FRIDAY’S CROSSWORD SOLUTIONS

CRYPTIC

Across: 9, Point’s out 10, Out-fitter 12, Rake 13, Mac-aws 14, Russ-Ian 15, Tones D-own 17, Esca-late-s 18, De(ed)-tract 19, Turnip 20, Sh-O-O 23, Worked for 25, Connected 26, To-do 27, Bridle 29, Fi-rea-rm 32, Raconteur 34, False-hood 35, Der-went 36, Ca-rto-n 37, Er-go 38, Walks into 39, Spectator. Down: 1, Spir-it-ed 2, Sick and tired 3, Got about 4, Strain 5, For-swear 6, Attr-action 7, M-is-sile 8, Bring-s-word 11, Twist 16, Shaken 19, To-r(idge) 21, Hot favourite 22, He-arse 23, Waters down 24, For-getting 25, Cue (queue) 28, Director 29, Followed 30, Me-dioc-re 31, In-tense 33, Caro-L 34, F-ores-t.

EASY

Across: 9, Abhorrent 10, Announcer 12, Army 13, Hectic 14, Egghead 15, Spineless 17, Panoramic 18, Dentist 19, Annual 20, Kiwi 23, Unhelpful 25, Ethiopian 26, Cope 27, Covert 29, Impasse 32, Labyrinth 34, Reference 35, Ukulele 36, Umpire 37, Aria 38, Efficient 39, Traversed. Down: 1, Harassed 2, Championship 3, Reverent 4, Status 5, Saucepan 6, Underneath 7, Surgery 8, Prediction 11, Cream 16, Edible 19, Awl 21, Idiosyncrasy 22, Copper 23, Uncultured 24, Floundered 25, Eft 28, Exhausts 29, Informal 30, Emeralds 31, Urgency 33, Bluff 34, Repute.

BACK PAGE

Across: 1, Lasso 5, Assist 8, Order 10, Scribe 11, Chip 14, Hallow 15, However 18, Doe 19, Ton 21, Raid 23, Rebel 24, Plan 27, Dog 29, Cad 31, Tallest 32, Suitor 34, Dine 35, Eluded 38, Adder 39, Legend 40, Genre. Down: 2, Arc 3, Soiled 4, Orb 5, Arch 6, Sailor 7, Thawed 9, Deleted 12, Had 13, Plea 16, Opal 17, Robot 20, Negated 22, Ibis 24, Pistol 25, Acid 26, Native 28, Allure 30, Don 33, Read 36, Leg 37, Err.