CRYPTIC CROSSWORD

ACROSS

9 Terribly hot, also, myself: it’s horrible (9)

From hospital, one’s caught the disease (8)

A very thin ne’er-do-well? (4)

Trouble from scratch (6)

It is, dear one, a flower (7) Becomes public knowledge that one’s a gadabout (4,5) Contributions to the party by various peoples (9) Nonsense! Walk after it when I leave (7)

Awful old bat! A really nasty person (3,3)

Get the impression, when you come in contact with (4)

24 An understanding admirer? (8)

Swindles the no-goods fare badly in (8)

In about one day you’ll get there by car (4)

Felt for the bunk (6) Note you take a look at (7) Coming out and scowling at the fellow (9) Covering for the lady who has an obsession with (9) Complaining about the rain sick of it (7)

Getting right to the point, demands from (6) There’s one silly old icon (4) Look through only to accustom yourself to again (8) Activating it is exciting (7,2) 10 12

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FRIDAY’S SOLUTION

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22 23 Decide to call a halt to (8) Ask if there’s a willingness to buy (6)

Got up when the cold had run its course (8) Informing about the unloading (7,3)

Inflame feelings and get one worried (7)

See a net spread out inside the shed (4-2)

After the alarm’s gone off, has a drink (7)

A screen mystery (6) A chasm you keep well away from (5)

Don’t allow to get a second award (3)

Major Tree (5)

Take a risk, putting the animal in with the dog (6) 25

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30 31 32 33 35 36 37 Deducing it’s proving satisfactory (7,3)

Pop up, too (3)

Opts for “Turns to the page before” (7)

As loaves go, this is a gem! (8)

Upset, it is clear, by the runout (8)

Vegetable the greengrocer sells dozens of? (8) Takes one back and looks after one again (7) Carrying the large one is too much for him (6) Won’t you start with the shed? (6)

The one doing somersaults, in blue (6) ACROSS: 1. Stoat 6. Seats 9. D-ought-y 10. Handy 11. Reaps 12. Pekes 13. Ref-used 15. Pop 17. At-Op. 18. Scrape 19. SM-ith

20. Ch.-arms 22. Diva (avid) 24. Hay 25. Pelican 26. Strap 27. D-I-nah 28. Dig-it 29. Gentian 30. Cheer(s) 31. Meth-s

2. Tea set 3. Adds up 4. To-Y 5. Ogl-e-d 6. Stretch 7. Eyes 8. Tip-top 12. Perms 13. Ran-Ch. 14. Foray 15. Pani-c 16. Pe-ca-n

18. Steep 19. Smother 21. H-amis-H 22. Divine 23. Vani-sh 25. Party 26. Sage 28. Dam

EASY CROSSWORD

ACROSS

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Roger is unharmed (3,5) Awful noise made with a fiddle (6)

Brightness (9) Heavy shower (8) Repulsive (4) Japanese garment (6)

14 Biggest (7) 15 Calmness (9) 17 Spaceman (9) 18 Jealous (7) 20 Season (6) 21 Resonation (4) 24 Fearless (8) 26 Ringing in the ears (8)

FRIDAY’S SOLUTION

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Simple (4) Notoriety (6) Tomato sauce (7) Random (9) Fellow worker (9) Make ready (7) Alter (6) Leave out (4) Dependable (8) Get a move on, informally (5,1,3)

DOWN

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Collarbone (8) ACROSS: 1. Appal 6. Reach 9. Seethed 10. Trite 11. Cello 12. Satin 13. Steroid 15. Rep 17. Tern

22. Side 24. Tat 25. Launder 26. Sited 27. Stoat 28. Strip 29. Fanatic 30. Creel 31. Three

2. Pirate 3. Astern 4. Lee 5. Stead 6. Recital 7. Eden 8. Called 12. Sight 13. Start

19. Capital 21. Easter 22. Snatch 23. Desire 25. Legal 26. Safe 28. Sit 18. Parade 14. Erupt 19. Chill 20. Repeat 15. Rapid 16. Peter 18. Plead