TWO-SPEED CROSSWORD

CRYPTIC CLUES ACROSS

1 Fancied poem somehow provides contentment (5,2,4) 9 Some domesticated

animal (3) 10 Group’s vehicle many are

keen to jump on (9) 11 Caused to be coated with

plaster (8) 12 We are heartless — or used

to be! (4) 14 Tot-like plays? (6) 16 Fix remaining trendy, we

hear (6) 18 Egotistical dedication for a

book (4) 19 Dismissed sheds for pariahs

(8) 22 Fen grotto sadly neglected

(9) 23 Garland, the foreign one

(3) 24 Yearned safe position

that’s casual (4,3,4)

DOWN

2 Consumed with college,

we hear (5) 3 Vehicle that delivered

telegram? (5-3) 4 Snow leopards of little

weight (6) 5 Cut cry, reportedly (4) 6 Abandon Conservative in

gentle reshuffle (7) 7 Cast differs wildly and is

petrified (6,5) 8 Troubled airline cuts are

impractical (11) 13 Firmly establish two points

on candle bracket (8) 15 Married, unfortunately, one

fancying another (7) 17 Something to press, though

not the wrong way! (6) 20 Auctions off prison rooms,

we hear (5) 21 Dwelling where doctor

held back by man (4)

COFFEE TIME ACROSS

1 Contentment (5,2,4) 9 Feline animal (3) 10 Trend enjoying current

success (9) 11 Coated with plaster (8) 12 Existed (4) 14 Stage plays (6) 16 Firmly etch (6) 18 Big book (4) 19 Pariahs (8) 22 (Had) failed to remember

(9) 23 Hawaiian garland (3) 24 Relaxed (4,3,4)

2 Consumed (5) 3 Funicular (5-3) 4 Divisions of a pound (6) 5 Cut down (4) 6 Allow to decay (7) 7 Petrified (6,5) 8 Impractical (11) 13 Establish safely (8) 15 Ardent fan (7) 17 Clothes fastener (6) 20 Auctions off (5) 21 Abode (4)

PREVIOUS SOLUTION

Across: 1 Crowd scene; 8 Rebus; 9 Residue; 10 Antwerp; 11 Skier; 12 Manoeuvre; 15 Unzip; 17 Collate; 19 Gorilla; 20 Array (A ray); 21 Additional.

Down: 2 Robot; 3 Western; 4 Scrap merchant; 5 Eases 6 Endwise; Leer; 8 Read; 12 Mazur(e)ka; 13 Volcano; 14 Very; 15 (S)Urge; 16 Paled; 18 Aorta.