EASY CROSSWORD

ACROSS

9 Faithless (8) 10 Hawaiian garland (3) 11 Encumber (6) 12 US state (6) 13 Stupid (7) 14 English river (4) 15 Made easier (10) 17 Many (8) 18 Nevertheless (7) 19 Bill of fare (4) 21 Eraser (6) 24 Part-time police

volunteers (7,10) 27 Stationary (6) 29 Require (4) 30 Mistake, informally (7) 33 Outmoded (8) 35 Miser, informally (10)

36 Elderly (4) 37 Meantime (7) 38 Itinerant potmender (6) 40 Business alliance (6) 41 Nought (3) 42 Recuperation (8)

DOWN

1 Wicked (10) 2 In addition (4) 3 Explosive (8) 4 Unlawful (7) 5 Discern (11) 6 Police van (5,5) 7 Weaken (6) 8 Determined (8) 10 Scottish landowner (5) 16 Gift (7)

20 Wear away (5) 22 Steer (7) 23 Surreptitious (11) 25 Hard to believe (10)

26 Darling (10) 28 Sledge (8) 31 Cosmetic item (8) 32 European country (7)

34 Strange thing (6) 35 Christmas song (5) 39 Maritime force (4)

FRIDAY’S SOLUTION

ACROSS: 1. Crisp 6. Cause 9. Caravan 10. Usual 11. Uncle 12. Agate 13. Immerse 15. Red 17. Need 18. Bovine 19. Pecan 20. Record

22. Peas 24. Try 25. Reverse 26. Cider 27. Minus 28. Strip 29. Refugee 30. Ceded 31. Trees

DOWN: 2. Resume 3. Scared 4. Pal 5. Barge 6. Caution 7. Anne 8. Sullen 12. Asked 13. Inert 14. Mercy 15. River 16. Dense 18. Baker

19. Praised 21. Ermine 22. Pester 23. Aspire 25. Recur 26. Cure 28. Set