CRYPTIC CROSSWORD
ACROSS
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DOWN
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FRIDAY’S SOLUTION
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16 19 20 22 Enter breezily? (4,2)
Not the setter, but the setter free! (8)
Just a line to say there’s going to be a merger (6) Do battle with, to get the first course (8)
Made an impression when one entered (10) A temperance advocate and a pain, at the embassy? (7) Not bad habit in a junior (6) Controlled by the female in front (7)
A veneer - that’s all there is to it (6)
“An inspiration” does give you a laugh (5) Without her, “20 Across” does seem unhappy (3) When the maid left, I remained with her (5) ACROSS: 1. (r-)Eject 6. Coach 9. Rost-RU-m 10. Madam (rev.) 11. Re-a-MS 12. B-airn 13. Inter-I’m 15. B-US 17. Fair Blood 20. Others 22. He-RE 24. Tot 25. Figured 26. Aspen 27. Sport 28. Sands 29. Good-win 30. Drool 31. P-earl
2. Joanna 3. Crater 4. Tom 5. Steam 6. C-ur-ried 7. Omen 8. Camp-us 12. B-ills 13. If not 14. Tight 15. Baker
19. B-risto-l 21. Topper 22. Hu-man-e 23. Re-ader 25. Fee-ds 26. Argo 28. Sip Robin
EASY CROSSWORD
ACROSS
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17 18 20 21 Trouble there is about that infernal debt? (4,2,3) Caught up with a clear round, all right (8)
A sound reason for the bird’s cries (4)
Metes out to the belles (6) Believe the picture will be brought round in (7) Rogue whose father is liable to be fired (3,2,1,3) Really good, which is odd (9) Something to wear, for the director (7)
Shout “The woman in red!” (6)
Nice weather here, cool in America (4)
Eats or reserves for a future occasion (4,4) Restored to favour when one got it back again (8) Is furious right away - for a long time (4)
Can move in free and that’s bad (6)
To accommodate the gun, did expand (7)
Place in a job (9)
When one gets close, is just as good as (5,2,2) Facing the other way and going off (7)
Takes from the caddies what the caddies give one (6) A case that will really interest you (4)
I mean to arrange that the dog goes in for treatment (8)
He would have you believe he’s had a previous offer (9)
The burly test-playing bumpkin entering (8)
Generous (9) Zodiac sign (8) Medical photograph (1-3)
Courtly dance (6) Since (7) Communications system (9) Pieces (9) Mounted troops (7) Water down (6) Imperial Russian ruler (4)
FRIDAY’S SOLUTION
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38 39 40 41 42
Tractable (8) Word-for-word (8) Elderly (4) Fruit (6) Bacteria (7) Wrong (9) Musical instrument (9)
Stern (7) Arrow case (6) In this place (4) Soft drink (8) Puzzle (9) ACROSS: 1. Waist 6. Pouch 9. Trotter 10. Story 11. Ladle 12. Civil 13. Stellar 15. Bed 17. Hell Miss 24. End 25. Defence 26. Sties 27. Hanoi 28. Banal 29. Moronic 30. Seven 31. Tenet
2. Astute 3. Stroll 4. Try 5. Stair 6. Pelican 7. Oral 8. Called 12. Canal 13. Shame
21. Encase 22. Menace 23. Scrape 25. Demon 26. Some 28. Bit Caution
18. Parade 14. Eland
19. Cabin 20. Menial 22. 15. Basin 18. Rehas-h 16. Dense 16. Shied 18. Piles 19. 18. 19.