2-Speed Crossword

Choose either the quick or cryptic clues - answers are the same.

CRYPTIC CLUES

Across 1. Being upset, Ron has article in mind for decoration (12)

7. It’s astute to cut off tail of mouselike animal (5)

8. This one makes two (5)

9. Healthy spasm (3)

10. Eyes on Conservatives? (4,5)

11. I am in the political organisation that gives equality (6)

12. Top performer goes with friend to royal residence (6)

15. There’s scope at the back to make a different order (9)

17. Silence in jest? (3)

18. Some of the party roll up in Austria (5) 19. The practice of the American era (5) 21. In which kings are in suits (7,5) Down 1. Dejected - no liquor left! (3,2,7)

2. Spoil in a remarkable way (3) 3. Perhaps gravity caused him to add fresh weight to science? (6)

4. Two take turns to change neat arrangement (9)

5. Not standing for untruthfulness (5) 6. Where atmospheric changes are recorded while we’re using her mirror (7-5) 7. Stray deity (5)

10. Eleventh hour recovery from the side (9) 13. Reason it’s a bit of near guesswork (5) 14. Successively during short walk (2,4) 16. Pertaining to the ear or Laura (5)

20. A Roman Catholic not going full circle (3)

QUICK CLUES

Across 1. Decoratively (12) 7. Mouselike mammal (5) 8. Two times (5) 9. Suitable (3) 10. Appear correct (4,5) 11. Equality (6) 12. Monarch’s residence (6) 15. Replace (9) 17. Joke (3) 18. Austrian province (5) 19. Employment (5) 21. Gaming items (7,5) Down 1. Depressed (3,2,7) 2. Impair (3)

3. Unit of force (6) 4. Occur successively (9) 5. Reclining (5) 6. Barometer (7-5) 7. Woodland god (5) 10. Sideways (9) 13. Quarrel (5) 14. One after another (2,4)

16. Of the ear (5) 20. Curve (3)