2-Speed Crossword

CRYPTIC CLUES

Across

4. Unfavourable publicity given to poetry (7)

8. I take a long time discovering the idols (6)

9. As an afterthought, change the old hymnbook (7)

Skilled hand was once saucy (6)

As a sedative, I had a meal after work (6) Excused sailor who found the answer (8) Require a smaller amount to be superfluous (8)

There’s obviously no interest in using a drill (6)

Murder graduate for his estate (6) High-ranking officer isn’t particular (7) Bird - one about to join greedy animal (6) Advancing through doing hospital duty (7)

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19. Leading position (8) Associated (7) Obstinate (7) Sincere (6) Movie theatre (6) Visit (4,2)

Down

1. Sack the fellow who fights the blaze (7)

2. Player who will go on tediously? (7)

3. Some fuel in the carpet rolled up over there (6)

Remove dunderhead who is at the house by the gate (8)

Confection could be a relic (6)

Has the sword-case (6) Watchman on vehicle in the front line (8) Told a story of having family connection (7) Stupid - like one more than one over the eight! (7)

It’s serious when the only man loses heart (6) Pictures it’s strangely nice to get up in the morning (6)

Pay a visit to the doctor with little surgery at home (4,2) 5.

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19. SOLUTIONS TO LAST WEEK’S 2-SPEED CROSSWORD:

Across: 1 Porterhouse; 9 Rid; 10 Blind date;

11 Sadie; 13 Itemise; 14 Mortar; 16 Stench; 18 Tickets; 19 Heron; 20 Overturns; 21 Bus; 22 Spirit level. Down: 2 Odd; 3 Table; 4 Raisin; 5 Oddment; 6 Stationer; 7 Presumption; 8 Telephonist; 12 Dirt cheap; 15 Abettor; 17 Esprit; 19 Haste; 21 Bye.