2-Speed Crossword

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

CRYPTIC CLUES Across

6. Confident that one’s life is covered? (7) 7. Sound feeble, and make deceptive movement (5)

9. Became dull, so it’s said, and rank (5) 10. Teasing desire to know about domestic domain (7)

12. Intriguing against what the surface coal worker doesn’t do? (11)

14. Moronic saps can become proverbially offensive (11)

18. Foreshadow closure of harbour? (7) 19. Flinch like a hunted bird? (5) 21. Novice in top of house returning - downstairs again! (5)

22. Felt his years, apparently, having been put in charge (7)

Down

1. Seize after it goes missing during messy pursuit (5)

2. Load 3 differently in a sort of cake (6)

3 & 11 Dn. False trail from the fishmongers? (3,7)

4. Nothing can be altered for a guiding light (6) 5. Aerial girl is about 10 (7)

8 & 20 Dn. Eats mice, as different animal may well do! (7,3)

11. See 3 Down

13. Memorise backwards in small spot (for one eye only) (7)

15. Inverted spill or taper partly needed - to show them the way? (6)

16. Go around with a nut, somehow (it’s sweet with nuts) (6)

17. Cried out for a drink (5)

20. See 8 Down

QUICK CLUES Across

6. Guaranteed (7) 7. Mock attack (5) 9. Rating (5) 10. Cookery room (7) 12. Weakening insidiously (11) 14. Likenesses (11) 18. Predict (7) 19. Game bird (5) 21. Bottom surface (5) 22. Ran (7) Down 1. Seize (5) 2. Load (6) 3. Colour (3) 4. Signal fire (6) 5. Insect appendage (7) 8. Thai (7)

11. Fish (7) 13. Eyeglass (7) 15. Perambulate (6) 16. Sweet (6) 17. Drink (5) 20. Feline (3)

SOLUTIONS TO LAST WEEK’S 2-SPEED CROSSWORD:

Across: 7 Amends; 8 Inkpot; 10 Scuttle; 11 Islet; 12 Year; 13 Skins; 17 Sight; 18 Iron; 22 Agree; 23 Incense; 24 Annual; 25 Tuners.

Down: 1 Cat’s-eye; 2 Refusal; 3 Edits; 4 Ensigns; 5 Spill; 6 State; 9 Deckchair; 14 Liberal; 15 Printer; 16 Intense; 19 Sarah; 20 Trunk; 21 Scrub.