Across
- 1. a personalised nickname for an insufferable woman (8)
- 6. avoid at all costs…. in theory (7)
- 9. the best way to be, as opposed to optimism (9)
- 12. descriptor for fondness of someone (6)
- 13. just crazy (7)
- 15. mild homicidal tendencies (4, 4, 7)
- 16. usually induces the most serenity (5)
- 17. too many cocktails and a ucl med student later (4)
- 18. can he manage one thats not infected (9)
- 19. can’t catch him (7)
- 20. deriving and adopted from Miss Bazard Ferns (2, 4, 4)
- 22. ‘don’t worry, I’m a ...’ (9)
- 27. phonetically spelt drunk phase (8)
- 28. the way to assess monetary value (3, 3, 6)
- 29. they cause pain but pain is temporary for fashion (5)
- 31. concluding line that we always seem to return to despite his sexuality (4, 3)
- 33. the fondest of terms for a flying insect (5, 5)
- 36. the origin of household delirium (2, 9, 3, 3)
- 38. always lacking it (5)
Down
- 2. song that may induce a seizure due to the frequently accompanying strobe lights (8)
- 3. used to organise his 8 people’s worth of social commitments (8)
- 4. the three part summation phrase of Frankie (9, 9, 9)
- 5. sneaky ... (5)
- 7. Lyon, Lyotard, Brereton (13)
- 8. current preferred mode of violence (5)
- 10. the most common prefix to any sentence (4)
- 11. drink of choice with many variations (7)
- 14. just... (2, 2, 5)
- 21. the most frequent and valued state of being (5)
- 23. a term insinuating affectionate chaos (7)
- 24. an exclamation of surprise best received in all capitals (2)
- 25. mildly stereotypical queer term of endearment (5)
- 26. purposeful bluntness with an aim of self development (5)
- 30. much to Dr M’s dismay, the ... sonnet, Dr Brereton ™️ (7)
- 32. he doesn’t move when drunk, he ... (5)
- 34. the emotional damage music artist (4)
- 35. the latest drunk fast-track to a&e (9)
- 37. general approach to emotionally charged scenarios (3)