CRYPTIC CROSSWORD

ACROSS

9 Patient’s peevishness that the nurse laughs at? (3,6) Rush off with the impetuous young person (8)

One page in writing follows, from “The Scamps” (4) Go off to take a look at the material (6) Returning, join in again with the followers (7) Workers depressed easily (5,4)

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) Succumb to the temptation to take a drop (4)

24 Shown always to have hinged on a crooked deal (8) Obliged to detain, having been caught (8)

A surprise item on the bill (4)

“A herb and nut mixture,” to start with, is a falsification (6)

It comes with the delivery (7)

Anxious while it’s still in the balance (9)

Life will cease in it when the poor old earth is dead (9) Crying out for a job (7) Knock off the alcove (6) Providing she doubles back (4)

No good at all when utterly despondent (8) Skulduggery in the obscene book? (5,4) 10 12 13 14 15 17 21 26 28 29 31 34 36

38 39 40

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FRIDAY’S SOLUTION

ACROSS: 1. Lilac 6. B-ill-y 9. Marbles 10. Splat 11. C-inch 12. Perks 13. Armoury 15. Ted 17. Lean

22. Ties 24. Nor 25. Bicycle 26. Sonic 27. CL-aim 28. Ditto 29. Zeal-ous 30. Order 31. E-tude

2. Imp-Ure 3. Amazon 4. Cat(-walk) 5. Abbey 6. Be-ckha-M 7. Is-is 8. Locket 12. Pries De-n-se 18. Comic 19. Bloomer(-s) 21. Dollar 22. Typist 23. E-lated 25. Bible 26. Size 28. Due

EASY CROSSWORD

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) Fastening (4,4) Original model (9)

ACROSS

9 10 12 13 14

15 17 18 20 21 24 26

Is he to find out it’s all over? Canteen (9) Siblings (8) Long journey (4) Box (6) Ridiculous pretence (7) Evidence (9) Relate (9)

Live together (7) Spin (6)

Fruit (4) Obstinate (8) Impassioned (8)

FRIDAY’S SOLUTION

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Overjoyed (8) 2

3 4 5 6 7 8 11

16 19 20 22 Dessert, informally (6)

Prison escape (5-3) Larder (6) Ample (8) Jumble (10) Playhouse (7) Fleet (6)

Nom de plume (3,4)

Drink (6) Despised (5) Manage (3) Meal (5) ACROSS: 1. Trust 6. Porch 9. Pelican 10. Titan 11. Runes 12. Areas 13. Reverse 15. Asp 17. Used Lied 24. Sum 25. Manacle 26. Sepal 27. Ripen 28. Adder 29. Recline 30. Egged 31. Trite

2. Raises 3. Spared 4. Ten 5. Nitre 6. Parasol 7. Onus 8. Cheese 12. Aspic 13. Ruses

19. Likened 21. Ruling 22. Ladder 23. Eldest 25. Mails 26. Sere 28. Ant 18. Canute 13. Ala-I-n 23 25

26 27 30 31 32 33

35 36 37 18. Porter 14. Venom 19. B-esom 20. Ideals 14. Mater Come out (6) Not working properly, informally (2,3,5) Vehicle (3)

Link (7) Guess (8) Type of paint (8) Ragged (8) Long-necked animal (7) Attic (6) Continent (6) Forever (6) 19. Libel 20. Erotic 22. 15. Attic 15. Tunic 16. Pride 16. 18. Pedal