, 26 Sink, 27 Odessa, 29 Taiwan, 30 Tunic, 33 Delta, 34 Across: 4 Tapes, 9 Picture, 10 Aches, 11 Enrol, 12 Cushion, 13 Tempt, 14 Scale, 17 Rommel, 19 Across

4 Ribbons (5) 9 Visible image (7) 10 Pains (5) 11 Register (5) 12 Pad (7) 13 Entice (5) 14 Fish covering (5) 17 The Desert Fox (6) 19 Microphone inventor (6) 20 Pyramid site (4) 21 Literary ridicule (6) 23 Cloth (6) 26 Go under (4) 27 Ukrainian Black Sea port (6) 29 Nationalist China (6) 30 Part of a military uniform (5) 33 Wide river-mouth (5) 34 Popular house pet (7) 36 Martial art (5) 37 Wash lightly (5) 38 Morning (7) 39 View (5)

Down

1 Ghosts (8) 2 Frozen treats (4) 3 Military rebel (8) 4 Adolescents (5) 5 Windcheater (5) 6 Brine-cured (6) 7 Instrument of torture (10) 8 Sir Frederick ---, choreographer (6) 15 Dry red Italian table wine (7) 16 Page (4) 18 Birthplace (10) 22 Hairy man of Genesis (4) 24 Frightening (8) 25 Pet birds (8) 27 Commands (6) 28 Posts (6) 31 Time being (5) 32 Elected (5) 35 Journey (4)