CRYPTIC CROSSWORD

ACROSS

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FRIDAY’S SOLUTION

ACROSS: 1. Bras-s. 6. S-p-IV-S 9. Courier 10. Onion 11. Lo-O-se 12. World 13. Discern 15. Dad (rev.) 17. Arch 18. Cruise

20. Torque 22. Fail 24. Spy 25. Be-Linda 26. Small 27. Malta 28. Fin-al 29. Ar-men-ia 30. T-er-ry 31. B-L-ush

2. Re-noir 3. Scotch 4. Son(-g) 5. Orion 6. Se-LL-ers 7. Pro-d 8. V-estas 12. W-rite 13. Darts 14. S-car-y

18. Creel 19. Sum-Mary 21. Opiate 22. Filial 23. Ideals 25. Bleed 26. Star 28. Fib. Della

EASY CROSSWORD

ACROSS

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19 21 Refrain from including an Eastern ancestor (8) There’s nothing about accommodating the deer (3) Meaning Scamp to take the ball right to (6)

Not just cloudy? (6)

So get me one, I don’t care which of you does! (7) With the day almost over, it flies! (4)

Did it and was removed bodily (7,3)

Better pack the eggs in with the vegetable (8) Would you put your faith in a builder who could do so? (7) To tow back, charge (4) Indict the copper in the case wrongfully (6) Capitulates and gives the cake free (6,2,3,6)

A rather rough sea, too (2,4) Nonsense! A hard drinker knocks it back! (4) Climbs, but when it gets cold, stops (7)

Got back there to assemble in a group (8)

In favour of acquiring, but being absent-minded about (10)

There’s a number on her back (4)

They know a lot about the cross Peter’s forced to bear (7)

The character that put the “To Rent” sign outside? (6) Calm down and pay (6) Said I would take a look at (3)

Wrongly thought to have said “in mid-cut” (8)

And so on (2,6) Tin (3) Optimistic, informally (6) African country (6) Argument (7) Large town (4) Dumbfounded (10) Good-looking (8) Part of a horse’s back (7) Elderly (4) Declare firmly (6) 24

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Communications switching centre (9,8) Atelier (6) In addition (4) Cargo (7) Vegetable (8) Again and again (10) Musical work (4) Base (7) Sweet (6) Collapse (4,2) Illuminated (3) 19. St-irs 15. D-ivan 16.