2-Speed Crossword

CRYPTIC CLUES

Across

1. Inside out and teetotal. Could be poverty stricken (11)

Hedge the beast for one smaller (3) Two sides count (6-3) Hazardous? Right. I have a heavenly following (5)

Jail player? (7)

Rages about bad weather (6) Drearily continue to be beastly fabulous (6) I’m through with part-evil. It could put me in danger (7)

Pound notes (5)

In lascivious manner, Elgin takes a lyre medley (9)

Cool admirer (3)

Man’s sign set for appointments (11)

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21. dancers (6-5) Happiness (11) Late news item (4,5) Drink (7) Advertising phrase (6) Manner (5) Healthy (3)

Down

2. How to encourage in the incubator? (3)

3. Shabby old matting (5)

4. Next, the church. And from there ......? (6)

5. Liar? Tut! Only in name (7)

6. Does he provide with-it gear for boating? (9)

Could they really belong to the lady’s glee club? (6-5)

Filling meant a missing satisfaction (11) Made fast force news (4-5)

Bird I take to drink (7)

Slave away on an advertisement jingle (6) Type-writer (5)

Convulsive measure (3) 7.

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SOLUTIONS TO LAST WEEK’S 2-SPEED CROSSWORD:

Across: 1 Sift; 3 Picks out; 9 Alcohol; 10 Nitre; 11 Countrywoman; 13 Tip-off; 15 Chaste; 17 Cream cracker; 20 Perch; 21 Cottage; 22 Daybreak;

23 Pier. Down: 1 Staccato; 2 Fichu; 4 Inlays; 5 of Hearts; 6 Outlaws; 7 Then; 8 White feather; 12 Dear dear; 14 Portray; 16 Acacia; 18 Khaki; 19 Aped. King