TWO-IN-ONE CROSSWORD PUZZLE
CRYPTIC PUZZLE
ACROSS
4 Ancient British soccer team? (6)
7 Where to go with a shot lip (8)
8 Exaggerate or cheat too much (9)
10 The first man’s surname? (5)
13 Deliver 54 less animals (4)
14 Discharge heatedly? (4)
15 Girl from the States, sometimes (4)
16 What you pay for a new oxtail soup ingredient? (3) 17 Some panties, possibly of silk (4)
19 Fellow to the rear of the plane (4)
21 They have a consuming interest in humanity (9) 23 A fair share of Henry? (4)
24 Remain in the balance (4)
26 A long way, for this is in Scotland (3)
27 Start the tournament (4)
29 They’re deposited by layers (4)
32 Poke softly with a stick (4)
33 A hard-heated line that can be shot (5) 34 Preferably sweet drinks out East (6)
35 He’s not slack with money (8)
36 Suspenders for small children? (6)
DOWN
1 A corny bunch (5)
2 Mark gets nothing out of him! (6)
3 Holes by the race circuit? (4)
4 One’s thought of them are bitter (5)
5 To be a monarch is intoxicating! (4)
6 Trial of a loader? (6)
9 Red-headed striker (6)
11 Fade away in the West Indies (3) 12 Encountered a man of iron, say (5)
13 Wanted teacher indeed! (7)
15 Late news time (3)
16 Positive though brief statement (3)
18 Doing well, you can tell (6)
20 Change a pound for a return half back (5) 21 In America, really it’s an auto (3) 22 Man-mountain (3)
23 School that comes down heavily on clods? (6) 25 An essay in past history (3)
28 Stops changing positions (5)
30 Produced in wrong style (5)
31 Turnip tangled in weeds (5)
32 Give a nip as a punishment (4)
33 A longing for aspirin? (4)
EASY PUZZLE
ARCOSS
4 Restore pieces (6)
7 Hidden (8)
8 Middle-Eastern country (6) 10 Discussions (5)
13 Male bird (4)
14 Norwegian capital (4) 15 Rotary file (4)
16 Payment (3)
17 Complain vehemently (4) 19 Russian forename (4) 21 Abrasive material (9) 23 Heather (4)
24 Ceremonial act (4)
26 Soft bread roll (3)
27 Wild animal’s resting place (4) 29 Cease (4)
32 Saucy (5)
33 Twill-weave fabric (5) 34 Crave (6)
35 Month (8)
36 Layers (6)
EASY PUZZLE
ACROSS: 3, Whist; 8, Opted; 10, Total; 11, Rap; 12, Flora; 13, Married; 15, Usher; 18, Ere; 19, Attire; 21, Useless; 22, Lens; 23, Bend; 24, Insured; 26, Booing; 29, Mat; 31, Sands; 32, Centaur; 34, Oiled; 35, Err; 36, Tills; 36, Frets; 38, Still.
DOWN: 1, Spray; 2, Depress; 4, Hold; 5, Struts; 6, Toast; 7, Lager; 9, Tar; 12, Feeling; 14, Ire; 16,
Hired; 17, Ready; 19, Assumed; 20, Slobs; 21, Union; 23, Betters; 24, Insist; 25, Ran; 27, Oasis; 28, Idols; 30, Hurts; 32, Cell; 33, Are. CRYPTIC PUZZLE
DOWN
1 Relish (5)
2 Coral reef (5)
3 Skills (4)
4 Previous (5)
5 Stopper (4)
6 Tentacle (6)
9 An actor’s lines (6) 11 Enquire (3)
12 Islamic book (5)
13 Guilty person (7) 15 Auction offer (3)
16 In favour of (3) 18 Fisherman (6)
20 Birds with webbed feet (5) 21 Drink slowly (3)
22 Simple melody (3) 23 Expression of sorrow (6) 25 Pig (3)
28 Stadium 5)
30 Ethnic group (5)
31 Gem found in oysters (5) 32 Italian city (4)
33 Prophet (4)
ACROSS: 3, React; 8, Focus; 10, Arias; 11, Mum; 12, Maori; 13, Marbles; 15, Sales; 18, Lad; 19, Polite; 21, Me-XI-can; 22, 0-mar; 23, Rend; 24, V-aunt-ed; 26, Barrel; 29, Tom; 31, Styles; 32, Departs; 34, Aster; 35, Rut; 36, Slide; 37, Skein; 38, Sloth.
DOWN: 1, W-Oman; 2, Tumbler; 4, Eras; 5, Cars-on; 6, Trial; 7, M.anet; 9, Cur; 12, Medical; 14, La-X; 16, Lived (rev); 17, Seedy; 19, Painter; 20, Bo-M-bs; 21, Ma-R-ry; 23, Re-Marks; 24, Vessel; 25, To-p; 27, A-toll; 28, Reads (reeds); 30, A-TT-ic; 32, Dent; 33, Rue.