TWO-SPEED CROSSWORD

CRYPTIC CLUES ACROSS

1 I’m into inactive type of rock (11) 9 Be liable to pay back when letter read out (3) 10 Increase support above an entrance (9) 11 Glowing desire turns sour (8) 12 What to do with porridge in prison? (4) 14 Offhand sort of labourer? (6) 16 During his wedding Uncle Richard embraced the vicar! (6) 18 What’s wrong? Melting process (4) 19 Pick each irregular pulse (8) 22 New lad Ron’s upset person of property (9) 23 Student group uprising reveals a star (3) 24 Term, or theme, adjusted which measures heat (11)

DOWN

2 Vessels taking numbers of sheep round river (5) 3 Put at risk stealing first of artefacts of the Empire (8) 4 Leaving an Old Testament book (6) 5 Players try eating apple

macaroons at first (4) 6 One who responds to the nuclear apparatus? (7) 7 Occult tales about fuel container (4,7) 8 Cheapen slur about little people (11) 13 As on the menu, a real cat recipe (1,2,5) 15 Loyal chants broadcast around university (7) 17 Harsh in topic about religion (6) 20 Spread glue (5) 21 Dispense liquid from the pump ourselves (4)

COFFEE TIME ACROSS

1 Class of rock (11) 9 Be in arrears (3) 10 Increase (9) 11 Giving a glow (8) 12 Agitate (4) 14 Informal (6) 16 Church officer (6) 18 Defrost (4) 19 Hummus ingredient (8) 22 Laird (9) 23 Earth’s star (3) 24 Temperature gauge (11)

DOWN

2 Large jugs (5) 3 Majestic (8) 4 Mass leaving (6) 5 Football side (4) 6 Nuclear generator (7) 7 Fireside fuel container (4,7) 8 Irish pixies (11) 13 As on the menu (1,2,5) 15 Faithful (7) 17 Japanese religion (6) 20 Adhesive (5) 21 Cascade (4)

PREVIOUS SOLUTION

Across: 1 Nightshade; 8 Craft; 9 Eminent; 10 Ketchup; 11 Stoke; 12 Notre Dame; 15 Comma; 17 Hatband; 19 (H)surplus; 20 Maize (Maze); 21 Liberating. Down: 2 Inapt; 3 Hatchet; 4 Steeplechaser; 5 Alias; 6 Eyesore; 7 Stye; 8 Cake; 12 Numeral; 13 (D)At(e)tempt; 14 Adze (Adds); 15 Cask; 16 Adlib; 18 Alien.