2-Speed Crossword

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

CRYPTIC CLUES Across

1. Travel document needed because four return (4) 8. The contents of an empty poetry book, perhaps (5,5) 9. Fail to be a means of rescue (8) 10. Doesn’t sound to be a very bright bucket (4) 12. Doesn’t he know how to say no? (3-3) 14. Formula for changing price by note (6) 15. Under which lots come (6) 17. Estimate more than one donkey going south (6) 18. Bird to take a new direction, we hear (4) 19. Rave about big town in truth (8) 21. Case for the prosecution? (10) 22. What an excellent penalty! (4)

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2. Completely unable to write after being unwell, repeat (10) 3. Skilled in tea-blending (4) 4. Graduate to favour monkey (6) 5. There’s something slippery about his movements (6) 6. Last ones are paid with grave consequences (8) 7. Came down the hill (4) 11. I am to take the post, but it’s a burden (10) 13. Impetus mostly for only a very short time (8) 16. Disclose about meat (6) 17. Skilful road reconstruction takes place on it (6) 18. You’ll find this bird in appropriate Alpine valleys (4) 20. I leave the chief cook (4)

QUICK CLUES Across

1. Travel document (4) 8. Unrhymed poetry (5,5) 9. Rescuing vessel (8) 10. Bucket (4) 12. Sycophant (3-3) 14. Method (6) 15. Tool (6) 17. Evaluate (6) 18. Bird (4) 19. Honesty (8) 21. Grammatical case (10) 22. Very good (4)

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2. Uneducated (10) 3. Competent (4) 4. Monkey (6) 5. Winter sportsman (6) 6. Esteems (8) 7. Cut down (4) 11. Demand (10) 13. Impetus (8) 16. Divulge (6) 17. Dexterous (6) 18. Duck (4) 20. Head cook (4)