ACROSS
3. A very dry white Burgundy wine (7) 9. Small, pungent, white-fleshed root eaten in salads (6) 10. Power failure (6) 11. 180° bend in a river (2-3) 12. Black and white American animals that emit offensive-smelling fluids to deter predators (6) 13. Aardvark (5,3) 14. Mistake (5) 16. Part of a flower that makes pollen (6) 17. Cupboard for food (6) 21. Unwanted plants (5) 23. Loose material placed on the soil around plants (5) 26. Moved little by little (5) 27. In leaf all year round (9) 28. Plantain producing Manila hemp fibre (5) 29. Male honeybee (5) 31. Sauer_____ is a German dish of fermented cabbage with salt (5) 32. Curve-bladed hand tool for cropping (6) 36. Economy; frugality (6) 38. Unobstructed stretch allowing a wind to build up (5) 40. In a favourable situation (2,6) 41. Appetising flavour (6) 42. Compound of oxygen and another element (5) 43. Dimly lit (6) 44. Reply or solution (6) 45. Of a horse, wearing a rider's seat (7)
