CRYPTIC SOLUTION FOR SUN, OCTOBER 21

ACROSS:

9, Ill-gotten 10, Blow over 12, High (hi) 13, Layout 14, I-nertia 15, Running in 17, Assailant 18, Off-i/c-er 20, Rattle 21, Spar 24, Part-i-SA-n 26, Lea-the-ry 28, Idea(l) 29, Shirty 31, For-ward 34, Monstrous 36, By oneself 38, Cut-lass 39, Roasts 40, Stir 41, Con-tinu-e 42, Solitaire.

DOWN:

1, Hit-herto 2, F-lagon 3, Stranger 4,

Unborn 5, Abstract 6, Tonic solfa 7, Cot-er-I-e

8, Berth-a 11, Captu-re 16, Incite (insight) 19,

Flame 20, Run 22, Pa-R-ma 23, Charge 25, School song 26, Lay 27, Tit-mice 30, Reserved 31, Frostily 32, De-form-ed 33, Stra-I-ts (rev) 35, Not-I-on 36, Brass-Y 37, Enta-IL.

EASY PUZZLE ACROSS:

9, Full house 10, Apiarist 12, Iota 13, Tuxedo 14, Consume 15, Avoidable 17, Adornment 18, Younger 20, Alaska 21, Rain 24, Editions 26, Skylight 28, Used 29, Wedded 31, Unearth 34, Withdrawn 36, Pointless 38, Torpedo 39, Upshot 40, Gait 41, Licensee 42, Lime green.

DOWN:

1, Efficacy 2, Blotto 3, Cucumber 4, Severe 5, Panorama 6, Disc jockey 7, Ironing 8, Astute 11, Neptune 16, Digits 19, Undue 20, Ass 22, Abhor 23, Silent 25, Opera house 26, Sad 27, Outwits 30, Dentures 31, Uniforms 32, Hesitant 33, Adhered 35, Turnip

36, Pestle 37, Eraser.