CROSSWORD
Use the grid with the cryptic or the easy clues, but beware: The answers are different.
EASY CLUES
ACROSS 1 Concerning (5) 6 Sheriff’s men (5) 9 Nine-sided
figure (7) 10 Grown-up (5) 11 Pulped fruit or
veg (5) 12 Picture puzzle
(5)
13 Bullfighter (7) 15 Body of water
(3)
17 Among (4) 18 Monkey (6) 19 Scornful
expression (5) 20 Made beer (6) 22 Shooting from
guns (4) 24 Hearing organ
(3)
25 Defrauds,
swindles (7) 26 Cures (5)
27 Thin biscuit (5) 28 Cold dish (5) 29 Fundamental (7) 30 Gem (5) 31 Hereditary units
(5)
DOWN
2 Noisy confused
situation (6) 3 Remove cargo
from (6) 4 Toddler (3) 5 Bet (5)
6 Liked by many
(7)
7 Burden (4) 8 Hi-fi (6) 12 Circular (5) 13 Perhaps (5) 14 Big cat (5) 15 Relating to
sound (5) 16 Mountain
system (5) 18 Chimes (5) 19 More than a
few (7)
21 Plunder (6) 22 Of a woman (6) 23 Deduction,
discount (6) 25 Threshing
implement (5) 26 This place (4) 28 Droop (3)
CRYPTIC CLUES
ACROSS
1 Being septic, perhaps, possibly stank (5)
6 Race in open
country (5)
9 It’s meaning in terms of drink (7)
10 She’s hotheaded, American, and on the easy side (5)
11 A suggestion of
an elbow (5) 12 It’s bound to
have maps (5) 13 A setback for one who reveres revolution? (7) 15 Take the plunge
(3)
17 No stranger to
being sued (4) 18 Napoleon’s associate saint? (6)
19 He needs to look around for a short time (5) 20 Relatively penniless, he may take stock (6)
22 Cut just a small part of the lawn (4) 24 It grows wild in
May (3)
25 In communications code, the F word (7) 26 He won’t change his mind and leave a bit out (5) 27 Copy a note for
a girl (5)
28 A violent
character (5) 29 Edward accepts a relative being teased (7)
30 She goes with some men, showing polish (5)
31 Freddy has no right to be rambling in Wales (5)
DOWN
2 Says funny things, as about a goddess (6) 3 Showed a fondness for getting in touch (6) 4 Tasty?
No thanks! (3) 5 Sort of glass
dish? (5)
6 One contriving to keep his job? (7)
7 The responsibility isn’t on you (4) 8 Get back and check out the gas shortage (6)
12 Bloomer that can lead to tears (5) 13 School grub, perhaps, for a young beginner (5)
14 For most of November it can be very upsetting (5) 15 Ban a certain style of beard (5)
16 Noticeably wet
coat? (5) 18 Humble fellow, but he had plenty (5) 19 Fish eater digesting plaice at mid-morning (7)
21 Greatly charm a girl in a foolish way (6) 22 Regular dates arranged at the end of January (6)
23 Uncertain motion of a broken elbow about to start bending (6) 25 Discovered the cash pool contained nothing (5) 26 Part of a cigarette end that goes in your mouth! (4) 28 Ultimately prepared for revolution (3)