TWO-IN-ONE CROSSWORD PUZZLE CRYPTIC PUZZLE
1 Drinking companions? (6) 7 Where Americans may have set ideas? (4,4) 8 Face to the sun, possibly (4) 10 Tree remnants on the cricket field? (6) 11 Don’t take what you don’t want (6) 14 The north-eastern part of it is used for fishing (3) 16 It’s light and modern (5) 17 An unnatural colour (4) 19 He’s not exactly silly (5) 21 Ready at 10, apparently, for court (5) 22 Peter’s money? (5) 23 Masterly addition to cartography? (4) 26 He’s absolute chaos! (5) 28 Me and a Pole (3) 29 A book and a letter, finally (2,4) 30 Semi-feline animals (6) 31 Cuttingly discards an article on sex, perhaps (4) 32 Early entertainment (8) 33 He has some charm, though not young (6)
1 Brought on by a cad being out of employment (6) 2 Initially prepared (6) 3 What little Elsie has to eat (4) 4 Possibly hot-headed character (7) 5 A short dash from the terminus (5) 6 Not very emphatically! (5) 8 Possibly nude in the sands (4) 9 Likely to provide some cheap tickets (3) 12 She sounds fey (3) 13 Well built to be a fall guy? (3,2) 15 Difficult with a knot (5) 18 Vessel Cathy broke (5) 19 Keep out of some disturbance (3) 20 Be prone to mislead (3) 21 People to press on with? (7) 22 May be shot, blow it! (3) 23 It’s heavenly career is soon burnt out (6) 24 Reduced grants from social workers (4) 25 Appeared to have a view of the sea (6) 26 Uncle’s with my little boy (5) 27 How a letter eventually arrived can inspire one (5) 28 He makes the master cross (3) 30 Money for rebuilding shacks (4) ACROSS: 1, Brown; 6, Catch; 9, Hot-foot; 10, Spear; 11, Royal (blue); 12, Besom; 13,Wine bar; 15, Met; 17, Eros; 18, Ne-va-da; 19, Merit; 20, Swe-Des; 22, Safe; 24, Hal; 25, Cheated; 26, Shirt; 27, Steal; 20, Tubby; 29, Gilbert; 30, CrO-on; 31, Yemen.
2, Repair; 3, Whales; 4, No-r; 5, Off-er; 6, Co-rone-t; 7, Atom; 8, Crated; 12, Babes; 13, Welsh (rabbit); 14, No-V-el; 15, Marat; 16, Tap-Ed; 18, Night; 19, Me-chli-n; 21, Waiter; 22, Salute; 23, Feeb-ie; 25, Ac-Abs; 26, Sag-O; 28, Try.
1, Gross; 6, Carat; 9, Almanac; 10, Unity; 11, Plate; 12, Staid; 13, Swarthy; 15, Sam; 17, Anon; 18, Castle; 19, Grill; 20, Nature; 22, Silt; 24, Tea; 25, Bananas; 26, Smear; 27, Sisal; 28, Basic; 29, Gingham; 30, Clean; 31, Ditto.
2, Renown; 3, Saturn; 4, Sly; 5, Pasty; 6, Capital; 7, Acid; 8, Actual; 12, Share; 13, Saint; 14, Aorta; 15, Stein; 16, Melts; 18, Clear; 19, Gremlin; 21, Aerial; 22, Salami; 23, Lariat; 25, Barge; 26, Saga; 28, Bad.