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CROSSWORD CHALLENGE 2895

CRYPTIC	EASY
ACROSS	ACROSS
9 Therefore, for assault could be incarcerated again (2,1,6) 10 Sea-bathing, mostly (2,3,4) 12 The fifth or sixth letter in �knowledge� (4) 13 Is, alas, preparing to attack (6) 14 Raze the apartment between nine and eleven (7) 15 The one served by the butter-fingered waitress in the tea-room? (4,5) 17 A large hall for study and lessons (9) 18 Ring through at a quarter past from work (7) 19 The guard with the money got shot (6) 20 Long to take one round the hotel (4) 23 An early lead! (5,4) 25 Takes care of, when one ushers the sailor to the door (4,5) 26 Until by myself with a book (4) 27 Gloomy when the half moon came up (6) 29 Measure the hair in need of cutting? (7) 32 Military wear is the antithesis of a baby�s bon- net! (6,3) 34 A battle we need to fight (3,2,4) 35 Go on, lad. Push out the boat (7) 36 The papers he puts into groups (6) 37 The lady and the space man who�s so intrepid (4) 38 Did it enable gold prospectors to see in the dark? (4-5) 39 Does, stupidly, clown about and you suspend activities (5,4)	9 Something temporary (9) 10 Kissing plant? (9) 12 Base of neck (4) 13 Vision (6) 14 Raise (7) 15 Affliction of the eyes (9) 17 Discouraging weapon (9) 18 Intellectual (7) 19 Self-effacing (6) 20 Long-eared mammal (4) 23 Very hot (9) 25 Person who disagrees (9) 26 Green vegetable (4) 27 Scold harshly (6) 29 Not present (7) 32 Relative significance (9) 34 Artificial sweetener (9) 35 Team sport (7) 36 Fixed goal (6) 37 Famous person (4) 38 Economic oppressor (9) 39 Attractive person (9)

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1 When I floated off, didn�t (6,2) 2 �Between blonde and mouse� is not a bad description (4,2,6) 3 Was better than the other polishes? (8) 4 The way to overcome a foolish fear is to attack it (6) 5 Container nanny can�t have? (5-3) 6 Does she wield the big stick over malingerers? (5,5) 7 On return, Rose Brown got through to the politi- cian (7) 8 Regardless of which contest one�s competing in? (2,3,5) 11 A commotion that gets you up (5) 16 For rises, still holds good (6) 19 The gentleman who took part in the uprising (3) 21 Pretty appealing to a child, it is! (9-3) 22 Silly rot! A man about to become a mother! (6) 23 Reduce the amount in order to create an impression (3,1,6) 24 Got loaded and became bossy (4,6) 25 A small male or a female (3) 28 Be against including it or just the converse (8) 29 What made the newlyweds so unhappy in the front seats? (5,3) 30 Cajole in order to circumvent? (3,5) 31 Mean to force Nigel to admit the old boy (7) 33 Surrounds the arenas (5) 34 Something you pull with difficulty from the tool bag? (6)	1 Open to suggestion (8) 2 Children�s plaything (8,4) 3 Bonus (8) 4 Unclaimed animals (6) 5 Deeply fixed (8) 6 Lung disease (10) 7 Branch of mathemat- ics (7) 8 Bitterness (10) 11 Slight remainder (5) 16 Make very wet (6) 19 Crockery item (3) 21 Improvement (12) 22 Tawdry art (6) 23 Amphibian (10) 24 Unfair state (10) 25 Female deer (3) 28 Opening (8) 29 Cutting tools (8) 30 Create (8) 31 Deny knowledge of (7) 33 Bizarre costume (3-2) 34 Long step (6)