CRYPTIC CROSSWORD
ACROSS
9 10
12 13 14
15 17 18 19 20 23 25 26 27 29
32 34 35 36
37 38 39
DOWN
1 2
FRIDAY’S SOLUTION
ACROSS: 1. CL-ear 6. Spare 9. Capital 10. Screw 11. Ru-G-by 12. F-angs 13. Co-mica-l 15. Pet 17. Er-ic 18. In-sure
20. Twit-CH 22. Liar 24. SAM 25. Tenancy 26. S-poor 27. (air-)Strip 28. Boxer 29. T-err-ier 30. Drier 31. D-ebts
2. Lector 3. Ace-tic 4. RA-W 5. Vital 6. Sargent 7. Plus 8. Rubber 12. Faith 13. Cents 14. Mini-M 15. Put-in
18. Inner 19. S-cupper 21. Waster 22. L-a-hore 23. Accept 25. To-urs 26. Site 28. Bed
EASY CROSSWORD
ACROSS
9 10 12 13 14 15 17 18 19
20 23 25 26 A diversion meant for playing outside, you think (9) How one sallied in the company of, immediately? (9) Fish that’s all but extinct? (4) Lock and leave (6) Having no time to wrap the presents for the poet (7) Emphasises that one is the producer (6,3) Adamant the one with the gun isn’t breaking out (9) Participates in, as one promises to (7)
A boy’s name I give to a girl (6)
Not a happy choice of cheese? (4)
Impress upon, during the trip back (5,4)
Certain it will be bound to be complicated (9)
Part of a boat upturned in the vegetable garden (4) Difficult to shake off, which is awkward (6)
Secure and hand round the food (7)
I swear to do it (9)
Is it strikingly sweet? (4,5) The second delivery (7) Calm the lady also capsized and trapped inside (6) Intend to get the English off the aircraft (4) Protective covering for the man in the train crash (9) Anxious to be involved in (9)
Not so bad you can’t hand it round? (8)
It means a lot to masons (8,4)
Horrifying (9) Hedonistic (9) Leave out (4) Stableman (6) Charming (7) Lush (9) Invaluable (9) Fortunately (7) Commonwealth country (6) Girl’s name (4) Global (9) Humiliated (9) Consider (4)
FRIDAY’S SOLUTION
27 29 32 34
35
36 37
38 39
DOWN
1
Gas (6) Notable (7) Barrister’s fee (9) With all possible speed (9) Underwater missile (7)
Ensnare (6) Volcanic material (4) Deceitful (9) Customers (9)
Merry-go-round (8) ACROSS: 1. Scots 6. Speck 9. Riposte 10. Resat 11. Angry 12. Hurts 13. Minimal
22. Peri 24. Err 25. Refusal 26. Sitar 27. Andes 28. Piste 29. Reposes 30. Ceded
2. Credit 3. Tragic 4. Sit 5. Mogul 6. Stature 7. Pens 8. Carton 12. Halls
19. Praised 21. Trance 22. Punish 23. Rattle 25. Rayon 26. Sere 28. Pet
15. Cop 17. Otic
31. Threw
13. Mouse 18. Ermine 14. Niger 19. Plate 20. Steers 15. Cites 19. Stunt 16. T-er-ry 16. Peril 18. Ether