FRIDAY’S CROSSWORD SOLUTIONS

CRYPTIC Across: 9, Me-anti-me 10, Par(e) 11, A-board 12, Switch 13, De-spa-ir 14, Trap (rev) 15, Stick up for 17, En-force-d 18, Gestapo 19, Slip 21, A-cross 24, Standing corrected 27, Gal-Lon 29, Hold 30, Failing 33, S-ch-ooner 35, Sunglasses 36, As-ti 37, Re-count 38, Ot-ters 40, To-led-o 41, End 42, Runs down. Down: 1, Key witness 2, Unit(Ed) 3, High jump 4, Send-off 5, Greater part 6, Fair of face 7, Totter 8, Breakers 10, Poser 16, Catcall 20, L-oc-al 22, Rattles 23, In character 25, Din-in-g room 26, Dense crowd 28, Ancestor 31, All-round 32, In sto-re 34, O-liver 35, Sound 39, To-d-O (rev).

EASY Across: 9, Croupier 10, Gnu 11, Orated 12, Ingest 13, Stirrup 14, Lore 15, Agitatedly 17, Enriched 18, Dervish 19, Ebbs 21, Samosa 24, Sergei Rachmaninov 27, Siesta 29, Punt 30, Calibre 33, Arranges 35, Daisy chain 36, Stet 37, Let down 38, Instep 40, Stress 41, Owl 42, Craftily. Down: 1, Transgress 2, Mule 3, Dictates 4, Crusade 5, Quarrelsome 6, Comparison 7, Garlic 8, Fearless 10, Grimy 16, Taverns 20, Bacon 22, Mannish 23, Proposition 25, Evangelist 26, Vermicelli 28, Irritate 31, Atypical 32, Picnics 34, Anthem 35, Drool 39, Sate.

QUICK Across: 2, Tibia 7, Data 8, Reside 9, Panic 11, Sod 13, See 15, Weep 16, His

18, Stun 19, Despair 20, Amen 22, Pair 23, Torrent 25, Ewer 27, Dad 28, Puma 30, Did 31, Mat 33, Fewer 36, Staple 37, Unit 38, Nudge.

Down: 1, Canoe 2, Tap 3, Ban 4, Arc 5, Ask 6, Adieu 10, Ibis 11, Sweated 12, Deleted 13, Stratum 14, Entreat 16, Heard 17, Spend 18, Sip 21, Nor 24, Ease 26, Witty 29, Magic 32, Apt 33, Fen 34, Wad 35, Rue.