2- Speed Crossword

CRYPTIC CLUES Across 3. Grieved because date with Cliff completely ruined ( 9) Vegetable doesn’t sound waterproof ( 4) Strengthen power to check a horse ( 9) He attends on course - make the bounder expire! ( 6) Fear of an adder ( 5) Language whose double is gibberish ( 5) Back wickedness to avoid death! ( 4) Had to be dragged to get married! ( 5) Aunt gets upset about fish ( 4) Agree could be keen ( 5) Blackwood comes from the East like a skeleton ( 5) Services for the proletariat ( 6) The Communist compiler is a dog! ( 3,6) Give up producing some nice delphiniums ( 4) I’d go in now as chairman ( 9) 8. 9. 10. 11. 14. 15. 16. 18. 20. 21. 24. 25. 26. 27. Down 1. Explain cue detail ( 9) 2. Chief’s way of speaking over grave ( 9) 4. Run away - the charge is about a pound ( 4) 5. Big ship but not the outside shell? ( 5) 6. Spoken test, on Bach Part 2, of part- singing ( 6) It’s in the sea, children! ( 4) Such prerogative is just ( 5) Effect crooked apportionment to husband ( 5) Did gusset so that was far from pleased ( 9) In low spirits with newspapers, indeed! ( 9) Exclude bread, perhaps ( 5) Misapplications of benefits by sailor ( 6) Observed Edward was missing ( 5) Animal sounds to have nothing on ( 4) Intend to be niggardly ( 4) 7. 9. 11. 12. 13. 17. 19. 22. 23. 24. SOLUTIONS TO LAST WEEK’S 2- SPEED CROSSWORD: Across: 1 Miss; 3 Threaten; 8 Need; 9 Fastness; 11 Cabinet- maker; 13 Retain; 14 Sonata; 17 Nevertheless; 20 Arbitral; 21 Long; 22 Straying; 23 Bess. Down: 1 Manicure; 2 Sherbet; 4 Hearty; 5 Extra cover; 6 Theme; 7 Nest; 10 Indirectly; 12 Passages; 15 Anemone; 16 Strain; 18 Ember; 19 Lass.