TWO-SPEED CROSSWORD

CRYPTIC CLUES ACROSS

1 Investigator runs to see

injured sportsman (10) 8 Consumed by fire but ugly relics not touched to start with (5) 9 Yearn before an attempt

in the distant past (4,3) 10 Madden in louder anger (7) 11 Drawn to inner circle cry (5) 12 The main pictures? (9) 15 Two-way detection

system (5) 17 Apart from a northern city

with no land (7) 19 Red sign of wound

allowed (7) 20 Head-dress some hermit

removed (5) 21 Softening spice, allocated

amount (10)

DOWN

2 Dread losing first letter –

it’s a mistake (5) 3 Country south-east nation

almost destroyed (7) 4 Wave on ship, fairground

attraction (13) 5 Sharpens rings, but not at

first (5) 6 Excuses about a male child, succeeding initially (7) 7 Fight off after big

introduction (4) 8 Fellow with English

herald (4) 12 Admires incredible weapon

(4,3) 13 Drop fruit that has come

across (7) 14 In part of forest,

re-establish plant (4) 15 Do not work for others (4) 16 In course of quarrel I cracked historical object (5) 18 Some deemed it totally the

same (5)

COFFEE TIME ACROSS

1 Analyst (10) 8 Charred (5) 9 In ancient times (4,3) 10 Make mad (7) 11 Bellow (5) 12 Marine paintings (9) 15 Aircraft warning system (5) 17 Apart (7) 19 Bright red (7) 20 Bishop’s hat (5) 21 Steeping, soaking (10)

DOWN

2 Blunder (5) 3 Tallinn’s country (7) 4 Fairground ride (13) 5 Sharpens (5) 6 Causes (7) 7 Boxing contest (4) 8 Augur (4) 12 Sword or pistol (4,3) 13 Fall (7) 14 Birch, for example (4) 15 Be at ease (4) 16 Old artefact (5) 18 As above (5)