TWO-IN-ONE CROSSWORD PUZZLE CRYPTIC PUZZLE
3 Continually collects stray pokes (5) 8 What Holmes could have played, Lestrade concealed (5) 10 Peevish about Roland? (5) 11 Cloth or paper (3) 12 Get in trouble with the police? (3,2) 13 Makes it clear that Des openly accepts punishment (7) 15 Such a bath at Una can take (5) 18 To wreck one would be a bit crazy (3) 19 Deceived diminutive couple (6) 21 In a few words, half ration for an officer (7) 22 Filing in churlish fashion (4) 23 Bit a cat! (4) 24 There’s nothing new in such books (7) 26 Female warrior or S American flower (6) 29 Mean to return from Miami (3) 31 Athenian chap ahead (5) 32 Golden opportunity to hear a pin drop (7) 34 John Thaw character of unusual range (5) 35 It’s negative as one has no right to be! (3) 36 Tidies as one searches? (5) 37 Are they laughingly split? (5) 38 Where one finds some great warriors (2,3)
1 Scatter straw? Not exactly (5) 2 To be master over an American state is wonderful (7) 4 God of archery? (4) 5 Bird in the pen (6) 6 Old Nick wouldn’t stand for one (5) 7 Masonic wait? (5) 9 Far different from the army or navy (3) 12 Sure to upset Nat Rice (7) 14 Snap a bit off in your sleep (3) 16 A singularly coherent quality one has (5) 17 President mad as could be! (5) 19 Embrace in a way I cannot (7) 20 What, out East, makes macaroni, etc (5) 21 Flower in a milk bottle? (5) 23 Land of men in song (7) 24 Frank’s house and home (6) 25 It’s thicker than water (3) 27 Small car Ron’s wrecked on the motorway (5) 28 A letter or two in Greek (5) 30 Driver’s pay (5) 32 Story of a gas explosion (4) 33 Sleepy gesture? (3) ACROSS: 4,Salami; 7, Organism; 8, Intend; 10, Grebe; 13, Alas; 14, Seer; 15, Stet; 16, Ace; 17, Unit; 19, Itch; 21, Scapegoat; 28, Beet; 24, Manx; 26, Vie; 27, Tips; 29, Earl; 32, Bent; 33, Usual; 34, Adhere; 35, Round-arm; 36, Hermit.
1, Tongs; 2, Agree; 3, Once; 4, Smile; 5, Lots; 6, Munich; 9, Nation; 11, Red; 12, Bruce; 13, Attempt; 15, Sip; 16, Act; 18, Natter; 20, Taxes; 21, See; 22, Gas; 23, Birdle; 25, Era; 28, Inert; 30, Aural; 31, Llama; 32, Beam; 33, Ulna.
4, Starch; 7, Operetta; 8, Lo-OK-ed; 10, Stack; 13, Tabs; 14, Till; 15, Rude; 16, Let; 17, Eves; 19, RA-Id; 21, Maidstone; 23, Z-in-c; 24, L-end; 26, Kid; 27, Tied; 29, Eked; 32, Loss; 33, Aside; 34, Cheers; 35, Uncle Tom; 36, Bridge.
1, R-oast; 2, Pet-Al; 3, Leak; 4, Sal-ad; 5, Am-os (rev); 6, Chewed; 9, OBE-Ron; 11, Tin(ted); 12, Clean; 13, T-US-sles; 15, Red; 16, Lie; 18, VIC-tor; 20, Andes; 21, Mid; 23, Z-ither; 25, Bed; 28, Issue; 30, Kit-ty; 31, De-’em-s; 32, Lead; 33, Ally.