ES Crossword 2/9/11

[GKW]

17ac Picking up and driving the new car R_N_ING/_ _
18ac He was the first one on to take a look around P_O_ _ _R
20ac Simple Simon's pet _ _E/_O_
39ac A great opening for a boxer C_ _ _E_
40ac At the hospital with a gun wound, perhaps _A_ _
42ac Understands there's a snag and one's worried _ _T_ _ _S/_ _
16dn Time to get together with one another E_ _ _E_
20dn The Home Guard _ _D
32dn Continuing to think back when you circle round R_S_ _ _ _ _
33dn Though the coat is ridiculously large, putting up with it _T_I_A_
36dn Try to grasp, but it's a bit of a strain S_ _ _ _ _

TIA

[rich47]

running in
pioneer

[ubasses]

17 running in

[vallaw]

20 pie dog

40 harm

[vallaw]

42 catches on
32 resuming

[GKW]

I have got more letters for:
20dn P_D
36dn S_ _ _C_

[emu777]

36d snatch?
32d resounds?

[megamanda]

17ac RUNNING/IN
18ac PIONEER
39AC possibly CRATER
42ac CATCHES/ON
16dn ELEVEN
33dn STOICAL
36dn SNATCH

i NEVER GOT5DN, 20AC, 7DN,5DN OR 40DN AND 32 DN.