2-Speed Crossword

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

CRYPTIC CLUES

Across

7. These clothes with ties would be misfortunes! (6)

8. Father takes part in conditional release (6) 10 & 11. It’s difficult to give up, around

office or bath (5,2,5)

12. Sounds like a pike is at large (4)

13. Have no mercy to include the poison (5)

17. Show off slightly different vessels (5)

18. Girl who is worth something each way (4) 22&23. Early instrumentalists? (5,7)

24. Sailor accustomed to being maltreated (6)

25. Member of race may be glad of hot 3, 14 (6)

Down

1. Drag one’s feet during a bit of a scrap? (7)

2. Not quite the most wealthy bird (7)

3 & 14. Used by touring cyclists, awake or

asleep? (5,7)

4&21. Make a home for the couturier?

(7,5)

5. Throw up alongside the entrance (5) 6. Somewhat black landing-place? (5) 9. Possibly smelly attack? (9)

14. See 3

15. Not tasty, but nevertheless in taste, I would shortly conclude (7)

16. In which we hear they’re nearly burning! (7)

19. It’s just not on with a novice in the butcher’s shop (5)

20. Haughty little pair before return of another couple (5)

21. See 4

QUICK CLUES

Across

7. Offhand (6)

8. Conditional release (6)

10 & 11. Tendency (5,2,5)

11. See 10

12. Pike (4) 13. Poison (5) 17. Brag (5) 18. Girl’s name (4) 22. Initial (5) 23. Instruments (7) 24. Mistreated (6) 25. Inuit (6) Down 1. Struggle (7) 2. Bird (7) 3. Liquid (5) 4. Style (7) 5. Vestibule (5) 6. Pier (5) 9. Insulting (9) 14. Liquid containers (7)

15. Boring (7) 16. Range of hearing (7)

19. Edible organs (5) 20. Arrogant (5) 21. Residence (5)

SOLUTIONS TO LAST WEEK’S 2-SPEED CROSSWORD:

Across: 1 Biped; 4 Beseech; 8 Tacking; 9 Owing; 10 Easy; 11 Withdraw; 13 Bass; 14 Drum; 16 Nicholas; 17 Slur; 20 Erupt; 21 High tea; 22 Slender; 23 Greek. Down: 1 Butter-fingers; 2 Picks; 3 Drip; 4 Bigwig; 5 Smothers; 6 Epigram; 7 High-water-mark; 12 Assorted; 13 Because; 15 Washer; 18 Lithe; 19 Agog.