DOUBLE CROSSWORD
CRYPTIC ACROSS
9 Some came round to give a hand
– honestly (2,4,2)
10 The gentleman father cut short (3)
11 A signal to abandon (6)
12 She’s a no-good, knocking back drink (6)
13 Silence on the radio or funeral march? (4,3)
14 Climbing plant, as guessed, did cover it (4)
15 Be under the false impression, being
immature, personally (3,7)
17 Get moving to ensure you’re prepared for
an attack (8)
18 A group of spectators carrying it does
prove disturbing (7)
19 Undecided, to be frank (4)
21 Bring love into it, which is tedious (6)
24 Sounding low and feeling thoroughly
miserable (8,3,6)
27 An iron and a wood I myself am carrying (6)
29 Very funny way of conveying your disdain
to an actor (4)
30 Do exercises for a while (7)
33 Regarding careers, you share the same concern with him (2-6)
35 It’s to do with showing regard for others (10)
36 Mount you put a bet on, when backing (4)
37 Announce that you’re not running? (7)
38 Go on, chum! It’s of very little
importance (6)
40 Act in accordance with and you’ll
succeed (6)
41 Taking about a quarter the time to dispose
of (3)
42 A lack of cars, usually, approaching a
built-up area (8)
DOWN
1 Gathering one’s adding a few for convenience sake (8,2)
2 It’s good form, you say, pet (4)
3 It’s clear father came back by himself (8)
4 Hearing the sound of gongs, pokes one’s nose in (7)
5 Not judgmental about Americans thinking only of women? (5-6)
6 Unable to be examined by the surgeon? That’s unlikely (10)
7 Nonsense! Hit the ball to one side (6)
8 Resumptions of the occurrences (6-2)
10 The stick they’ll get if they don’t
work? (5)
16 Be faster than the others when there’s
a sudden exodus (7)
20 The yard got a tip off that came to
nothing (5)
22 Go back and haggle some more
with (7)
23 Certain to pour tea into – it’s only to be
expected (2,9)
25 Goes to pieces when the car
stalls? (6,4)
26 Taking little time to grade as poor (6-4)
28 Taking on, or making a fuss, over the
lost point (8)
31 Pan it dreadfully when he’s appearing
in it as an actor (8)
32 Vilify, at a press gathering, the
English (7)
34 By word of mouth, when you gather
round beforehand (6)
35 Say it’s awful meat (5)
39 Lap speed (4)
EASY ACROSS
9 Type of paint (8)
10 Snow runner (3)
11 Comment (6)
12 Amble (6)
13 Green
gemstone (7)
14 Herb (4)
15 Area around
Liverpool (10)
17 Happening (8)
18 Musical
instrument (7)
19 Information (4)
21 Breathe in (6)
24 GMT (9,4,4)
27 Shooting star (6)
29 Reject as
false (4)
30 Month (7)
33 Flaw in a law (8)
35 Higher education
institution (10)
36 Leave out (4)
37 Tedium (7)
38 West Indian
music (6)
40 Domed roof (6)
41 Do wrong (3)
42 Noisy quarrel (8)
DOWN
1 Small amount (10) 2 As well (4) 3 Perfidious (8) 4 Meantime (7) 5 Falling to pieces (11)
6 Forecast (10)
7 Entertained (6)
8 Novel (8)
10 Vegetable (5)
16 Hide (7)
20 Pale (5)
22 Abominable (7)
23 Sympathetic
(11)
25 Barge-like
vessel (6,4)
26 Ultimately (10)
28 Huge (8)
31 Light-hearted
(8)
32 Sack (7)
34 Snake (6)
35 Beneath (5)
39 Taunt (4)
CRYPTIC Across: 4, M-uffin 7, Kinkajou 8, S-Leigh 10, Flesh 13, Heel 14, Fort 15, M-us-e 16, Dab 17, Amen 19, Wail 21, Fieldfare 23, F-inn 24, Rays 26, Max 27, Teed 29, O-me-n 32, Pond 33,
Snip-e 34, R-ecord 35, Old flame 36, ES-chew.
Down: 1, Ski-ff 2, Under 3, Was-H 4, M-uses 5, Fee-L 6, In goal 9, Leeway 11, Lot 12, S-ta-in 13, Hundred 15, Mel 16, Die 18, Mentor 20, Ar-son 21, Fix 22, F-ad 23, Facers 25, Rep 28, Endow 30, Mil-an 31, N-ever 32, Posh 33, S-oft.
EASY Across: 4, Comics 7, Approval 8, Easily 10, Alias 13, Rash 14, Dent 15, Pens 16, Far 17, Lard 19, Emir 21, Gasometer 23, Dosh 24, East 26, Bed 27, On at 29, Raid 32, Brat 33, Forge 34, Regret 35, Absolute 36, Reveal.
Down: 1, Salad 2, Spain 3, Toss 4, Clean 5, Mesh 6, Collar 9, Assets 11, Len 12, Atlas 13, Red meat 15, Pro 16, Fir 18, Ashore 20, Metro 21, God 22, Eat 23, Delete 25, Big 28, Natal 30, Argue 31, Deter
32, Brie 33, Foot.
BACK PAGE Across: 1, Fabric 5, Breach 8, Question 9, Sure 10, Sea 12, Dense 15, Set 17, Foe 18, Nap 19, Rot 20, Miser 21, Inn 22, Emu 23, Out 24, Err 26, Royal 29, Ewe 33, Acid 34, Delegate 35, Greedy 36, Theory.
Down: 2, Amuse 3, Rush 4, Crime 5, Bonus 6, Easy 7, Curse 10, Surge 11, After 12, Demur 13, Nasty 14, Enrol 15, Spite 16, Tense 25, Recur 27, Oddly 28, Allot 30, Water 31, Idle 32, Ogre.