DOUBLE CROSSWORD
CRYPTIC ACROSS
1 The old-fashioned fellows in the
country (5)
6 Distribute some just rewards (5)
9 Break a bit of a date with the girl (7)
10 Something hard for a butcher to
use? (5)
11 Spanish version of Roman (5)
12 Dangerous place for witches to make
meals (5)
13 Again makes concessions, as does a
backer? (7)
15 The schoolkids wouldn’t miss him (3)
17 Surrounded by some pyramids (4)
18 Something you can stick on the
wall (6)
19 A nice place to be stranded! (5)
20 Angel having a flutter? (6)
22 Wrestling for money, nothing
more? (4)
24 Exclamation of love for a
companion (3)
25 Fish a hat out for a student (7)
26 Possibly kills with practised ease (5)
27 It needs watching (5)
28 Goodness, what a shame it would be
to lose heart! (5)
29 One more article not for the
missus (7)
30 Jane’s change of clothes? (5)
31 Plain price? (5)
DOWN
2 Meets up with a European leader in high regard (6)
3 The couple smoothed things out (6) 4 Nothing less than senile (3)
5 Another name for a sail? (5) 6 A surprised expression (7)
7 One sort of mate (4)
8 Like love poetry of which one tore up a nice piece? (6)
12 To break off is less than to
persevere (5)
13 Character of a wild boar going round
Maidenhead (5)
14 Many a measure is a certainty (5)
15 His honour can be reassuring (5)
16 A reciprocating mechanical part (5)
18 It’s singularly handy for rowing (5)
19 Seems attractive (7)
21 Busy, possibly on radio (6)
22 Witty way to make tea sir (6)
23 Continue to dissolve the material (6)
25 Marks made by bolts (5)
26 He nominally sets course at sea (4)
28 Something stimulating to do up (3)
EASY ACROSS
1 Revises (5)
6 Female dog (5)
9 Boy’s name (7)
10 Large sea (5)
11 Flows out slowly (5)
12 Trite (5)
13 Face cloth (7)
15 In good health (3)
17 Minus (4)
18 Deduction, discount (6)
19 Foreign (5)
20 Stylus (6)
22 Delicatessen, in
short (4)
24 Household fuel (3)
25 Having restrictions (7)
26 Worker in stone (5)
27 Frequently (5)
28 Takes notice of (5)
29 Alike (7)
30 First Greek letter (5)
31 Fixed gaze (5)
DOWN
2 Submissive (6)
3 Coaches (6)
4 Transgression (3)
5 School of fish (5)
6 Widen (7)
7 Object of worship (4)
8 Belief (6)
12 Beautiful girl (5)
13 Toss (5)
14 Remains of a fire (5)
15 Aspect (5)
16 Lukewarm (5)
18 Tree sap (5)
19 European country (7)
21 Rebuke, scolding (6)
22 Turn aside (6)
23 Person in charge (6)
25 Correct reasoning (5)
26 Net (4)
28 Possesses (3)