YESTERDAY’S SOLUTIONS

Across: 1 Hose; 3 Mandarin; 8 Ails; 9 Dressing; 11 Whipping post; 13 Nudist; 14 Course; 17 Opportunists; 20 Amicable; 21 Slur; 22 Patience; 23 Lead.

Down: 1 Headwind; 2 Sallied; 4 Airing; 5 Disappoint; 6 Ruins; 7 Nags; 10 Episcopate; 12 Leisured; 15 Resolve; 16 Italic; 18 Paint; 19 Camp.

ACROSS

I’m favouring description of one who’s neutral (9) See 23 Down

Later she’s becoming cruel (9)

10. Count a new order for one with a big bill (6)

11. Resources contained in some answers (5)

14. Commend what sounds like an obsolete levy (5)

15. Count the money, William (4)

16. In the press I describe the playing forces (5)

18. Finishes off the fancy cake (4)

20. Build both ways (3,2)

21. The reckless one may care after this! (5)

24. What those on the board do is straightforward (6)

25. An American government administrator! (9)

26. Fashionable young bird has no end! (4)

27. To cope with serving the drinks, do you need this kind of moustache? (9) 3.

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ACROSS

3. Embrace, grasp (5)

8. Nun’s costume (5)

10. Pulsate (5)

11. Express disapproval (3)

12. Snake (5)

13. Forsake (7)

15. Acting award (5)

18. Wheat spike (3)

19. Expel from the nose (6)

21. Marriage ceremony (7)

22. Fibber (4)

23. Rip (4)

24. Specimens (7)

26. Snout beetle (6)

29. --- Zadora, actress (3)

31. Rope-making fibre (5)

32. Referee’s item (3,4)

34. Cut off (5)

35. Drawn match (3)

36. Number (5)

37. Aden’s country (5)

38. Postage label (5)