TWO-SPEED CROSSWORD
1 Dexterous chief assistants
(5-4,3) 7 He gives an alternative to
the fellow (5) 8 Don’t drop the fish (5) 9 Manage to take part in the
sports (3) 10 Food at the back of the
meadow for the bird (9) 11 An idea for making her toy
(6) 12 A name for the warden? (6) 15. Round which people hold
hands (4-5) 17 Part of a delectable inflorescent garland (3) 18 Heather and I surrounded by
unusual care (5) 19 It’s produced by one strange
tree (5) 21 Below the proceeds for
certain contracts (12) 1 No voucher for the singleminded! (6,6) 2 Barrel of fruit upturned (3) 3 The Marine is confused by
those who fly over (6) 4 Lack of vigour of French
modulation (9) 5 Rate revision is about ten
more (5) 6 They produce revolutionary
devices (12) 7 Study the south-east - it’s
thickly populated (5) 10 Splendid speed one attains
in bottom gear? (5-4) 13 Get better for the reunion
(5) 14 The aim is to protest (6) 16 The first of the governors in
control as a rule! (5) 20 Its apple is a gall (3) 1 Clue (4) 8 Upright (10) 9 Bog (8) 10 Trust (4) 12 Ring (6) 14 Woe (6) 15 Gem (6) 17 Fashioned (6) 18 Nuisance (4) 19 Great (8) 21 Bellicose (10) 22 Obey (4) 2 Light (10) 3 Assassin (4) 4 Ask (6) 5 Strain (6) 6 Paternal (8) 7 Withered (4) 11 Missile (10) 13 Persistent (8) 16 Coma (6) 17 Call up (6) 18 Tube (4) 20 Cut (4) 1 Diamond, perhaps, storing gas out at sea for shore worker (10) 8 Allude to the umpire with
some hesitation (5) 9 Twister with rent trouble
(7) 10 Dry wine at Heathrow, for
example (7) 11 Which person takes both
sides of fingerprint? (5) 12 Endless clever tricks in
state (9) 15 Phoney attack makes barely
perceptible sound (5) 17 Given a ring and taken on
by employer (7) 19 Shiner to fade away around
end of year (7) 20 Stand and relax with
student (5) 21 Directions to improve
diplomacy (10) 2 Tender bid (5) 3 50% served with notes of
debt — it’s grave (7) 4 Achieve one’s full potential using it during meeting (3,2,8) 1 Seaside watchman (10) 8 Allude (5) 9 Cyclone (7) 10 Aviation terminal (7) 11 Spiral (5) 12 Milwaukee’s state (9) 15 Sham attack (5) 17 Affianced (7) 19 Lacquer (7) 20 Artist’s stand (5) 21 Tactfulness (10)
2 Bid (5) 3 Earnest (7) 4 Perform something successfully (3,2,8) 5 Large dart (5) 6 Cavalryman (7) 7 Fencing sword (4) 8 Cut (a crop) (4) 12 Buzzed (7)