TWO-SPEED CROSSWORD

CRYPTIC CLUES ACROSS

1 Blue rocks do disorientate

parasite (11) 9 Laid item, for example –

good (3) 10 Term’s rite abandoned for

the academic session (9) 11 Ship going round river

shows a pennant (8) 12 Cheese in cafe, tagged (4) 14 Made home in street

surrounded by poverty (6) 16 Notice featuring river

flowing back up fast (6) 18 Look to morning soil (4) 19 Go too far, finished with rearing domestic animals (8) 22 A privileged few get hold of mercury even, but it’s confidential (3,6) 23 Initially unearth foreign object in saucer (initials)(3) 24 Where things descend to

if unpretentious? (4,2,5)

DOWN

2 Grand overturned drink (5) 3 Would tea possibly be

banned? (8) 4 Sniff with nose initially in

pulled-up jeans (6) 5 Piece of quiche frazzled?

Blame this man! (4) 6 In context, remembered

as severe (7) 7 Character of Oriental spy

in disguise (11) 8 Spy orange so bad at

cheap eatery (6,5) 13 Latter epoch shown up by

musical work (8) 15 Degreaser for locks? (7) 17 Extremely clever soprano’s

part (4,2) 20 Faith tied up, we’re told (5) 21 Eager to mourn loudly (4)

COFFEE TIME

1 Parasite, leech (11) 9 Omelette ingredient (3) 10 Period of three months (9) 11 Ribbon of coloured

paper (8) 12 Greek cheese (4) 14 Built a tree-home (6) 16 Fast (6) 18 Fertile soil (4) 19 Go too far (8) 22 Classified (3,6) 23 Alien spacecraft

(initials)(3) 24 Realistic (4,2,5)

2 Alcoholic drink (5) 3 Banned (8) 4 Blubber (6) 5 Head cook (4) 6 Drastic (7) 7 Celebrity (11) 8 Cheap cafe (6,5) 13 Light musical drama (8) 15 Hair cleaner (7) 17 Exceedingly (4,2) 20 Believe in (5) 21 Acute (4)