TWO-SPEED CROSSWORD

CRYPTIC CLUES ACROSS

1 Prophets so upset about, initially wicked, wonderful performance (4-7) 9 Mother heading west harbouring one objective (3) 10 Overlooks foliage in blossom? (6,3) 11 Distinguished blend one

mixed (8) 12 Record in nightclub not

quite finished (4) 14 Switch her, and set (6) 16 Note sent back for milkcurdling substance (6) 18 Part of haul, a valuable

molten rock (4) 19 Oat biscuit bringing state

of panic to boy (8) 22 Sum apportioned for destroying a wall once (9) 23 Vegetable not on electrically charged particle (3) 24 Hidden sign for assistants

(11)

DOWN

2 Not quite a compassionate person (5) 3 Spring roll, say, from

excellent stock (4-4) 4 Problem having to hurry

round the south-east (6) 5 Desperate request from

pale sort (4) 6 One message returned by

an upmarket schoolboy (7) 7 Steal metal to get in front

(4,3,4) 8 Retailer’s task – shoplifting? (11) 13 Springtime, it sounds like!

(4,4) 15 Turn and run, then develop

(7) 17 World’s way in training (6) 20 Animated with a vile concoction (5) 21 With seconds gone, drain

jug (4)