FRIDAY’S SOLUTIONS

THE ALPHABEATER

Black squares: 1, 5, 8, 10, 14, 15, 19, 22, 24, 27, 29, 32, 35, 37.

Across: Standard, Lamp, Fuzzy, Vast, Lying, Ask, Cowers, Lynx, Kept, Bygone, Yes, Abash, Thaw, Judge, Flaw, Playtime.

Down: Spiv, Abode, Buff, Pea, Niftiest, Spar, Assay, Razes, Equal, Knobs, Vary, Lightest, Icy, Upon, Ninja, Wove.

THE ALPHAPUZZLE

Across: Opulent, Rows, Zebu, Imbecile, Loofah, Exudes, Absorb, Petrol (clue), Jaundice, Weft, Gene, Gastric.

Down: Bolero, Beaker, Guru, Flounce, Relish, Bridge, Stable, Please, Racquet. Wiry, Twelve, Office.

TV CROSSWORD

Across: 1 Jamie, 6 Bred, 8 Michelle, 10 Going, 11 Carol, 12 Ransom, 15 Ali G, 16 Keegan, 17 Pigs, 19 Sabrina, 21 Lawn, 22 Stath.

Down: 2 Anna, 3 Emilia, 4 Year, 5 Lets Flats, 6 Brosnan, 7 Dog, 9 Canning, 13 Mike, 14 The Saint, 17 Phil, 18 Siân, 20 Bet. TV show: Mastermind

ARROW-WORD

Across: Arabic, Nero, Trot, Raid, Pea, View, Maya, Act, Oral, LCD, Help, Gnocchi, Lane, Eggheads, You, Rave, Omits, Epic, Own, Engine, Red, Niece, Attack, Ali, Ran, Laden, Jeremy, Sag.

Down (left to right): Ron, Gym, Notre, Panorama, Ongoing, Tar, Beta, Alec, Hut, Inane, Sir, Ivy, Cue, Sonic, Cordial, Weekly, Children, Wade, ASAP, Reads, LAN, Vine, Lea, Top, Exec, Doing.

Shaded letters: Peter Pan Goes Wrong

WORDS

Disco

MUDDLESOME

Supermarket Flowers, Nancy Mulligan, Antisocial

CLOCK-WISE

Esau, aura, rake, keep, epic, ices

QUIZ OF THE WEEK

1 Winnie the Pooh 2 Nine 3 Prince Andrew 4 American football 5 Rihanna 6 John Buchan 7 120 8 1960s 9 Paul Simon 10 Dorothy L Sayers

MENTATHLON ANSWER

Lousy

DITLOIDS

4 Sides to Mr Grumpy

2 Long Arms on Mr Tickle 2 Bandages Around Mr Bump 2 Yellow Shoes on Mr Silly 1 Black Top Hat on Mr Uppity

TRIVIA WORDSEARCH

1 The IT Crowd 2 California 3 Tuscany 4 Sebaceous 5 Company 6 Sandy Denny 7 Sartre 8 Richard Pryor 9 Paul McCartney 10 Liverpool

SUMTHING

7x2=14, 2x6=12, 9+8=17

SMALL CROSSWORD

Across: 1 Hamstring, 7 Ache, 8 Polka, 10 Len, 11 Dorset, 13 Creatures, 14 Repent, 16 RMS, 18 Treat, 19 Aver, 20 Surliness. Down: 1 Handcarts, 2 Actors, 3 Sets, 4 Row, 5 Ill-bred, 6 Gangsters, 8 Pretext, 9 Dresser, 12 Fences, 15 Plan, 17 Pal.

CROSS DOUBT

Across: COCOA Down: HOTEL

QUICK CROSSWORD

Across: 1 Play; 3 Discount; 9 Reigned; 10 Noise; 11 Predilection; 13 Ratify; 15 Summon; 17 Disreputable; 20 Often; 21 Emotion; 22 Redeemed; 23 Idol. Down: 1 Perspire; 2 Alive; 4 Indeed; 5 Construction; 6 Uniform; 7 Tier; 8 Indifference; 12 Internal; 14 Tainted; 16 Sphere; 18 Blind; 19 Poor.

TARGET

PULMONARY amply apron lamp layup lump lumpy mopy opal palm palmy plan play ploy plum plumy polar poly pony pour pram pray prom PULMONARY puma puny purl pylon ramp romp ropy rump rumply upon