Easy Crossword

ACROSS

3. Dutch cheese (5) 8. Satan (5)

10. Vote in (5) 11. Cooking vessel (3) 12. To irritate, informally (5) 13. Vacation (7) 15. Address the public (5) 18. Angry, informally (3) 19. Chief manservant (6) 21. Frankness (7) 22. Gemstone (4) 23. Pudding ingredient (4) 24. Debilitates (7) 26. Defence pleas (6) 29. Epoch (3)

31. Of the kidneys (5) 32. Favours (7) 34. Puzzle-solving aids (5) 35. Insect (3)

36. Lizard (5) 37. Petticoats (5)

38. Mass of bees (5)

DOWN

1. Warehouse (5)

2. Of the least possible (7) 4. Do as ordered (4) 5. Eat greedily (6) 6. Vigilantly attentive (5) 7. Sharp (5)

9. Mr Kilmer, actor (3) 12. Light oars (7) 14. Karate expert (3) 16. Assumed name (5) 17. Mistake (5)

19. Street musicians (7) 20. As yet (2,3)

21. Hut (5)

23. Steal, informally (7) 24. Osier (6)

25. Before (3) 27. Horizontal (5) 28. Supports (5) 30. Underground vault (5) 32. Fruit (4)

33. Biblical priest (3)

SOLUTIONS TO LAST WEEK’S EASY CROSSWORD:

ACROSS: 3 Stare; 9 Signor; 10 Octave; 11 Width; 12 Icon; 15 Severe; 17 Croatia; 19 Tut; 20 Argon; 22 Scram; 24 Naked; 25 Laces; 27 Net; 29 Split up; 32 Arises; 34 Rite; 35 Never; 37 Peseta; 38 Eureka; 39 Atone. DOWN: 1 Aspic; 2 Igloo; 3 Sow; 4 Trivia; 5 Rots; 6 Echelon; 7 Cadet; 8 Beget; 13 Cracker; 14 Nasal; 16 Rule out; 18 Aries; 21 Nadir; 23 Magenta; 26 Spleen; 27 Nappy; 28 Tipsy; 30 Tired; 31 Petal; 33 Seat; 36 Rue.