TWO-SPEED CROSSWORD

CRYPTIC CLUES ACROSS 1 Sticking out for cylinder

before tirade (11) 9 Fuse unit in webcam plug

(3) 10 Gripped by speech about

course (9) 11 Tree gnarled and strangely

tiny forever (8) 12 Country without a feature

(4) 14 Sheriff’s men on time for

hot milk drink (6) 16 Because Crete’s clandestine, to some extent (6) 18 Legal action over

diamonds, perhaps? (4) 19 Man with a rubbish, burning

affliction (4,4) 22 Frank is roundly set upon,

but fine internally (9) 23 Gemstone without a ring

for one’s friend (3) 24 Ship’s officers with

thirteen cards? (11) DOWN

2 Unusually pure Eastern

coin (5) 3 Set meal? (2,6) 4 Tell off one animal eating

another? (6) 5 Stretcher bearing spices?

(4) 6 Not one nor the other in

there, perhaps (7) 7 Tailors wept about toy gun

(5,6) 8 Hazel’s whereabouts,

briefly (2,1,8) 13 A number in need should

be made trim (8) 15 Japanese therapy at sushi

place (7) 17 Harass the man about to

raise deer (6) 20 Jelly seen in Maria’s

picture (5) 21 Goad football team endlessly (4) COFFEE TIME ACROSS 1 Jutting (11) 9 Fuse unit (3) 10 Command (9) 11 Infinite time (8) 12 Facial feature (4) 14 Drink of hot milk and spirit

(6) 16 Clandestine (6) 18 Formal outfit (4) 19 Skin inflammation in

summer (4,4) 22 Blunt (9) 23 Buddy (3) 24 Part of a ship used by

officers (11) DOWN

2 India’s currency unit (5) 3 Meal in front of the box

(2,6) 4 Chide (6) 5 Slatted shelf (4) 6 Also not (7) 7 Squirting toy gun (5,6)

8 Briefly (2,1,8) 13 Made tidy (8) 15 Acupressure method (7) 17 Barrack (6) 20 Savoury jelly (5) 21 Goad (4) PREVIOUS SOLUTION

Across: 1 Centigrade; 8 Smite; 9 Rooftop; 10 Alabama; 11 Tunis; 12 Pneumonia; 15 Links; 17 Ascetic; 19 Special; 20 Elite; 21 Stepsister.

Down: 2 Erica; 3 Teenage; 4 German measles; 5 Adopt; 6 Estonia; 7 Spas; 8 Shah; 12 Pincers; 13 Nucleus; 14 Ache; 15 List; 16 Spice; 18 Tritee.