CRYPTIC CROSSWORD

ACROSS

8 To put it briefly, give a girl your promise (2,1,4)

As the successful oil prospector’s money was? (4,5) Go off and you don’t eat (5) Jots down some music (5) Copy it in a mite shakily (7) Sticks one in with the pies (7)

Character that dropped the case in the chase (5) Don’t just lie there! Dress! (3-2)

20 A gesture I wouldn’t care to make (5)

Group that was démodé from the start (6)

If he’s fast, we’ll get over quickly (6)

Almost capsizing when catching the first fish? (7) Riddled with bullets, as taught to? (7)

Has fantasies about being in a mother’s embrace (6) Act in accordance with instructions and you’ll succeed (6)

They may be packed with people the doctor’s seeing (5)

Specifies how old the girlfriends are (5)

Only snatching victory when you find the answer to (5) Could be colder, one observed (7) Gold-lined cages awash with flowers (7)

Not thick: that’s easy to see (5)

A role in (5) Dislike taken to the thing I have on (9) Gracious, sire, that’s wonderful! (7) 9

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12 19 For the records, they’re nonU books (6)

Such a remark as “All brushes are the same” is? (8)

What the barman does when one gets him out of his stupor? (6,5)

Black dog that’s done a lot of travelling? (3,6)

As an insult, said it’s trickery (7)

Bound to get a table to eat in the Chinese restaurant (6,4)

The head woman in “1” (4) Is inclined to be less worried about work (6)

Jumps up when I get into difficulties (7) Moderate one’s anger (6) Who tipped off the clerks? (7) 21 24 26 28 29 30 32 33 34 38 40 Having got myself onto the train, unpacked the clothes (7)

In the home, where there’s space to have a tug-of-war? (7,4)

Cellmate you’re part owner of a flat with? (4,6) Gathering I, too, could become one (9) Rewritten, perhaps, later by the editor (7)

Work out that the two had a key to get in (6) Reductions by the TUC? (3-5)

Unruffled though having caught a runaway steed (6) Says the animal should get the odd rest (7) Caught in, has got free from the bonds (6)

Name something the jewel thief is after (4) ACROSS: 1, Swift 6, Cuffs 9, Le-ban-on 10, A-gain 11, Mid-AS 12, Leapt 13, Wa-shout 15, Vet 17, ‘Em-it 18, Cruise De-LV-ed 22, Sag-a 24, Sly 25, Ja-veli-n 26, Strap 27, Fin-a-L 28, B-ill-y 29, Federal 30, War-E-s 31, N-ewer

2, Wigwam 3, F-light 4, Ten 5, Mane-t 6, Co-MP-ort 7, Unit 8, Flames 12, Lu-CID 13, Wends 14, Silly 18, C-heap 19, Nest-Les 21, E-lvira 22, SE-Nile 23, Girlie 25, Ja-me-s. 26, Safe 28, Ban

EASY CROSSWORD

ACROSS

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FRIDAY’S SOLUTION

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Noticeably cold (6) Ghost (6) Sumptuous meal (5)

Quarrel (5) Depart (5) Ballroom dance (7) Tool (7) Farewell (5) Male relative (5) Driver (9)

Try (7)

DOWN

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Frankfurter in a roll ACROSS: 1. Amass 6. Spool 9. Compute 10. Orion 11. Elder 12. Great 13. Rampart 15. Met 17. Eros Random 22. Pips 24. Sit 25. Treacle 26. Hives 27. Fleet 28. Rapid 29. Roasted 30. Usher 31. Defer

2. Mortar 3. Scoops 4. Son 5. Sport 6. Stealth 7. Pelt 8. Opened 12. Groom 13. Rears 14. Mount

19. Monitor 21. Aisles 22. Parade 23. Plaice 25. Tense 26. Here 28. Red Stirs

Messenger (7) Fraternal (9) Make broader (5) Amidst (5) Small amount (7) Disregard (7) Pursue (5) Contort (5) Loathe (5) Beginner (6) Weekday (6) Sleep (7) Criminal (7)

18. Stride

19, Night 20, 15, V-ital

19. Mouth 20. 15. Mimic 16, Texan 16. Terse 18.