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USE THE GRID WITH THE CRYPTIC OR THE EASY CLUES, BUT BEWARE: THE ANSWERS ARE DIFFERENT.
EASY CLUES
ACROSS
9 Vaccinate (9)
10 Dark brown colour (9) 12 Den (4)
13 Winter sportsman (6) 14 Tomato sauce (7) 15 Loud-hailer (9) 17 Mineral (9)
18 Sudden attack (7) 19 Sanctuary (6)
20 Meat (4)
23 Meal (9)
25 Exactly the same (9) 26 Period before Easter
(4)
27 Record cover (6) 29 Fruit (7)
32 Levelled the scores
(9)
34 Edifying (9)
35 Balkan country (7) 36 Usual (6)
37 Prison room (4) 38 Type of painting (9) 39 Joining up (9)
DOWN
1 Certificates (8)
2 Bird (6,6)
3 Spine (8)
4 Middle (6)
5 Dearth (8)
6 Take industrial action
(4,2,4)
7 Prisoner (7) 8 Deferential (10) 11 Pale (5)
16 Spirited (6) 19 Appropriate (3) 21 Reference book (12) 22 Go without food (6) 23 Credible (10) 24 Ordinary sailor (4,6) 25 Anger (3)
28 Imperil (8)
29 Lovable (8)
30 Study of God (8) 31 Ailment (7)
33 Of a town (5) 34 Prison guard (6)
CRYPTIC CLUES
ACROSS
9 Begin to talk about one
taking to drink (9)
10 Not knowing the thread had fallen into the ink (2,3,4)
12 A soft light, please
(4)
13 The room needs a dust badly. I will get round to it (6)
14 Attacks the insects surrounding the animal (7)
15 Appalled at having
broken? (9)
17 The one making the speech is the bowler (9)
18 They make for the
woods (7)
19 Underline “anxiety”
(6)
20 Shut up after a firm
“Get work” (4)
23 Was fast and furious: the sea being rough (4,5)
25 Save money by getting
a local job (9) 26 “Squandered” has a
sad sound to it (4)
27 Is depressed about, when you repudiate (6)
29 Very happy, now the train is moving out
(7)
32 Help the ladies carry out and put away (4,5)
34 Stuff the man’s with
meat (9)
35 Bag and keep everybody
in detention (7) 36 Cut back to the relations as they put the children to bed (4,2) 37 It’s rotten being short
of money (4)
38 A Mrs Green ordering
a duck (9)
39 One’s utmost to get
even? (5,4)
DOWN
1 Either created or was
cool and calm (8)
2 Hale and hearty though
bowed? (3,2,1,6)
3 In the past, impressionistic bird designs (8)
4 Was inclined to, if one
cared for (6) 5 Complaint from the
mess (8) 6 In the main, it’s a great
leveller (10)
7 Scold for getting the material overprocessed (7)
8 When it comes to tall stories, this beats all! (10)
11 A fellow having a half of bitter as a chaser (5)
16 Allow the nippers to put in an appearance (6)
19 Understand, when the
note is sounded (3) 21 An outdated drink?
(3-9)
22 As chief, he doesn’t
succeed (6)
23 Is it not still
providing you with accommodation? (6,4)
24 Not having a ghost of eagerness and energy? (10)
25 Don’t allow to catch
up (3)
28 It’s clear anger does
exhaust one (8)
29 Get back again at
three, with a girl (8) 30 Yet, perhaps, deserve to be admitted, having boldness (8) 31 On the surface, would appear to be the first Scotsman ever (7) 33 Angry, I left in “backward and a shirker” (5)
34 Preserve from trouble
(6)