TWO-SPEED CROSSWORD

CRYPTIC CLUES ACROSS

1 Biologist an amendment to

requirements (11) 9 Metal not right as charged

particle (3) 10 Points at a new

appetiser (9) 11 Accomplished advice he

dished out (8) 12 Record in nightclub not

quite finished (4) 14 Roughly beat silver drinkmaking device (3,3) 16 Range seen among fussier

ranges (6) 18 Sheep paused at first

slope (4) 19 A green steamship in

Arabic translation (8) 22 Actor found in supper for

mermaid (9) 23 And in France get 100 – and the rest (abbreviation) (3) 24 Incredibly, battle with

spare piece of armour (11)

DOWN

2 Little boy on church

seat (5) 3 Badly raised? Yes, very

likely (1,4,3) 4 Big cat removing head

part of flower (6) 5 How 007 describes his career in observation game (1-3) 6 Stainer could be most

unpleasant (7) 7 Person who hates people

mixing in metaphors (11) 8 Perhaps channel can contain zero relaxed attitude? (11) 13 Musician let in Mrs

Twist (8) 15 Fan is terribly mad with

anger, right? (7) 17 Cue on time (6) 20 Chemically inactive

nitre mix (5) 21 Star up-river (4)

COFFEE TIME ACROSS

1 Duties (11) 9 Charged atomic

particle (3) 10 Italian starter (9) 11 Attained (8) 12 Circular plate (4) 14 Beverage sachet (3,3) 16 Mountain range (6) 18 Access slope (4) 19 Cabbage genus (8) 22 Actor (9) 23 And so forth

(abbreviation) (3) 24 Piece of chest armour (11)

DOWN

2 Garden seat (5) 3 In all likelihood (1,4,3) 4 Part of a stamen (6) 5 Observation game (1-3) 6 More spiteful (7) 7 Hater of people (11)

8 Casual attitude (11) 13 Strolling player (8) 15 Ardent fan (7) 17 Give a cue (6) 20 Chemically inactive (5) 21 Explosive star (4)

PREVIOUS SOLUTION

Across: 1 Buttercups; 8 Other; 9 Useless; 10 Burnish; 11 Dairy; 12 String bag; 15 Comic(e); 17 Refusal; 19 Veranda; 20 Award; 21 Ivory tower.

Down: 2 Usher; 3 Terrier; 4 Rough and ready; 5 Up-end; 6 Seeking; 7 Espy; 8 Orb (end)s; 12 Samurai; 13 Buffalo(t); 14 Clod; 15 Cove(n); 16 Canto(n); 18 Scale.