2-Speed Crossword

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

CRYPTIC CLUES

Across 6. Following a night of bereavement apparently (7)

7. Grit needs fortune at the pithead (5) 9. Externally dispose of half the girl. That’s stiff (5)

10. Sleeping man stepped back outside (7) 12. Depressed about own odd trend (11) 14. A number fit in presently with a loud start - must be a city bloke (4,7)

18. Fleece the chap at the dairy (7)

19. Open up and confess (5)

21. Intends assets (5)

22. Running payment for the dog house? (7) Down 1. Harmful side in a Christian Fellowship without aspiration (5)

2. One dingo mongrel is almost blue (6) 3. How many on a point? (3)

4. Silently came into view, apparently with feathers (6)

5. Put homes up having tin with metre (7) 8. Company right and right again. Also no love for enclosures (7)

11. Northern woman’s upset about cold chap (7)

13. Idle Pat is upset and becomes braided (7) 15. It’s captivating. Thanks to the monarch (6) 16. Last aim on the river (6)

17. Joints disrupted. Beastly pride (5) 20. Smuggling includes pot (3)

QUICK CLUES

Across 6. Time of day (7) 7. Courage (5) 9. Unbending (5) 10. Latent (7) 12. Oppressed (11) 14. Apartment’s resident (4,7) 18. Dairy’s delivery person (7) 19. Allow in (5) 21. Method (5) 22. In progress (7) Down 1. Poisonous (5) 2. Blue-violet colour (6) 3. Single (3) 4. Feathered (6) 5. Scrutinised (7) 8. Cattle enclosures (7) 11. Frozen sculpture (7) 13. Braided (7) 15. Accepting (6) 16. Bear (6)

17. Big cats (5) 20. Drinking vessel (3)

SOLUTIONS TO LAST WEEK’S 2-SPEED CROSSWORD:

Across: 1 Particular; 7 April; 8 Nodding; 10 Delegate; 11 Visa; 13 Option; 15 Stress; 17 Arid; 18 Well-to-do; 21 Diploma; 22 Axles; 23 Prospector.

Down: 1 Peril; 2 Religion; 3 Innate; 4 Undo; 5 Asinine; 6 Hand-to-hand; 9 Glasshouse; 12 Stalwart; 14 Tripper; 16 Menage; 19 Oiler; 20 Lots.