CRYPTIC CROSSWORD
ACROSS
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DOWN
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FRIDAY’S SOLUTION
ACROSS: 1. Trips 6. R-AI-DS 9. Leather(-head) 10. Sp-rat 11. Mi-n-ce 12. Snoo-D 13. Pla-inl-y 15. But 17. He-Rd. Small 20. To-ssup 22. Dust 24. Ore 25. Sp-lash-y 26. Spilt 27. Temp-o 28. Aired 29. Article 30. Fli-R-t 31. In use
2. Ripple 3. PLA-CID 4. Set 5. Stony 6. Remo-Val 7. A-rid 8. Di-ctu-M 12. Slump 13. Photo 14. A-rose 15. B-onus
18. Slept 19. Sup-port 21. Ord-eal 22. Damien 23. Sheets 25. S-LA-in 26. Spar 28. Ali
EASY CROSSWORD
ACROSS
9 Poker hand (4,5) 10 Beekeeper (8) 12 Jot (4)
13 Dinner jacket (6) 14 Eat (7) 15 Preventable (9) 17 Decoration (9) 18 Junior (7)
20 US state
(6) Precipitation (4) Issues (8) Roof window (8) 21 24 26 Acquired in hospital and acquired illicitly? (3-6) With the wind having died down, will cease (4,4) “Hello,” said the drunk (4) Knock unconscious - that’s the plan (6)
I got near it, struggling against lethargy (7) Driving the new car when taking to the station (7,2) Attacker the alsatians put to flight (9)
The policeman did volunteer to hold in charge (7) Rabbit the infant may enjoy playing with (6) Contend there’s a boom (4) There’s a section in about South Africa that’s biased (8)
The getting in early may be hard (8)
As a concept, it’s less than perfect (4) Annoyed that the blouse is masculine-looking? (6) In order to fend off a member of the team (7)
So big it’s just horrible? (9) Composed personally, when alone (2,7) Commission the girl got on the weapon (7)
How the restaurant critic criticises them? (6) Waken up when there’s a storm (4)
Will get one back into shape? Go on! (8)
It’s cut for a card game (9)
Before this strike and the other disruption (8)
FRIDAY’S SOLUTION
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Second-hand (4) Connubial (6) Dig up (7) Socially detached (9)
Futile (9) Underwater missile (7) Outcome (6) Manner of walking (4) Publican (8) Colour
(4,5)
DOWN
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3 4 5 6 7 8 11 16 19 20 Effectiveness (8) Drunk, commonly (6)
Salad vegetable (8) Harsh (6) Wide view (8) DJ (4,6) Housework (7) Shrewd (6) Planet (7) Numbers (6) Excessive (5) Donkey (3) ACROSS: 1. Swear 6. Edict 9. Nurture 10. Unite 11. Under 12. Plods 13. Seminal 15. Sit 17. Trim Tear 24. Toy 25. Reports 26. Steep 27. Slope 28. Wafer 29. Inhabit 30. Front 31. North
2. Wander 3. Antrim 4. Rue 5. Still 6. Erudite 7. Dens 8. Credit 12. Pagan 13. Stoat
19. Content 21. Collar 22. Tomato 23. Attest 25. Repay 26. Spin 28. Win 18. Stunts 14. Misty 19. Cable 20. Action 22. 15. Sneer 18. Sa-lo-me 16. Tsars 19. 16. Testy 18. Sleep