CROSSWORD

Use the grid with the cryptic or the easy clues, but beware: The answers are different.

EASY CLUES

ACROSS

3 Of the nose (5) 8 Tree sap (5) 10 Defeats (5) 11 Indian state (3) 12 Magic servant

(5)

13 Stroll (7) 15 Aspiration (5) 18 Crib (3) 19 Former currency

(6)

21 Relegates (7) 22 Fever (4) 23 Objectives (4) 24 Fight off (7) 26 Football (6) 29 Pinch (3) 31 Handle (5) 32 Woeful (7) 34 Shinbone (5) 35 Rodent (3) 36 Broaden (5) 37 Grubby (5) 38 Log boats (5)

DOWN

1 Lawful (5) 2 Engaged woman

(7)

4 Assert (4) 5 Tolerates (6) 6 Ogles (5) 7 Weasel-like

animal (5) 9 Former French

coin (3) 12 Surmount (3,4) 14 Boy’s name (3) 16 Weird (5) 17 Swamp (5) 19 Plant (7)

20 Part of the body

(5)

21 Stupid pupil (5) 23 Headache

tablet (7)

24 Eye membrane

(6) 25 Illuminated (3) 27 Planet’s path (5) 28 Provide food (5) 30 Glazing paste (5)

32 Liquid measure

(4)

33 Distant (3)

CRYPTIC CLUES

ACROSS

3 An old sailor, strangely glib and hot-headed (5)

8 His violence will clearly have impact on some boys (5)

10 Mr Atkinson’s

tree (5)

11 Jack, on the road

with Mac? (3) 12 Flirt with the boy round the post office (5) 13 Goes for semi

nude roles (7) 15 Are there no queues for such pudding? (5) 18 As expected, a

bit of a fight (3) 19 Tapering pieces with pointed extremities (6) 21 Led astray by a short-term worker named Edward? (7) 22 No way to play

piano (4)

23 City of

madrigals (4) 24 His is not one of those jobs for the boys (7) 26 As ports go, a

poor one? (6) 29 Hunger no longer as you swing round it, perspiring (3) 31 Heavenly females with many functions (5)

32 Specious

excuse to start preaching on a written subject (7)

34 Hard as a westerner’s heart (5)

35 For which to bid

a high price? (3) 36 The man will be round for the money all right (5) 37 Information about an art style (5)

38 Had one’s sleep disturbed by the pest round the corner! (5)

DOWN

1 The ad modified, being very unpopular (5)

2 Seaman with an irrational dread of being scratched (7) 4 The Spanish gathered around the piano for drinks (4)

5 Felt uncertain?

(6)

6 I say, fellow,

that’s sharp! (5) 7 Give a lift (5) 9 Politician concealing an article or plan (3)

12 Baby found in the doorway? (7)

14 That’s funny, some people won’t drink it! (3)

16 Another

increase? (5) 17 A student might write one like a shot! (5) 19 Might such culture or ideas seem strange, strewn around

the East? (7) 20 A little hope, perhaps, but not much enlightenment (5)

21 They’re big and brassy (and somewhat tubby?) (5) 23 Makes a noise in order to startle? (7) 24 Petals can show

such shades (6) 25 She has the

master key (3) 27 Bovine

aggressor? (5) 28 Tables to work

at (5)

30 Cross the new rate out - it’s more to pay! (5) 32 Support for the

party leader (4) 33 How great age changes one! (3)