DOUBLE CROSSWORD
CRYPTIC ACROSS
9 Got rid of from beginning to end, you
say (5,3)
10 Don’t allow to leave the report
unfinished (3)
11 Proprietary – that’s evident (6)
12 Now taking a spin in the runabout that’s
new (6)
13 Not one of them catching the dangling
rein (7)
14 Bumped into one reversing the thing (4) 15 Through with the job, getting leave (10) 17 Getting down to providing food –
fish (8)
18 Swallowing when the street is
named (7)
19 He backed “Cold Fury” (4)
21 When I go in, puts on the fruit (6)
24 Not taking the rebuke sitting
down? (8,9)
27 Untraditional playing for a start –
that’s plain (6)
29 Do try (4)
30 Rose didn’t go to the rendezvous (5,2) 33 Factor that makes one, with glee, tuck
into food? (4-4)
35 In a very bad way, is about to pawn, one
by one (10)
36 The general’s remains (4)
37 One of three little outings? (7)
38 Gives a large double to the drunken
sot (6)
40 We’re told to identify the fish (6)
41 A squeaky-sounding “Hurry!” (3)
42 How the smart photographer is
dressed? (8)
DOWN
1 A very loud shout ringing out below (10) 2 Very bad visibility and it’s terribly cold (4)
3 Resumptions of activities (6-2)
4 The substitute doesn’t quite have the status of (5-2)
5 As regards the orchestration in question? (2,4,5)
6 To show some gratitude would be worth more to one (10)
7 You can buy it at a draper’s whenever you like (2,4)
8 They feel, as before, the girl has got caught up in (8)
10 “He has cereal for breakfast,” I put in (5) 16 Creating dramas about the new roof (7) 20 The ice astonishes one (5)
22 Register the disparaging remark (3-4) 23 How a photographer who shot one so
would be viewed? (2,1,3,5)
25 Source of the flame that caused the
forest fire? (6,4)
26 Very very silly silly nonsense? (6,4)
28 Roughly it means with more to one than
to another (8)
31 Detract from a meal that’s not home
cooked (8)
32 Match against, to start with, in the
competition (7)
34 She has since got caught in a pack of
lies (6)
35 Only few will be admitted when you
find the key (5)
39 Drinks you decline audibly (4)
EASY ACROSS
9 US state (8)
10 Body of
water (3)
11 Affront (6)
12 Help (6)
13 Steal attention
from (7)
14 Duty list (4)
15 Thumbtack (7,3) 17 Vehicle (8)
18 Declaimed (7) 19 Milk pudding
ingredient (4)
21 Trying
experience (6) 24 Treat without consideration (4,9,4)
27 Haphazard (6) 29 Cooking fat (4) 30 Mixture (7)
33 Uncivilised (8) 35 Owner (10)
36 Song of
praise (4)
37 Salad fruit (7)
38 Weather map
line (6)
40 Fuel (6)
41 Male
offspring (3)
42 Praiseworthy (8)
DOWN
1 Very tall building (10) 2 Cab (4)
3 Carry on (8) 4 Move clumsily and heavily, informally (7)
5 Disaster (11)
6 Probability (10) 7 Off course (6)
8 Small fleet (8) 10 Girl’s name (5) 16 Injured (7)
20 Loathe (5)
22 Reveal (7)
23 Inn (6,5)
25 Noteworthy
(10)
26 Not excessive
(10)
28 Detailed
examination (8) 31 Clement (8)
32 Eyeglass (7)
34 Drive away (6) 35 Unadorned (5) 39 Of the
mouth (4)
CRYPTIC Across: 4, Rebu-ff 7, Low pr-ice 8, Pr-ague 10, Scale 13, De-ed 14, Ta-ta 15, Fold 16, I-an 17, Twin 19, Call 21, White-hall 23, The-N 24, Gap-e 26, To-O 27, Tram 29, Clam 32, Fee-L 33, Skate 34, Se-cur-e 35, Disc-over 36, Nobles. Down: 1, Blast 2, Sweat 3, Free 4, Re-p-el 5, Brad 6, Fru-gal 9, Red-C-ap 11, Cam 12, Lathe 13, Donegal 15, Fit 16, Il-L 18, Winter 20, Aleck 21, WHO 22, Ham 23, To-led-o 25, Eat 28, Reeds 30, Larva (lava) 31, Merry 32, Fuel 33, Sock. EASY Across: 4, Praise 7, Wardrobe 8, Abacus 10, Aries 13, Prey 14, Tiny 15, Bald 16, Lob 17, Rear 19, Lair 21, Nightmare 23, Doer 24, Name 26, Kid 27, Ewer 29, Nail 32, User 33, Badge 34, Hearse 35, Dissolve 36, Stress. Down: 1, Sweat 2, Train 3, Iris 4, Pearl 5, Away 6, Stupor 9, Bedlam 11, Rib 12, Eyrie 13, Partner 15, Bah 16, Lie 18, Egress 20, Arena 21, Nod 22, Mar 23, Direct 25, Wig 28, Weeds 30, Addle 31, Lever 32, Urge 33, Boss. BACK PAGE Across: 1, Genera 5, Stitch 8, Sciatica 9, Onyx 10, Elf 12, Budge 15, Rug 17, Oil 18, Ape 19, Oar 20, Await 21, Awe 22, Cos 23, End 24, Hue 26, Train 29, Yen 33, Edge 34, Entirety 35, Grisly 36, Rumple. Down: 2, Excel 3, Edam 4, Adieu 5, Slang 6, Iron 7, Coypu 10, Epoch 11, Force 12, Blast 13, Drama 14, Eaten 15, Ready 16, Green 25, Under 27, Reedy 28, Inter 30, Extol 31, Mess 32, Trim.