EASY CROSSWORD

ACROSS 3 Gaiters (5) 8 Light boat (5) 10 Sea duck (5) 11 And not (3) 12 American state (5) 13 In spite of that (7) 15 Auctions (5) 18 Karate expert (3) 19 Tell (6) 21 Ogre (7) 22 Test (4) 23 Hereditary unit (4) 24 Army officer (7) 26 Jail (6) 29 Liquid container (3) 31 Large bags (5) 32 Down payment (7) 34 Fire remains (5) 35 Animal doctor (3) 36 Subside (5) 37 Molars, say (5) 38 Short musical composition (5) DOWN 1 Landed estate (5) 2 Tedium (7) 4 Jetty (4) 5 Puzzle (6) 6 Rope-making fibre (5) 7 To father (5) 9 At this time (3) 12 Stress (7) 14 Vehicle (3) 16 Jacket part (5) 17 Cut off (5) 19 Takes away (7) 20 Assists (5) 21 Sorcery (5) 23 Surmount (3,4) 24 Pamper (6) 25 Doze (3) 27 Synagogue minister (5) 28 Large ray (5) 30 The same (5) 32 Deceased (4) 33 Observe (3)

YESTERDAY’S SOLUTION

ACROSS: 9. Aversion 10. Ego 11. Router 12. Grease 13. Eastern 14. Kite 15. Chickenpox 17. Protocol 18. Adamant 19. Area 21. Gather 24. Wall-to-wall carpets 27. Elixir 29. Lord 30. Fissure 33. Obsolete 35. Containing 36. Duet 37. Trouble 38. Trophy 40. Pennon 41. Toe 42. Enviable.

DOWN: 1. Overshadow 2. Aria 3. Nineteen 4. Unkempt 5. Comeuppance 6. Ironmonger 7. Cuckoo 8. Dextrose 10. Essex 16. Complex 20. Ruler 22. Treason 23. Twelvemonth 25. Turpentine 26. Stronghold 28. Labourer 31. Inactive 32. Angered 34. Outing 35. Cable 39. Opal.