2-Speed Crossword

CRYPTIC CLUES

Across 1. Army entertainer (4) 3. Plan to study an outstanding feature of the church (8) 9. Felt better having met together (7) 10. A boxer needs to know them (5) 11. Describing a course that is difficult to assimilate (12) 13. The bat makes a noise (6) 15. Unusual dearth of sewing material (6) 17. Act against the law, as anti-monarchists wish to do? (5,3,4) 20. A large number of people quarrel in Civil Defence (5) 21. Mean to make a declaration before very long (7) 22. Householder tries changing the study inside (8) 23. Where many a serviceman eats hash (4) Down 1. They keep on worrying cross-country competitors (8) 2. Thus the cover is quite reliable (5) 4. Most senior people would be so described (6) 5. Removed all the crooks! (12) 6. A sudden inclination to act – I’m getting a heart-throb (7) 7. Language expressed in shorter sentences (4) 8. How the one-armed bandit works? (6-6) 12. State of unemployment (8) 14. Chemical containers for lads who attend to motors (7) 16. This is the breed to make a great effort (6) 18. It’s normal practice for you and me to grow old (5) 19. What the injury leaves will cause endless alarm (4)

QUICK CLUES

Across 1. Compere (4) 3. Act together (8) 9. Came to order (7) 10. Thick cords (5) 11. Difficult to absorb (12) 13. Din (6) 15. Strand (6) 17. Transgress (5,3,4) 20. Horde (5) 21. Normal (7) 22. Inhabitant (8) 23. Muddle (4) Down 1. Birds of prey (8) 2. Sound (5) 4. Most elderly (6) 5. Levelled (12) 6. Whim (7) 7. Gaelic (4) 8. Unaided (6-6) 12. Inactivity (8) 14. Chemical containers (7) 16. Exert (6) 18. Employment (5) 19. Mark (4)