CROSSWORD

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

EASY CLUES ACROSS

3 Slightly damp (5) 8 Seraglio (5) 10 Flows out slowly

(5)

11 Sack (3) 12 Organ (5) 13 Make an

escape (3,4) 15 Foundation (5) 18 Toddler (3) 19 Choose (6) 21 Sake (7) 22 Rowing blades

(4)

23 Astound (4) 24 Naturists (7) 26 Of the stars (6) 29 Lavatory (3) 31 Precipitous (5) 32 Diapers (7) 34 Change (5) 35 Standard (3) 36 Ludicrous

situation (5) 37 Belief (5) 38 Emperors (5)

DOWN

1 Tag (5)

2 Nullifies (7)

4 Do as told (4) 5 Water ice (6) 6 Sum (5) 7 Ancient artefact

(5)

9 Rodent (3) 12 Loathsome (7) 14 Was victorious

(3)

16 Chairs (5) 17 Endure (5) 19 Like (7) 20 Settees (5) 21 Cruel person (5) 23 Plug (7) 24 Italian city (6) 25 Bribe (3) 27 Drinking tube

(5)

28 Respond (5) 30 Brimless cap

(5)

32 Close to (4) 33 Boy’s name (3)

CRYPTIC CLUES ACROSS

3 Is slapping it heartily a hammy gesture? (5) 8 Painter of waterfowl around the head of the river (5) 10 Figure a terrible liar’s out to compete! (5) 11 Soft, edible piece of paper (3)

12 There’s mystery

about Edwin (5) 13 One who might say I scream for ice cream? (7)

15 Pack up at closing time, just in case (5) 18 Sancho Panza’s beery associate (3) 19 Not so much advanced education! (6) 21 Widow’s encouragement to bet (7) 22 Persistently avoid changing one’s tune (4) 23 The only one

caught? (4) 24 Also packed in various tins as a substitute (5-2)

26 They grow in a plot with some violets (6) 29 Chap of great importance (to British tennis?) (3) 31 She’s unhappy at coming to grief, in part (5) 32 Saint’s car taking the doctor round (7) 34 Old regimental

colours? (5) 35 Record of a

polo game (3) 36 Easily able to move out of Clitheroe (5) 37 Men pushed

on board (5) 38 More than the

odd drink (5)

DOWN

1 To a youngster, it’s a small addition (3-2) 2 Informal venue of the policemen’s ball? (7) 4 What they called Hitler when he had a

British car (4) 5 Possibly green

tradesman (6) 6 Lies low at Southend for days (5) 7 Authority’s verbal agreement (3-2)

9 The losers also

did so (3) 12 Leaves Mr Lynam to accept the role (7) 14 Pull out of

Chinatown (3) 16 Astonishing part of Birmingham? (5)

17 Always, outside the theatre, you can go in (5) 19 Sloping roofs using no slate (4-3)

20 See a ship broken to pieces (5) 21 Fear to get a letter interpreted (5) 23 It’s like sorting

mail, sir (7) 24 As found in a hi-fi store out East? (6) 25 Faint figures

(3)

27 Where, in Italy, Zola and I can make the team (5)

28 It’s black, almost like that historic model Ford (5) 30 Indications of Italian agreement, good for the Poles (5) 32 Abnormally

colourful (4) 33 At this point, there’s no point! (3)