DOUBLE CROSSWORD
CRYPTIC
ACROSS 1 Local head - a bit boozy (5) 6 It won’t back you up at the bar (5) 9 In conflict, he gives a growl, having the heart of a lion (7) 10 A horse takes some feeding, by the way (5) 11 She may be a hit with the FA (5) 12 Blustery fellow going round the West End (5) 13 Clothing that’s out of service (7) 15 Even an empty one has its occupied part (3) 17 Plant consumed by buffaloes? (4) 18 Animal allied to the skunk? (6) 19 Seem happy, swimming in slime! (5) 20 They’re not far from Winchester (6) 22 Drop off, however briefly (4) 24 Join in the game (3) 25 He sails misguided airmen to Central America (7) 26 It’s consumed with or without water (5) 27 Its shade helps make a place dark (5) 28 As opera, not grand (5) 29 Chap most recently at No. 11? (4,3) 30 A stand seat (5) 31 Tired of being cautious about middle-men (5) DOWN 2 Sell something with a bad tear for one pound (6) 3 Time to raise both hands (6) 4 Caught fish at the dockside (3) 5 Watchful, warm hearted fellow (5) 6 Store of fresh food (4,3) 7 Where an office is concerned, one may be in or out (4) 8 Turn up and slily tout around what you produce (6) 12 Microbes of some danger to a titled female (5) 13 Command to stop in, perhaps, and put the cat out (3,2) 14 Bill’s in this as the spokesman (5) 15 In punctuation, does it make a point twice? (5) 16 Pan for rabbit? (5) 18 Best condition for a pair of heels (5) 19 It’s always Sarah going round with a group (7) 21 It’s best, I see, to be in a home (6) 22 To eat out with a girl is heavenly (6) 23 It won’t put the wind up a seasoned seaman (6) 25 One hears word of it (5) 26 The London thoroughfare for shopping? (4) 28 It’s echoed, at first, by certain lords (3)
EASY
ACROSS 1 Turf out (5) 6 Astonish (5) 9 Spartan (7) 10 Twist (5) 11 Shabby (5) 12 Little (5) 13 Discussions (7) 15 Males (3) 17 Yes votes (4) 18 On dry land (6) 19 Disease (5) 20 Tool (6) 22 Valley (4) 24 Consume (3) 25 Alike (7) 26 Haughty (5) 27 Desolate (5) 28 Minimum (5) 29 Plunders (7) 30 Begin (5) 31 Stalk (5) DOWN 2 Jumper (6) 3 Tent cloth (6) 4 Towboat (3) 5 Articles (5) 6 Ingenuous (7) 7 Dinner (4) 8 Musical instrument (6) 12 Capital of South Korea (5) 13 Waltz (5) 14 Suit (5) 15 Mannequin (5) 16 At no time (5) 18 Greenfly (5) 19 Mongoose (7) 21 Village (6) 22 Assimilate (6) 23 Queasiness (6) 25 Sweetener (5) 26 Salmon (4) 28 Boy’s name (3)