2-Speed Crossword

Across 1. Doctor needs it to write with (patient thirsty?) (5) Lodger goes on ship in action? (7) Hardy got sunburn after fight (7) Just the girl for the excursion (5) Cultural activities aren’t without guile! (4) I dally, so am undutiful (8) Such clothing must fit! (4) Gardeners dislike it, though it’s mostly small (4) Domineer because of animal (8) Part of leg of animal, perhaps (4) Forever novel colour (5) Note brood of animals really shine (7) Immoderate in sex? Tremendously! (7) Big enough to have regal possibilities (5) 4. 8. 9. 10. 11. 13. 14.

16. 17. 20. 21. 22. 23.

Down 1. Cool, but there’s emotion in date (13) 2. Paint is not suitable (5) 3. It flies in a flock; it excites boys (4) 4. Orchestra puts it on for outlaw (6) 5. Sailor found the answer and was acquitted (8) Held up non-professional indeed! (7) Service demonstrates the efficacy of regal bearing (5,3,5) Bus rides cause one to pay out (8) Lady Redhead has a wager for a drink (7) Mutilate many fish (6) Later being further to the back? (5) It could be owing on a bird (4) 6. 7.

12. 13. 15. 18. 19.

SOLUTIONS TO LAST WEEK’S 2-SPEED CROSSWORD: Across: 3 Coal-miner; 8 Omit; 9 Betrothed; 10 Orator; 11 Therm; 14 Fiend; 15 Nice; 16 Stabs; 18 Crab; 20 Cider; 21 Larch; 24 Angers; 25 Funnybone; 26 Dado; 27 Chartered. Down: 1 Box-office; 2 Bilateral; 4 Over; 5 Lurch; 6 Intern; 7 Even; 9 Bonds; 11 Teach; 12 Middle-man; 13 Depressor; 17 Scene; 19 Banner; 22 Cable; 23 Much; 24 Anne.