TWO-SPEED CROSSWORD
ACROSS
1 See Lorraine struggling to
find African country (6,5) 9 Medic going up to get fish
(3) 10 Make bitter lolly with bread
ingredient (9) 11 Relative ran outside, having
shown off (8) 12 Short of energy, needing
cold metal (4) 14 Pay attention, but could be
silent (6) 16 Judges followed him in the
Good Book (6) 18 Bard? One to a T! (4) 19 Leant on a building in early
life (8) 22 Person sleeping with commitment to garment (6,3) 23 Heard Biblical craft to
move in curved line (3) 24 Forge employee follows parent’s mother for fruit variety (6,5)
DOWN
2 Home help brought up to
the country (5) 3 Begrudged plant having
being posted internally (8) 4 Before noon, gets through
and entertains (6) 5 Whirlpool rips head from
cuddly toy (4) 6 Sustain with food
prepared in hours (7) 7 Please flick over to English
high point (7,4) 8 Jam-packed timer filled
with wine notes (5-1-5) 13 Be listless, then smile, seeing a little light at night (8) 15 Footballer’s brush? (7) 17 Some of the wives trying to
find a place to dress (6) 20 Some extra item or
feature (5) 21 Cut down helium with two
points (4)
ACROSS
1 W African country, capital
Freetown (6,5) 9 Big edible sea fish (3) 10 Tangy bread mixture (9) 11 Boldly displayed (8) 12 Bluish-white metal (4) 14 Attend, aurally (6) 16 Sixth book of the Old
Testament (6) 18 Bard (4) 19 In the first month of life (8) 22 Wide neckband (6,3) 23 Bent line (3) 24 Green apple variety (6,5)
DOWN
2 Asian country (5) 3 Begrudged (8) 4 Causes laughter (6) 5 Backward current (4) 6 Encourage (7) 7 England’s highest peak
(7,4) 8 Crammed full (5-1-5) 13 Lunar ray (8) 15 Broom, brush (7) 17 Church room (6) 20 Attribute (5) 21 Chiselled (4)
PREVIOUS SOLUTION
Across: 1 Ironmonger; 8 Choir; 9 Thieves; 10 Tea leaf; 11 Drone; 12 Leylandii; 15 Dogma; 17 Mobster; 19 Shallow; 20 Chime; 21 Entry level.
2 Rioja; 3 Nursery; 4 Down: Out of harm’s way; 5 Grind; 6 Ravioli(n); 7 Isle; 8 Cite (Site); 12 Luggage; 13 Debacle; 14 Urge; 15 Dusk; 16 Allot; 18 Trite.