STANDARD TWO-IN-ONE
CRYPTIC PUZZLE
ACROSS
9 Patient’s peevishness that the nurse laughs at? (3,6)
10 Rush off with the impetuous young person (8)
12 One page in writing follows, from “The Scamps” (4)
13 Go off to take a look at the material (6)
14 Returning, join in again with the followers (7)
15 Workers depressed easily (5,4)
17 Your destination when going to the country for a rest? (4,2,3)
18 Set to refuse (7)
20 Used cosmetics which compensated for? (4,2)
21 Succumb to the temptation to take a drop (4)
24 Shown always to have hinged on a crooked deal (8)
26 Obliged to detain, having been caught (8)
28 A surprise item on the bill (4)
29 “A herb and nut mixture,” to start with, is a falsification (6)
31 It comes with the delivery (7)
34 Anxious while it’s still in the balance (9)
36 Life will cease in it when the poor old earth is dead (9)
38 Crying out for a job (7)
39 Knock off the alcove (6)
40 Providing she doubles back (4)
41 No good at all when utterly
despondent (8)
42 Skulduggery in the obscene book? (5,4)
DOWN
1 Is he to find out it’s all over? (8)
2 Wearing underwear, quickly don (4,2)
3 At fifty one, therefore, by myself and melancholy (8)
4 Determine that the hole I darn will be well stitched up (6)
5 Afraid from the beginning, was induced to (8)
6 OK. That’s the right degree of impartiality (4,6)
7 Warning of, perhaps, a cut back first (7)
8 A shot gun (6)
11 Willingly again taking on the daily grind (7)
16 Is anything but dull and excels at (6)
19 Is bright, that’s obvious (5)
20 To get mother up would be absurd (3)
22 Change people notice, all round (5)
23 Maintain, for instance, the woman is making a comeback (6)
25 Tall like daddy? (4-6)
26 A good worker, the letter said (3)
27 Stop with the firm (7)
30 Doubly angry with the organisation (3,5)
31 Tired of walking round and round in
the forest, lost (8)
32 Trapping the wild animals, I reckon (8)
33 Somebody knocking, but he’s out (7)
35 The bar room, duck into (6)
36 In a cafe working, now, but it’s just a front (6)
37 No, sir. The pinhead is back in jail! (6)
EASY PUZZLE
ACROSS
9 Canteen (9)
10 Siblings (8)
12 Long journey (4)
13 Box (6)
14 Ridiculous pretence (7)
15 Evidence (9)
17 Relate (9)
18 Live together (7)
20 Spin (6)
21 Fruit (4)
24 Obstinate (8)
26 Impassioned (8)
28 Betting chances (4)
29 Scattered (6)
31 Hearing range (7)
34 Remiss (9)
36 Effusive (9)
38 Cut short (7)
39 Gloomy (6)
40 Excessively sentimental (4)
41 Fastening (4,4)
42 Original model (9)
DOWN
1 Overjoyed (8)
2 Dessert, informally (6)
3 Prison escape (5-3)
4 Larder (6)
5 Ample (8)
6 Jumble (10)
7 Playhouse (7)
8 Fleet (6)
11 Nom de plume (3,4)
16 Drink (6)
19 Despised (5)
20 Manage (3)
22 Meal (5)
23 Come out (6)
25 Not working properly, informally (2,3,5)
26 Vehicle (3)
27 Link (7)
30 Guess (8)
31 Type of paint (8)
32 Ragged (8)
33 Long-necked animal (7)
35 Attic (6)
36 Continent (6)
37 Forever (6)