Easy Crossword

ACROSS 3. Merchandise (5) 8. Stupidity (5) 10. Era (5) 11. Lubricate (3) 12. Ketchup, e.g. (5) 13. Joyful (7) 15. Speed contests (5) 18. Domestic fuel (3) 19. Scold harshly (6) 21. Immature frog (7) 22. Spool (4) 23. Grotto (4) 24. Disgraceful action (7) 26. Shore bird (6) 29. Sleep, informally (3) 31. Islamic sacred book (5) 32. Portrays (7) 34. Automaton (5) 35. Pitch (3) 36. Army officer (5) 37. Truncheon (5) 38. Stratum (5) DOWN 1. Utensils (5) 2. Unlawful (7) 4. Egg-shaped (4) 5. Edict (6) 6. Javelin (5) 7. Group of eight (5) 9. Falsehood (3) 12. Dubious (7) 14. Craze (3) 16. Conspiracy (5) 17. Underground drain (5) 19. Bed covering (7) 20. Fracture (5) 21. Male voice (5) 23. Metropolis (7) 24. Married Spanish woman (6) 25. Slope downwards (3) 27. Of the voice (5) 28. Christmas hymn (5) 30. Razor sharpener (5) 32. Unemployment benefit, informally (4) 33. Feline (3)

SOLUTIONS TO LAST WEEK’S EASY CROSSWORD:

ACROSS: 3 Saved; 9 Origin; 10 Veneer; 11 Totem; 12 Imam; 15 Ripple; 17 Caracas; 19 Tot; 20 Kudos; 22 Float; 24 Dense; 25 World; 27 Dry; 29 Yearned; 32 Usurps; 34 Sari; 35 Eerie; 37 Armada; 38 Native; 39 Onset. DOWN: 1 Logic; 2 Cigar; 3 Sit; 4 Anorak; 5 Ever; 6 Demigod; 7 Tempt; 8 Cruet; 13 Maulers; 14 Macaw; 16 Lobster; 18 Sully; 21 Seers; 23 Torpedo; 26 Define; 27 Ducat; 28 Yummy; 30 Nadir; 31 Diver; 33 Sean; 36 Eat.