CRYPTIC CROSSWORD

ACROSS

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FRIDAY’S SOLUTION DOWN

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5 6 7 8 11 16 19 See a wild tit’s come in and don’t move (3,5)

Gets angry when the hair drier is used on? (5,4,3) A plus, without doubt (8) Making the mistake of returning the call (6) Like the great big throne? (4,4)

The nearer one is, the greater it becomes (10) Get your money on “Halfback” early (7)

Can’t be caned - is really good (10)

A hero, he went off to get mother a bouquet! (5)

In the character of the aunt, is miscast again

(6)

A shooting stick!

(3) 21 22 23 24 25 28 29 30 31 33 34 Having to make one’s own way there is going too far! (3,6,3)

Round, green object the squirrel is clutching? (6) Start with determination on, but can’t finish? (3,5,2) Not doing anything - just sitting empty (10)

The animals, you say, you’ll put to work (3)

Be so active and hurry about in the nursery (4,4)

Bad hearing and poor visibility led to the rail crash (8) Braving it out and dancing nude to a band (8)

Are nuts going out to take a walk! (7)

Says, because it’s occupied by a retired clergyman (5) Fearing it’s not for the novice (6) ACROSS: 1. G-host 6. Gee-se 9. Col.-d war 10. Mad-AM 11. Local 12. Fee-L-s 13. Despair 15. MO-b 17. Anti

20. Chesty 22. Post 24. E’er 25. Me-nag-es 26. Snoo-D 27. P-lead 28. Boast 29. Righted 30. (gravy) Train

2. Heaven 3. Scamp-I 4. To-M 5. Idler 6. G-all-eon 7. Eros 8. Sea dog 12. Fil-ly 13. Dance 14. Steer

18. F-IX-ed 19. Stand-in 21. Healer 22. Pa-Rod-y 23. SE-as-on 25. Mocha 26. Sari 28. Be-d

EASY CROSSWORD

ACROSS

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23 Bad mood I’m going to indulge (3,6)

Mostly, then, I’m confused and in a dither (2,3,4) Have time to go first to the business area (4)

It’s good to give fish to the sick (6)

Orders inside. The din is dreadful (7)

One’s early teaching is keeping one down-to-earth (9) Travelling by train, running to catch the one ten out (9) Where the case is opened up, on the table (7) Suffered from shock, due to the blow and wound (6) Sending the food back is an insult (4)

Buys drinks for, when one cajoles into (4,5)

With sun out and warmth, he will take the cover off (9) Does better than, though a little backward (4) A harsh-sounding regimen (6)

Order the partner about as well (7)

Would the cha-cha-cha be suitable for them? (3,6) Agitated to find it hasn’t been paid (9) Bowdlerise and make a lot of money from (5,2) By concealing the real trouble - having blurred vision (6) Going back again to the same river (4)

There’s no way out. You must make a smaller allocation (9) Make the fruit fall from the tree to the bed (5-4)

Six-sided (9) Cancel (9) Pain (4) Artist’s room (6) Sugar (7) Irritation (9) Slopes (9) Latticework structure (7)

Road (6) Pudding ingredient (4) Complex (9)

FRIDAY’S SOLUTION

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Pardons (9) Victim (4) Sleek (6) Former remand home (7) Compliance (9) Battles (9) Wanderer (7) Wax light (6) Secure (4) Story-tellers (9) Rapt (9)

DOWN

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Game bird (8) ACROSS: 1. Waist 6. Pouch 9. Trotter 10. Story 11. Ladle 12. Civil 13. Stellar 15. Bed 17. Hell 18. Parade

22. 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 14. Eland

19. Caution 21. Encase 22. Menace 23. Scrape 25. Demon 26. Some 28. Bit

18. For-age

31. Dying

15. Ma-Gog 19. Cabin 20. Menial 15. Basin 16. Dense 19. Slai-N 16. B-eats 18. Piles