TWO-SPEED CROSSWORD

ACROSS

1 Requirement that I nearly

tow into depot (11) 9 Woolly creature from the

west (3) 10 Left sheet of paper with

range of investments (9) 11 Falling over acrobatics (8) 12 Make an impression on

animal (4) 14 Nonsense swallowed, as

spin (6) 16 Culinary plant and cigar left

out (6) 18 Moved smoothly, being

well built, but not old (4) 19 Tighten agreement (8) 22 Poorly made Roman

notes (9) 23 Excellent student to be

indisposed (3) 24 Prophets so upset about, initially wicked, wonderful performance (4-7)

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2 The marines get heating

unit (5) 3 Colonise Pluto with ape,

perhaps (8) 4 Wild cat grabbed one

right by the throat? (6) 5 Flying saucer starts taking

up soya product (4) 6 Lubricating instructions

become a bore (3,4) 7 Risky opening could be

more use (11) 8 Occult tales about fuel

container (4,7) 13 For final hope, shoemaker’s equipment needs fuel – drop of petrol (4,4) 15 Win an old car (7) 17 Siren on film with insect (6) 20 Swiftly father is taken in by

one (5) 21 Part of the big reward just

got bigger! (4)

ACROSS

1 Precondition (11) 9 Female sheep (3) 10 Artist’s case (9) 11 Acrobatics (8) 12 Close up (4) 14 Gyrate, twirl (6) 16 Pungent culinary bulb (6) 18 Glided (4) 19 Legal document (8) 22 Brief notes (9) 23 Afflict (3) 24 Outstanding performance

(4-7)

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2 Unit of domestic

power (5) 3 Colonise (8) 4 Voice box (6) 5 Bean curd (4) 6 Petroleum bore (3,4) 7 Bold (11) 8 Old fireside fuel

container (4,7) 13 Point of exhaustion (4,4) COFFEE TIME CRYPTIC CLUES 15 Great victory (7) 17 Large wasp-like insect (6) 20 At full speed (5) 21 Ballooned (4) Across:

1 Sour grapes; 8 Smelt; 9 Palermo; 10 Austere; 11 Amass; 12 Rotherham; 15 Panto; 17 Sp(y)angle; 19 Proverb; 20 Spice; 21 Real estate.

O-vers(e); 3 Retreat; 4 Reprehensible; 5 Polka; 6 Sarcasm; 7 Gods; 8 Sway; 12 Rancour(t); 13 Headset; 14 Peke (Peak); 15 Pupa; 16 Opera; 18 Glint. Down: