Come Fly With Me solution
by Kegler
As indictated by the center entry, BYE BYE BIRDIE, eleven of the answers contain birds
(shown below in red) which are removed before entry.
Across
| 1 | DISROBING (RIGID SNOB anag) |
| 4 | ACKNOWLEDGE (WE GLANCED, OK anag) |
| 9 | MI + C(ROW)AVES |
| 10 | H(OLD)OVER |
| 12 | PI(G-MEN) + TED |
| 13 | SAT (1st letters) |
| 15 | EDWINA (A NEW ID anag) |
| 16 | E(WE)R |
| 17 | T + ILLS |
| 19 | R(AD)IO |
| 20 | RECOIL (2 defs) |
| 21 | BYE BYE BIRDIE |
| 24 | S(HIES)T |
| 27 | FEINT ("FAINT" hom) |
| 30 | DE(CO)Y |
| 32 | ALTO (hidden) |
| 33 | DAM + I + AN |
| 35 | LYE (hidden) |
| 36 | CREDULOUS (USER COULD anag) |
| 38 | YON + I |
| 39 | TEN + ETS |
| 40 | GUT + W(R)ENCH + ING (TUG rev; GIN anag) |
| 41 | MALAR + KEY |
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Down
| 1 | DAPPER (2 defs) |
| 2 | SIGN (2 defs) |
| 3 | GAM (MAG rev) |
| 4 | AVE + RT |
| 5 | CENTIME (TEN MICE anag) |
| 6 | NEED + LE |
| 7 | DO-SI-DO (ODD SO I anag) |
| 8 | enGLAND |
| 9 | MID + WAY (YAW + DIM rev) |
| 11 | REGRETABLE (REBEL TARGET anag) |
| 14 | B(RIB)ED |
| 18 | S + CREAM |
| 21 | BE(MUSE)D + L,Y |
| 22 | B(ROAD)EN |
| 23 | INTRAVENOUS (RUNS TO A VAIN anag, &lit) |
| 25 | INTER + N(MEN)T |
| 26 | SE + ARCH |
| 28 | T(OAST),Y |
| 29 | BAYOU (A BUOY anag) |
| 31 | YOUNG (GUY ON anag) |
| 34 | BO + TS + WANted + A |
| 37 | LEM (MEL rev) |
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