The Kerryman (North Kerry)

2-Speed Crossword

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

CRYPTIC CLUES Across

7. Beautiful bloomer otherwise rebuked (6) 8. Cave grim to return to - I’m leaving! (6) 10. Is the credit variety more acceptable from a loved one? (7) 11. Partly use your leg, dunce, back and elbow! (5) 12. A bit of learning will help you to do so (4) 13. 6 plus 6 comes to 500. That’s brilliant! (5) 17. Small firm encountere­d heavenly body (5) 18. Garden one may be hard on its anagram! (4) 22. Brave woman that is missing the bird (5) 23. Is it possible, obstinate sincerity? (7) 24. Not kept it? Then it is no longer! (6) 25. Young Thomas returned, and I have small reason for action (6)

Down

1. Bloaters make another seafood without a change (7) 2. Obtain a quantity of paper? (7) 3. Compete about ten with point for the animal (5) 4. Wild article going back in foreign currency (7) 5. Sort of chamber musical compositio­n? (5) 6. Does he pull along the building? (5) 9. Reserve ice centre perhaps (9) 14. Collapse (of the originator?) (7) 15. Sedimentar­y necessity of prospectiv­e house-buyer? (7) 16. Listen - this number will give inspiratio­n (7) 19. Pursuit of small boy going east (5) 20. A short time in an electric energy circuit, and ... (5) 21. ... vegetable on electrical­ly charged particle (5)

QUICK CLUES Across

7. Flower (6) 8. Cave (6) 10. Compress (7) 11. Jog (5) 12. Deserve (4) 13. Very bright (5) 17. Celestial body (5) 18. Bazaar (4) 22. Bird (5) 23. Frankness (7) 24. Hidden (6) 25. Reason (6)

Down

1. Crustacean (7) 2. Get (7) 3. Female fox (5) 4. Distracted (7) 5. Scrutinize (5) 6. Turret (5) 9. Taciturnit­y (9) 14. Sink (7) 15. Place (7) 16. Make cheerful (7) 19. Run after (5) 20. Instant (5) 21. Pungent bulb (5)

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