EASY CROSSWORD

EASY CLUES

ACROSS

1 Fruit (6)

7 Of the body (8)

8 Depressed (4)

10 Party (6)

11 Small wave (6)

14 Container (3)

16 Language (5)

17 Drench (4)

19 Engine (5)

21 Synthetic fibre (5)

22 Loaded (5)

23 Connection (4)

26 Ascended (5)

28 Agent (3)

29 Facet (6)

30 Craven (6)

31 Cure (4)

32 Pay out (8)

33 Turn to ice (6)

DOWN

1 Brags (6)

2 Waterproof (6)

3 Skin problem (4)

4 Greek letter (7)

5 Vault (5)

6 Foreign (5)

8 Singer (4)

9 Damp (3)

12 Standard (3)

13 Fabric (5)

15 Senior member (5)

18 Refuge (5)

19 Insane (3)

20 Unit of weight (3)

21 Spite (7)

22 Shelter (3)

23 Be cautious (6)

24 Gemstone (4)

25 Swindle (6)

26 Attacks (5)

27 Muscular contraction (5)

28 Fish eggs (3)

30 Cook (4)

CRYPTIC CLUES

ACROSS

1 A walk amid the blackberry bushes (6)

7 Fully fit? I agree (4,4)

8 Exercise the veto? (4)

10 Be at school with the Mrs (6)

11 New home for Geordies? (6)

14 Textile material; a bit of crepe (3)

16 Alexander’s history mistress (known for Meditation) (5)

17 The one from Broadstairs? (4)

19 The rabbit, shy, keeps out of the way (5)

21 Called to mend a break! (5)

22 Marie’s dog, that is (5)

23 Look back repeatedly (4)

26 For instance, part of the Thames is in N. Surrey (5)

28 Hopalong Cassidy’s sidekick (3)

29 Came down with Edward for a change of air (6)

30 Accommodates a bend in pipes (6)

31 The Church’s part in a chap’s education (4)

32 Get Ascot rebuilt with unpretentious houses (8)

33 Get together for a private conference (6)

DOWN

1 It shows resilience in group games (6)

2 Kicked for being too backward in bed (6)

3 Still, if affronted, a woman has a way to get this (4)

4 Went round with Ted and Gary, possibly (7)

5 Five star girl? (5) 6 Sadness at Stamford Bridge? (5)

8 Mrs Duckworth’s half of the verandah (4)

9 Shoot up to number one! (3)

12 Quiet hush at the end

of the day (3)

13 Started a fire again with a quantity of petrol (5)

15 It’s funny how zero crops up in Roman numerals! (5)

18 The ultimate no-score game, maybe (5)

19 Some wild cranberries seen in the park (3)

20 Born in Nine Elms (3)

21 One of three in a mix? (7)

22 Is able to be an equal partner in a dance (3)

23 Was delayed by a cushion being out of use (6)

24 Otherwise, the little woman (4)

25 To the French, a plague is something crushing! (6)

26 What builders do to mix a bit of concrete (5)

27 Those helpful to a motherless man during strikes? (5)

28 Go for a drink (3)

30 Food one consumes at the hotel (4)