TWO-SPEED CROSSWORD

C R YPTIC CLUES ACROSS 1 Hear article rewritten to

defuse tension (5,3,3) 9 Steal or put back book (3) 10 Indulge yourself at light old

city, one scoffed (9) 11 In a state with no-one

around (8) 12 Fog passed by, we hear (4) 14 Person with a job tops

student (6) 16 Trainee doctor in order, we

hear (6) 18 Obscure eastern American

coin (4) 19 Reveller dispels our cares

(8) 22 Drop of liquid seen after

wall collapsed (9) 23 Almost the shape of eggs

(3) 24 Crooked countrywoman?

(11)

DOWN

2 It will identify a bell that

has been broken (5) 3 Where sailors should be completely disorganised (3,2,3) 4 Outed about ten in smart

suit (6) 5 Listens for ursine creatures

to head off (4) 6 Fancy having idol round at

home (7) 7 Wore casual clothes and

was reprimanded (7,4) 8 Squashing nectarine, an

old person (11) 13 Joined up shortened wave

during finale (8) 15 Play-off about striker (7) 17 Cut around commercial

display (6) 20 Stops, turns and notices(5) 21 Catch some upside down

(4) COFFEE TIME ACROSS 1 Defuse tension (5,3,3) 9 Burgle (3) 10 Indulge oneself (9) 11 Lonely place (8) 12 Befog (4) 14 Breadwinner (6) 16 Confine in a camp (6) 18 Ten US cents (4) 19 Noisy party-goer (8) 22 Cascade (9) 23 Egg cells (3) 24 Bo Peep, perhaps (11)

DOWN

2 Address tag (5) 3 Bewildered (3,2,3) 4 Dinner jacket (6) 5 Corn spikes (4) 6 Dream up (7) 7 Wore casual clothes (7,4) 8 Hundred years old (11) 13 Joined a course (8) 15 Fresh contest (7) 17 Carnival procession (6) 20 Blemishes (5) 21 Ambush (4)

PREVIOUS SOLUTION

Across: 1 Love affair; 8 Whelp; 9 Unlined; 10 Seaport; 11 Welly; 12 Patrolled; 15 Sleet; 17 Kremlin; 19 Chimera; 20 Often; 21 Wet blanket.

Down: 2 Omega; 3 Exploit; 4 Fruit cocktail; 5 Aglow; 6 Rankled; 7 Edgy; 8 Wash; 12 Preview; 13 Liedown; 14 Anon; 15 Sack; 16 Treat; 18 Lithe.