DOUBLE CROSSWORD

EASY ACROSS

3 Martial art (5)

8 Distinguished (5)

10 Water jugs (5)

11 Lettuce (3)

12 Wall painting (5)

13 Japanese warrior (7)

15 Allude (5)

18 Floor covering (3)

19 Acclimatise (6)

21 Enchant (7)

22 Unfortunately (4)

23 Close (4)

24 Envious (7)

26 Wide street (6)

29 Help (3)

31 Italian city (5)

32 Civilian fighting

force (7)

34 Musical note (5)

35 Call for help (1,1,1)

36 Brief film

appearance (5)

37 Razor sharpener (5)

38 Male duck (5)

DOWN

1 Provincial (5)

2 Begins again (7)

4 Needlecase (4)

5 Scarcity (6)

6 Young owl (5)

7 Colour (5)

9 Male cat (3)

12 Afternoon show (7)

14 Uncooked (3)

16 Vapours (5)

17 Give a new trial to (5)

19 Praise (7)

20 Woman (5)

21 Ring-shaped roll (5)

23 Naturists (7)

24 Younger (6)

25 Lubricate (3)

27 Essential (5)

28 Called (5)

30 Buffalo (5)

32 Dairy product (4)

33 Hill (3)

CRYPTIC ACROSS

3 View that makes sense? (5)

8 His partner makes him motherless! (5)

10 Actually too young to be a fat lady (5)

11 Be slow, so fail to finish a lager (3)

12 As you listen, I sing something

sweet (5)

13 Mother’s wise to get a bit of

physiotherapy (7)

15 Wait for a new deal and a happy

ending (5)

18 Heating element? (3)

19 Mistakes a deserter will make in

time (6)

21 A warrior’s outfit (7)

22 Nobleman with a squint? (4)

23 Was aware of what wasn’t woven (4)

24 Hopelessness of a chap getting two

ducks (7)

26 A sheep is a Dumas character (6)

29 Quiet, egg-headed female (3)

31 Parts with a wayward loser (5)

32 Break the law on the fourth of July?

That’s rich! (7)

34 With a bit of luck, I’d get clear (5)

35 Welsh dairyman? (3)

36 They can also be played back (5)

37 Goddess of unnamed cereals (5)

38 A horse’s refusal, we hear (5)

DOWN

1 Foreigner mum has to provide eggs

for! (5)

2 Follows Jack with a night-light! (7)

4 Nice change for a footballer (4)

5 A leading Scottish potter (6)

6 Striped rag? (5)

7 Do a feline out of a male (5)

9 A good bit of cash to burn! (3)

12 Passes over wild regions (7)

14 Scots own what the captain can do

without (3)

16 May be drunk right after a wild gale (5)

17 A nice place to lay up, thanks (5)

19 Possibly pleased to have passed (7)

20 It differs from the distaff (5)

21 On the organ, it makes a note ring

out! (5)

23 He’s maybe hoping to catch you out (7)

24 The ignoring of many a confused

issue (6)

25 Cry of the sea-hawk (3)

27 He shows no concern when his right

boot needs mending (5)

28 Does it taste like lemon squash? (5)

30 The type to take things badly (5)

32 To fly to the West Indies is no good, it

seems! (4)

33 Say thanks for the salt (3)