YESTERDAY’S SOLUTION

ACROSS: 9. Ill humour 10. Tear-away 12. I-M-p-S 13. Rep-air 14. R-etinu-e 15. Hands down 17. Land of nod 18. Decline 20. Made up

21. Fall 24. Reve-aled 26. Be-hold-en 28. Turn 29. Unt-rue 31. Freedom 34. Un-settled 36. Flowerpot 38. Calling 39. Recess

40. Fi-fi (rev) 41. Hope-less 42. Dirty work.

1. Fin-is-he-d 2. Slip on 3. L-one-so-me 4. O-rdain 5. Start-led 6. Fair enough 7. Caut-I-on 8. Cannon 11. Re-adily

16. Shines 19. Clear 20. Mad (rev) 22. A-men-d 23. AllE-ge (rev) 25. Long-legged 26. Bee (B) 27. Staunch 30. Red Cross 31. F-O-Otsore 32. M-eth-inks 33. Striker 35. Sal-O-o n 36. Fac-AD-e 37. (ni)P-ris-on (rev).

EASY CROSSWORD

ACROSS

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15 18 19

21 22

Frolics (5) Weird (5) Major artery (5) Stick, shaft (3) Kingdom (5) Develops, grows into (7) Abundant (5) Spider’s trap (3) Hard and unyielding (6) Authentic (7) Assert (4)

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32 34 35 36 37 38

House type (4) Total loss of hope (7) Entertains (6) Narrow brooch (3) Rope-making fibre (5) Amalgamations (7) Prise (5) Sheltered side (3) Cereal plant (5) Hold up (5) Actions (5)

DOWN

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4 5

6 7 9 12

14 16 Brimless cap (5) Bereaved husband (7)

Is indebted to (4) Roof of the mouth (6)

French river (5) Play for time (5) Legendary bird (3) Scolds, reprimands (7)

Blokes (3) Boy’s name (5)