2-Speed Crossword

QUICK CLUES Across

1. Balanced dinner (6,4) 7. Precise (5) 8. Confound (7) 10. Bequeath (4,4) 11. Moved in water (4) 13. Far away (6) 15. Dog (6) 17. Length unit (4) 18. Halite (4-4) 21. Chattering (7) 22. Maxim (5) 23. Incessantly (10)

Down

1. Country (5)

2. Modern (2,2,4)

3. Reputation (6)

4. Aromatic plant (4)

5. Permitted (7)

6. Diversion (3,7)

9. Season (10) 12. Naval centre (8) 14. Gruesome (7) 16. Boxed (6) 19. Cordiality (5) 20. Very good (4)

CRYPTIC CLUES Across

1. Food multiplied by itself? (6,4)

7. Absolutely correct former deed (5)

8. Perplex - minus, perhaps? (7)

10. Pass on: worker has fallen (4,4)

11. Was fuddled and muddle-headed (but didn’t go down!) (4)

13. Distant meteor (6)

15. Looped round a dog (6)

17. A length of thin chain (4)

18. Halite will sway experienced sailor (4-4) 21. Gossiping about big bang (7) 22. Assumed truth to be a team got the doctor back (5)

23. Delay Peter again and again (10)

Down

1. Health resort in European country (5)

2. Ready for engagement, being right in the fashion (2,2,4)

3. Fame in the theatre now needed (6) 4. It wouldn’t make money if you put pepper on it! (4)

5. Let everybody be in debt (7)

6. Fish from Russia, perhaps, used to create a diversion (3,7)

9. When one can see an adder? (10)

12. Cut three feet from naval establishment (8) 14. Grisly horse goes round taxi (7) 16. Initially father should have done battle (6) 19. May possibly go round it in friendliness (5) 20. An excellent punishment! (4)