FRIDAY’S CROSSWORD SOLUTIONS

CRYPTIC Across: 9, Leaves off 10, Rear-range 12, Rose 13, Adders 14, Ring-let 15, Gaudiness 17, Reference 18, Ted-I-O-us 19, C(a)re-tan 20, L-U-do 23, Force-less 25, Ever-green 26, Lark 27, For-me-d 29, Seen out 32, Est-ranged 34, Speed-well 35, Touches 36, Tr-acts 37, Flat 38, Res-train-t 39, Screw-ball.

Down: 1, All right 2, Mass murderer 3, Goodness 4, (C)Offers 5, P-reserve 6, Fair of face 7, G-ran-ary 8, Settle d-own 11, Nylo-N 16, I-r-on-ed 19, Cos 21, Uses one’s loaf 22, Ag-RE-ed 23, False start 24, Enough said 25, End 28, M-edit-ate 29, Swe-aters 30, Tell-tale 31, Ba-the-rs 33, Tours 34, Spar-S-e.

EASY Across: 9, Arrogance 10, Plentiful 12, Sash 13, Better 14, Memento 15, Brigadier 17, Tasteless 18, Engages 19, Caddie 20, Lido 23, Stonechat 25, Pineapple 26, Band 27, Treaty 29, Figures 32, Testament 34,

Norwegian 35, Trapped 36, Notion 37, Dull 38, Tarantula 39, Constrain.

Down: 1, Passable 2, Dressing down 3, Inherits 4, Letter 5, Spirited 6, Permission 7, Stumped 8, Bloodstone 11, Fence 16, Argued 19, Cot 21, In particular 22, Haggle 23, Substitute 24, Horrendous 25, Pry 28, Antennae 29, Forgoing 30, Singling 31, Rampant 33, Stair 34, Notice.

QUICK Across: 1, Ordeal 5, Scan 8, Torch 9, Tot 10, Soon 11, Raid 12, Offer 13, Recess 16, Shed 18, Edam 20, New 22, Owe 23, Din 24, Wide 25, Rent 28, Target 30, Elder 32, Heat 33, Nick 34, Apt 35, Sheep 36, Prey 37, Delete.

Down: 1, Outcry 2, Detected 3, Assess 4, Confident 5, Screwed 6, Char 7, Nude 8, Too 14, Shortened 15, Wan 17, Ewe 19, Disgrace 20, Nip 21, Wealthy 26, Tackle 27, Statue 29, Whip 30, Ease 31, Rip.