TWO-SPEED CROSSWORD

CRYPTIC CLUES ACROSS

1 Leg thus shot – badly injured — very inconsiderate (11) 9 Slippery rocks (3) 10 Welcome that’s golden on

departure (9) 11 Sailor’s fears are

disguised (8) 12 Knocks back, giving rise to

minor argument (4) 14 Fair description of a good

person (3,3) 16 Sang about alternative

back to front garment (6) 18 Stick with 007 (4) 19 Most peculiar meandering

rides taken in the damp (8) 22 Haggled in pub, and

profited (9) 23 Shelter swimmer on the

way up (3) 24 Take off strange

permeations (11)

DOWN

2 Laughing beast’s brief laugh about foreign money (5) 3 Disturbance may have

Paul upset (8) 4 Appetite suspended with

hesitation (6) 5 Permit to hold Susan

initially, in case (4) 6 Meat inside short cutlery

item, or bathroom item (7) 7 Dobbin’s bats about

random remnants (4,3,4) 8 Assemble for party (3-8) 13 Bossy woman awfully hard

– I ran! (8) 15 So much French spirit

results in outburst (7) 17 Damaged nets in sport (6) 20 Brilliant success getting

150 in to dine (5) 21 Constructed by reversing

the damaged part (4)

COFFEE TIME ACROSS

1 Inconsiderate (11) 9 Drink cooler (3) 10 Way of greeting people (9) 11 Voyager (8) 12 Argument (4) 14 Fairly good (3,3) 16 Beach skirt (6) 18 Firm tie (4) 19 Most bizarre (8) 22 Haggled (9) 23 Sheltered side (3) 24 Ape, mimic (11)

DOWN

2 African carnivore (5) 3 Major change (8) 4 Appetite (6) 5 For fear that (4) 6 Hair cleaner (7) 7 Odd remnants (4,3,4) 8 Informal gathering (3-8) 13 Virago (8) 15 Childish fit of temper (7) 17 Court game (6) 20 Brilliant display (5) 21 Coerced (4)

PREVIOUS SOLUTION

Across: 1 In the clear; 8 Males; 9 Usurper; 10 Tangent; 11 Pilot; 12 Concierge; 15 Airer (Eire); 17 Antenna; 19 Hot seat; 20 Anvil; 21 Disorderly.

Down: 2 Nylon; 3 Hasbeen; 4 Court disaster; 5 Equip; 6 Repulse; 7 Trot; 8 Mete (Meet); 12 Carotid; 13 Rat race; 14 Hail; 15 Achy; 16 Reeds (Reads); 18 Naval.