YESTERDAY’S SOLUTION

2018-12-17 -

ACROSS: 9. In any case 10. In a paddy 12. Co’s-t 13. Ferret 14. Dog-gone 15. Lose touch 17. In-her-ited 18. Reserve 20. P-utter

21. Thin(g) 24. Standard 26. Pre-V-ents 28. Anna (rev) 29. Al(l)-beit 31. Snapper 34. Scratched 36. Th-rill-ing 38. Ta-L-ents

39. Reason 40. Over 41. Talis-man 42. Punchline.

1. Circular 2. Passes 3. Made sure 4. Se-arc-h 5. Di-strict 6. Hard cheese 7. Haggard 8. A-droit 11. P-end-ant 16. Ti-ring

19. Set-on (rev) 20. Pad 22. He-t-up 23. Reta-I-l (rev) 25. All the same 26. Pot (rev) 27. B-ass-ets 30. Endu-ring 31. Su-R-round

32. Regarded 33. Stand-in 35. Reload 36. Tra-M-ps 37. I-n vai-N.

EASY CROSSWORD

23 Expensive (4) 24 Gratifies (7) 26 Edict (6)

29 Hot drink (3) 31 Guide (5) 32 Necessary (7) 34 Flanks (5) 35 Narrow brooch (3) 36 Sounds a horn (5) 37 Artificial waterway (5)

Portion (5)

ACROSS

3 8

10 11 12 13

15 18 19 21 22 Cold dish (5) Powerful businessman (5) Summons (5) Girl’s name (3) Refute (5) Burrowing rodent (7)

Wall painting (5) Gratuity (3) Distant (6) Splinter group (7) Object of worship (4) 38

DOWN

1 2 4 5 6 7 9 12 14 16

17 19 Asian country (5) By the sea (7) Assert (4) Insight (6) Fact (5)

Baa (5) Raised edge (3) Tortoise, say (7) Facial twitch (3) Romantic flowers (5)

Gain knowledge (5) Revolves, spins (7) 20 21 23 24 25 27

30 32 33 Sparrows, say (5) Power (5) Expressionless (7) Die (6) Observe (3) Distinctive character (5)

Puts one’s feet up (5)

Of the moon (5) Close to (4) Flipper (3)