Crossword: Here are the solutions for the daily puzzles

From Haphazard to Bung here are the answers you’ve been looking for
By Claire Cartmill
Published 10th Oct 2022, 11:18 BST
Updated 30th Apr 2024, 12:14 BST
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29/04/24

DOUBLE CROSSWORD:

Cryptic: Across: 4 Climber; 8 Punter; 9 Entreat; 10 Tom-tom; 11 Orated; 12 Puts down; 18 Curtails; 20 Spruce; 21 Mealie; 22 Resolve; 23 Desist; 24 Slaters. Down: 1 Epitaph; 2 Animate; 3 Record; 5 Londoner; 6 Mortar; 7 Enamel; 13 Once-over; 14 Villain; 15 Assents; 16 Appeal; 17 Dugout; 19 Theses.

Quick: Across: 4 Massive; 8 Avenue; 9 Affront; 10 Twisty; 11 Upsets; 12 Accurate; 18 Saturate; 20 Defect; 21 Strike; 22 Regular; 23 Outlet; 24 Beneath. Down: 1 Partial; 2 Bewitch; 3 Muster; 5 Affluent; 6 Stress; 7 Vanity; 13 Abstract; 14 Rapidly; 15 Deserts; 16 Recede; 17 Bemuse; 19 Untrue.

30/04/24

DOUBLE CROSSWORD:

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Cryptic: Across: 1 Habit-forming; 7 Sense; 8 Strut; 9 Spa; 10 Staircase; 11 Heroin; 12 Assail; 15 Long shots; 17 Arc; 18 Naive; 19 U-boat; 21 Person of note. Down: 1 Holds the line; 2 Tan; 3 One way; 4 Mistrusts; 5 Norma; 6 Steeplechase; 7 Stair; 10 Spinsters; 13 Apart; 14 Column; 16 Noise; 20 Oaf.

Quick: Across: 1 Disintegrate; 7 Steep; 8 Faint; 9 Ore; 10 Unshackle; 11 Solace; 12 Strong; 15 Laminated; 17 Ash; 18 Title; 19 Irate; 21 Transgressed. Down: 1 Disconsolate; 2 Nee; 3 Expose; 4 Refracted; 5 Trick; 6 Strengthened; 7 Spell; 10 Unconcern; 13 Ovate; 14 String; 16 Motor; 20 Ape.

01/05/24

DOUBLE CROSSWORD:

Cryptic: Across: 1 Top hat; 4 Pebble; 9 Fresh-air fiend; 10 Ensured; 11 Liken; 12 Board; 14 Using; 18 Lemon; 19 In depth; 21 Contortionist; 22 Trying; 23 Sexton. Down: 1 Toffee; 2 Press for money; 3 Abhor; 5 Enfolds; 6 Breaking point; 7 Ending; 8 Winds; 13 Run down; 15 Elicit; 16 Girth; 17 Whiten; 20 Drove.

Quick: Across: 1 Impish; 4 Hectic; 9 Prognosticate; 10 Diocese; 11 Issue; 12 Unite; 14 Revel; 18 Wreck; 19 Residue; 21 Preponderance; 22 Set-off; 23 Repent. Down: 1 Impede; 2 Pronouncement; 3 Since; 5 Edifice; 6 Transcendence; 7 Clever; 8 Askew; 13 Take off; 15 Swipes; 16 Grade; 17 Defeat; 20 Serve.

02/05/24

DOUBLE CROSSWORD:

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Cryptic: Across: 1 Navigate; 5 Gear; 9 Bill; 10 Grooming; 11 Abuse; 12 Twister; 13 Head over heels; 18 Backchat; 19 Pick; 20 Trivial; 21 Drink; 22 Tune; 23 Assisted. Down: 2 Amiable; 3 Ill-used; 4 Turn the tables; 6 Epistle; 7 Regards; 8 Polish; 13 Habitat; 14 Auction; 15 Orchid; 16 Exports; 17 License.

Quick: Across: 1 Outbreak; 5 Urge; 9 Bear; 10 Penchant; 11 Guide; 12 Emotion; 13 Clamorousness; 18 Spectral; 19 Grab; 20 Avarice; 21 Mania; 22 Even; 23 Resident. Down: 2 Unequal; 3 Boredom; 4 An eye for an eye; 6 Realise; 7 Extends; 8 Across; 13 Cascade; 14 Average; 15 Obtain; 16 Niggard; 17 Station.

03/05/24

DOUBLE CROSSWORD:

Cryptic: Across: 1 All very well; 9 Nonplus; 10 Liner; 11 Panda; 12 Disdain; 13 Rating; 15 Assent; 18 Tenable; 20 Tutor; 22 Omits; 23 Enables; 24 Undertaking. Down: 2 Linen; 3 Villain; 4 Reside; 5 Wiles; 6 Lineage; 7 In operation; 8 Bring to rest; 14 Tension; 16 Set back; 17 Desert; 19 Baste; 21 Talon.

Quick: Across: 1 Aristocrats; 9 Evident; 10 Actor; 11 Event; 12 Exhales; 13 Overdo; 15 Barrow; 18 Empower; 20 Safer; 22 Chair; 23 Spanish; 24 Unceasingly. Down: 2 Raise; 3 Scented; 4 Outset; 5 Reach; 6 Tattler; 7 Benevolence; 8 Trustworthy; 14 Explain; 16 Abstain; 17 Grasps; 19 Worse; 21 Frill.

04/05/24

DOUBLE CROSSWORD:

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Cryptic: Across: 1 Espy; 3 Smuggler; 8 Tail; 9 Internee; 11 Abbreviation; 13 Credit; 14 Cinema; 17 Satisfaction; 20 Calendar; 21 Stun; 22 Bestride; 23 Bees. Down: 1 Entrance; 2 Pliable; 4 Mantis; 5 Great niece; 6 Lento; 7 Reef; 10 Petitioner; 12 Earnings; 15 Epistle; 16 Afraid; 18 Atlas; 19 Scab.

Quick: Across: 1 Send; 3 Harmless; 8 Iota; 9 Preclude; 11 Incomparable; 13 Endear; 14 Simple; 17 Dissociation; 20 Swindler; 21 Fare; 22 Retiring; 23 Less. Down: 1 Spirited; 2 Noticed; 4 Abroad; 5 Mechanical; 6 Equal; 7 Seem; 10 Ambassador; 12 Meanness; 15 Private; 16 Screen; 18 Idiot; 19 Tsar.

JP Weekly:

Cryptic: Across: 6 Mailbag; 7 Cover; 9 Clout; 10 Frigate; 12 Seeing stars; 14 Second class; 18 Content; 19 Write; 21 Under; 22 Bombard. Down: 1 Rally; 2 Allude; 3 May; 4 Fought; 5 Jesters; 8 Fragile; 11 Finding; 13 Heroine; 15 Outset; 16 Scribe; 17 Story; 20 Sob.

Quick: Across: 6 Revenue; 7 Fight; 9 Minus; 10 Posture; 12 Represented; 14 Quacksalver; 18 Provide; 19 Mount; 21 Learn; 22 Convene. Down: 1 Merit; 2 Refuse; 3 Hue; 4 Listen; 5 Charger; 8 Consult; 11 Crusade; 13 Quarrel; 15 Covert; 16 Evolve; 17 Inane; 20 Top.