TWO-SPEED CROSSWORD

CRYPTIC CLUES

1 Spear at belt damaged item of armour (11) 9 Tease bone (3) 10 Officially lay down before writer (9) 11 Imaginary lion, a ton to shift (8) 12 Cover nothing in open air pool (4) 14 Agreeable type of crawler (3.3) 16 Rush to get surgical intervention for stone in bladder? (6) 18 Month taken with duck sauce (4) 19 Achievements round river are special attractions (8) 22 Tell raver about holiday maker (9) 23 Vehicle from Havana (3) 24 Framework crucial for versatile opener (8,3)

DOWN

2 Mechanical man kept in Polperro bothy (5) 3 A poplar replanting about five gets consent (8) 4 To step up using part of a boot (6) 5 Smooth, unopened lightcoat (4) 6 It’s not important when four enter test (7) 7 Apple for old lady forger (6,5) 8 Breaking down of French music writing (11) 13 Certain cartons I destroyed (4-4) 15 Heavens! Silly escapade for bird (7) 17 To laze around is not his style (6) 20 Show noisy commentary (5) 21 Confide in marksman (4)

COFFEE TIME ACROSS

1 Piece of chest armour (11) 9 Bone of the torso (3) 10 Order (9) 11 As an idea only (8) 12 Bathing beach (4) 14 Bootlicker (3.3) 16 Ride fast (6) 18 Salad dressing, informally (4) 19 Attributes (8) 22 Globetrotter (9) 23 Delivery vehicle (3) 24 Locksmith’s tool (8,3)

DOWN

2 Automaton (5) 3 Acceptance (8) 4 Boot tip (6) 5 Trounce (4) 6 Footling (7) 7 Green apple variety (6,5) 8 Breaking down (11) 13 Ferrous alloy (4,4) 15 Small, singing, hovering bird (7) 17 Devotee (6) 20 Satirical show (5) 21 Confide in (4)

PREVIOUS SOLUTION

Across: 1 Peach; Melba; 8 Baron; 9 Terrier; 10 Premier; 11 Chips; 12 Genealogy; 15 Crank; 17 In-depth; 19 At heart; 20 Apart; 21 Chancellor.

Down: 2 Eerie; 3 Consign; 4 Materialistic; 5 Lyric; 6 Acidity; 7 Iris; 8 Bops; 12 Graphic; 13 Oddball; 14 Chit; 15 Crag; 16 Koala; 18 Piano.