FRIDAY’S SOLUTIONS

CRYPTIC

ACROSS: 9, No both-er 10, Too (two) 11, Alison 12, Skirts 13, Sounded 14, Cast 15, Crossed out 17, Handsome 18, Burni-sh 19, Abel (able) 21, Addled 24, Deserting one’s post 27, Stop it 29, Date 30, P-rep-are 33, B-alines-e 35, Come to rest 36, Sp(I)ed 37, Ch-a-sten 38, Less-on 40, M-ore s-O 41, Don 42, Nonsense.

DOWN: 1, Looks round 2, Pour 3, Whiskers 4, Press on 5, Hold the line 6, Sardinians 7, Disc-US 8, C-on-Somme 10, Trust 16, S-end-s up 20, Bight (bite) 22, Dropper 23, Kind regards 25, Rather cool 26, Turns loose 28, Teaspoon 31, Rattling 32, Emine-nt 34, In-deed 35, Cu-t in 39, Shed.

EASY

ACROSS: 9, Zucchini 10, Fee 11, Annals 12, Sienna 13, Amateur 14, Wimp 15, Pile-driver 17, Reserved 18, Genteel 19, Opal 21, Nosh-up 24, That’s All Right Mama 27, Muesli 29, Feet 30, Squiffy 33, Cromlech 35, Vaudeville 36, Tsar 37, Omnibus 38, Turban 40, Antics 41, Ems 42, Reopened.

DOWN: 1, Munificent 2, Scan 3, Disagree 4, Bivalve 5, Meteorology 6, Sacrosanct 7, Answer 8, Flambeau 10, Flair 16, Entraps 20, Puree 22, Swahili 23, Cliffhanger 25, Shire horse 26, Affiliates 28, Uprising 31, Question 32, Bursary 34, Margin 35, Vibes 39, Reek.

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ACROSS: 1, Plot 4, Rim 6, Slab 9, Pal 10, Confused 11, Edit 14, Asp 16, Order 19, Spirited 21, Deter 23, Damaging 24, Tense 27, Lag 31, Cure 33, Industry 34, Doe 35, Deep 36, Sad 37, Ramp.

DOWN: 2, Look 3, Tiff 4, Resisted 5, Made 6, Spear 7, Lad 8, Alive 12, Islet 13, Siren 14, Aid 15, Petal 17, Drain 18, Range 20, Demanded 22, Rag 25, Elude 26, Sleep 28, Miss 29, User 30, Cram 32, Roe.