TWO-SPEED CROSSWORD

CRYPTIC CLUES ACROSS

1 Europe acts to create distant void (5,5)

8 Send watch up (5)

9 Argued about installing political leader to raise rank (7)

10 State from Des Moines to Niagara (7)

11 A fraction behind the runner-up (5)

12 Ten boats I scuppered, being stubborn (9)

15 Musical drama in a rope trick? (5)

17 Try to catch the girl (7) 19 Crepe and gateau from cooking utensil (7)

20 Repeat broadcast on the subject of cricket score (5)

21 Evaluation fools chaps in street (10)

DOWN

2 Some gunmetal outstanding (5)

3 Former partner cares and stretches (7)

4 Shockability of unending noise before hens miss out (13)

5 Slang used in cargo terminal (5)

6 Inspect raised axe belonging to me (7)

7 Heavy metal chain for Fido? (4)

8 Ruminants turning up at waterside grass (4)

12 South Pacific islands seen from a canoe I upset (7)

13 A couple of animals in jumble of characters (7)

14 Squally rain for country (4)

15 Very big internal operation – oh dear! (4)

16 Accumulate a service (5)

18 Wader found in other one (5)

COFFEE TIME ACROSS

1 Distant cosmos (5,5)

8 Send (money) (5)

9 Better, improve (7)

10 Tallinn’s country (7)

11 In the bronze position (5)

12 Headstrong (9)

15 Musical drama (5)

17 Moorland plant (7)

19 Shrove Tuesday dish (7)

20 Broadcast again (5)

21 Act of judging (10)

DOWN

2 Not paid (of a debt) (5)

3 Elongates (7)

4 Shockability (13)

5 Thieves’ slang (5)

6 Analyse (7)

7 Be in front (4)

8 Aquatic grass (4)

12 Islands of the Pacific, collectively (7)

13 Letter jumble (7)

14 Country east of Iraq (4)

15 Clumsy me! (4)

16 Accumulate (5)

18 Fish-eating bird (5)