YESTERDAY’S SOLUTION

ACROSS: 9. Frank-lin 10. (t)Rio 11. Im-Ag-es 12. Spa-(bri)des 13. Auste-re 14. Crew 15. In ad-dition 17. In a flash 18. Charged

19. Itch 21. Ob-tu-se 24. Recovering oneself 27. Chaser 29. Sh-op 30. C-apt-ain 33. Be-fall-en 35. Contra-di-ct 36. Slip 37. Titmice 38. Norma-L 40. Ass-ail 41. Mad (rev) 42. Eleg-ance.

1. Drop anchor 2. En-I-d 3. Allspice 4. In-habit 5. Lose sight of 6. Fixed abode 7. Parcel 8. Reverses 10. (child)R-is-en

16. Directs 20. Tan-go 22. Treated 23. Present ti-me 25. Very little 26. Fair chance 28. He-edles-s 31. Arranged 32. Entered

34. Appear (a peer) 35. Child 39. Ro-a-d.

EASY CROSSWORD

23 Source of water (4) 24 Harass, torment (7)

Electric razor (6) Free (3) American state (5) Tea urn (7) Rope-making fibre (5)

Pallid (3) Finished (5) Jeans fabric (5) Chairs (5)

ACROSS

3 8 10 11 12 13

15 18 19 21 22 Death-dealing (5) Belief (5) Fundamental (5) Tup (3) Deserve (5) Favoured or admired (7)

Exclude (5) Male offspring (3) Tranquil (6) Gives delight to (7) Viewing organs (4) 26 29 31 32 34

35 36 37 38

DOWN

1 2 4 5 6 7 9 12 14

16 17 Wading bird (5) Confuses (7) Assert (4) Tolerates (6) Afterwards (5) Backless sofa (5) Doze (3) Football boss (7) Unhewn piece of timber (3) Cant (5) Kingdom (5)