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CRYPTIC CROSSWORD

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ACROSS

8 Best work only half the time, mother (7)

Do you only have to pay it if you lose? (6,3)

Said it’s an incentive for a lightweigh­t (5)

In height, we are way above (5)

They cut the wages of the shore workers (7)

I put in the new net, contriving to interweave it (7) She sounds optimistic (5) There’s a vibration and a flash (5)

20 A soft-hearted man popular with Canadians (5)

This time one has one more (6)

Cook right through in plenty of water (6)

25 When the desktop is put in, there’s a row (7)

Deny an increase to, for instance (7) Supported while one lived with (6)

It’s hard to cut the string (6) Is introduced to me at the outset (5) Happening to have a key and opening (5)

Quick drink round about teatime (5)

At home glued to, then going out to have a drink (7) He gives a nod and we’re off! (7)

An hour-long ride in somebody else’s car (5)

The cockney, more in need of cooling down, swims (5) The next one has supporters (9)

Smoke, just to annoy you (7) 9 13 14 15 16

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11 12 19 Tears up the article on courage (6)

Like the petite winner of the Miss Beer competitio­n? (4-4)

Only leaves what one is entitled to (4,7) Unhappy, urge into action (9)

Would the gun inside tend to go off if stepped on? (7) Resigns and has Charles deputise for (6,2,2) Hey! Answer the roll call! (4) With the Sunday best on, is really funny (6)

Given a roll with red goo inside (7)

Tees off before me coming back, having the honour (6) A woman taken up with 21 24

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30 32 33 34 38 40 fashion, like most (7) Rank as confidenti­al (7) Feels, when one assumes control of (5,2,4)

More or less how one must be before leaving hospital (6,4)

Blasted freezing! (9) Echoes the words of the agent out East (7) Looked into bird nutrient myself (6)

Earned more than, when refurbishe­d (4,4) Fights and embeds the point in, or impales (6) Anyhow, worms have a right to get into vegetables! (7) The newest is the worst timekeeper (6) Decline to give up (4) ACROSS: 1. Relay 6. C-hits 9. M-orally 10. (Mt.) Lo-G-an 11. Omens 12. S-how-N 13. Pi-me-nto 15. Rid 17. A-CID

20. Team up 22. Sign 24. (cr.) Ass 25. Stoutly 26. Birth 27. Rat-IO 28. Senna 29. Lucifer 30. Bells 31. Abbey

2. Erotic 3. A-maze-d 4. Yon 5. Mach-o 6. CL-owned 7. Hymn 8. Tennis 12. Strip 13. Past-a 14. Midas

18. Teeth 19. Fur-IOUs 21. E-state 22. S-up-erb 23. Glan-c-e 25. Stain 26. (The) Bill 28. Sea

EASY CROSSWORD

ACROSS

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A few (7) Collection of shares (9)

Concur (5) Perfect (5) Unlawful (7) Live together (7) Picture surround (5) Flowers (5) Difficult question (5)

Cure (6)

FRIDAY’S SOLUTION

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Gobsmacked (6) Disastrous (7) Bravery (7) Edible tuber (6) Big cat (6) Greek island (5) Danger (5) Strength (5) Percussion­ist (7) Captivate (7) Legal defence (5) Sum (5) Unhurried (9) ACROSS: 1. Great 6. Latch 9. Bounder 10. Stoat 11. Virgo 12. Ceded 13. Creeper 15. Ant

22. Else 24. Ere 25. Gannets 26. Spoil 27. Anvil 28. Digit 29. Testier 30. Asked 31. Never

2. Retire 3. Abated 4. Tot 5. Under 6. Leveret 7. Arid 8. Cogent 12. Cells 13. Chore

19. Peopled 21. Uranus 22. Entire 23. Stride 25. Gifts 26. Site 28. Den 17. Herd 18. Verity 14. Erase 19. Plait 20. Rushes 15. Aisle 18. Teresa 15. R-emit 16. Tyres 19. Fired 16. Danny 18. Vital

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