2-Speed Crossword

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

CRYPTIC CLUES

Across 7. A coat of paint for the detonator (6) 8. Just the party for the chaser! (6) 10. Being about to surrender the Communist fell back (7)

11. Gun rule (5)

12. We hear a dramatic event is witnessed (4) 13. A mournful noise for the girl, by the sound of it (5)

17. Soft protuberance well filled out (5) 18. Take the skin off the fruit, one hears (4) 22. Craft will bring back weekly lotteries (5) 23. Chosen alternative for a voter (7)

24. The Spanish having smooth footballing combination (6)

25. There could be no part for the sponsor (6) Down 1. Work on newspapers and behave tyrannically (7)

2. Having a certain key thrown away (7) 3. Makes one’s way to western borders (5) 4. Sailor’s knot (3,4)

5. One who votes for another man (5) 6. Fragrant plant belonging to you and me (5) 9. One of those strange statistics? (3,6) 14. A trimmer required for the ship (7) 15. Tears up untidy field (7)

16. It’s exhausting when we get a telephone call (7)

19. A street round the south-east is part of the estate (5)

20. Went in a boat and fell out! (5)

21. Near the border there’s an exceptionally tough type (2-3)

QUICK CLUES

Across 7. Undercoat (6) 8. Examine (6) 10. Withdrew (7) 11. Saying (5) 12. Observed (4) 13. Bell tolling (5) 17. Chubby (5) 18. Peel (4) 22. Sailing vessel (5) 23. Voter (7) 24. Cricket team (6) 25. Benefactor (6) Down 1. Subjugate (7) 2. Flung (7) 3. Travels (5)

4. Unit of length (3,4) 5. Agent (5) 6. Aromatic shrub (5) 9. Digit not divisible by two (3,6) 14. Fast ship (7) 15. Grazing land (7) 16. Sporting (7) 19. Valuable possession (5) 20. Sculled (5) 21. Muscled fellow (2-3)