ACROSS
3. Deep-fried ball of spiced, ground chickpeas (7) 8. Tool for aerating soil and breaking up subsurface layers without turning topsoil (6) 9. Season of harvest or of maturity (6) 10. Walled garden of fruit trees (7) 11. Scattered (6) 12. Foreign plant 13. Distinguish (7) 15. Small succulent fruit (5) 18. Straps for controlling a horse (5) 21. Variety of popular garden flower existing before the development of its hybrids (3,4) 23. Sweet frozen food of various flavours (3,5) 24. To decorate with floral ornaments (8) 26. Dull, constant pain in an organ of sight (3-4) 27. Assessed (5) 30. The____lily is a South African plant also called red hot poker (5) 33. Scaly reptiles with movable eyelids and non-expansible mouths (7) 35. Soft animal fat (6) 36. Acid giving lemons and limes their sourness (6) 37. Mislead (7) 38. Conclusion (6) 39. String-shaped piece of pasta (6) 40. Obvious (7)