CROSSWORD

Use the grid with the cryptic or the easy clues, but beware: The answers are different.

EASY CLUES

ACROSS

3 Skulk (5)

8 Flying toys (5) 10 Of the voice (5) 11 Racket (3) 12 Thin biscuit (5) 13 Sake (7)

15 Nude (5)

18 Free (3) 19 Younger (6) 21 Ornate style (7) 22 Complain bitterly

(4)

23 Cease (4) 24 Gives up work

(7)

26 Favour (6) 29 Male cat (3) 31 Artist’s stand (5) 32 Musical

performance (7) 34 Estate (5) 35 Arrest (3) 36 Outrider (5) 37 Artificial

waterway (5) 38 Prepared (5)

DOWN

1 Assistants (5) 2 Army officer (7) 4 Undiluted (4) 5 Broad street (6) 6 Islamic book (5) 7 Brief appearance

in a film (5) 9 Metallic element

(3)

12 Bereaved

husband (7) 14 Tree (3) 16 Filibegs (5) 17 Hang (5) 19 Planet (7) 20 Rubbish,

informally (5) 21 Stings (5) 23 Discussion

group (7)

24 Tell (6) 25 Legendary bird

(3)

27 Cattle farm (5) 28 Thighbone (5) 30 Conspiracy (5) 32 Thoroughfare (4) 33 Brown (3)

CRYPTIC CLUES

ACROSS

3 Passes behind

the wicket (5) 8 Fixed line in a

grid, perhaps (5) 10 The boyfriend left when finished (5) 11 Portuguese

vessel? (3) 12 Nag me just as you need, woman! (5) 13 Chap gets a bribe and does a bad job (7) 15 The nasty fellow says “Ah - you are out!” (5) 18 Tune with a firstclass, rousing start (3)

19 One of those on and off romances? (6) 21 Not merely a

king penguin (7) 22 An engaging

thing to do (4) 23 Ike is wrong about the soft hat (4)

24 Sort of weather associable with Monaco? (7) 26 Definitely shown to wander in extremes of pain (6)

29 Like sundry sunless days? (3)

31 Occasions of selling beer in a large vessel (5) 32 Realised to be bad, thus said goodbye to (4,3) 34 Located where

the tides turn (5) 35 The lout seems empty-headed and a bit daft (3) 36 Not much to pay for an exotic scent (5) 37 Distribute some of those just rewards (5) 38 Wherein high living involves a cheap rent? (5)

DOWN

1 Saint opposed to getting a new suit? (5) 2 Important match for the Lions, say (3,4)

4 Is deceptive, albeit not actively? (4) 5 Performer of an early edition for the piano (6) 6 Upon reflection, an aid to location (5) 7 Where to put almonds on the cake? (5)

9 A big one won’t

pop (3)

12 The only chap regarded belittlingly? (4,3) 14 At fifty-one pence, it’s an insult! (3)

16 His recreation may give him all the lift he needs (5)

17 Possibly golden antique, that is (5)

19 Was heard to have checked the depth (7) 20 They are served in many joints (5)

21 Flynn acted right heartily in a new role (5)

23 A musical tonic

(7)

24 Forbear to upset

one’s sister (6) 25 It’s passion that gives an heiress heart! (3) 27 Could a raw beginner at cards possibly win them? (5) 28 She contributes to the harvest annually (5) 30 Proposition said to be no honour! (5)

32 House not full?

(4)

33 Outboard

propeller (3)