TWO-SPEED CROSSWORD

CRYPTIC CLUES ACROSS

1 Seeing problem as gas, Tim

and Tim worried (11) 9 Finish wrecking den (3) 10 One who cruelly teases

guide below the hill (9) 11 Austrian envies carefree characters around Newcastle area (8)

12 Turn, and suddenly go

mad (4)

14 Selected some nachos?

Enjoy (6)

16 Made fun of model then let

up (6)

18 Take home light material,

say (4)

19 How the ark was

illuminated? (8) 22 Marine disturbed the

German’s rest (9)

23 In addition, half the skin

painting was removed (3) 24 Little pieces smashed,

then messier (11)

DOWN

2 South border plant (5)

3 At home, cared for

fiancée (8)

4 Turn up in a limousine – so romantic, yet also sourtempered! (6)

5 Large plant found in tallest

reeds (4)

6 Pays in full for benches (7) 7 Daring recent conversion

of intellectual HQ (5,6) 8 Fear wandering pair not

tied (11) 13 Resort with about eighteen

golf holes, perhaps (8) 15 Work it over, mother, it’s

the best! (7)

17 Winter vehicle starts

slipping on overhang (6) 20 Student at university not heading north to Bedfordshire town (5) 21 Slight colouring in paint in

tins (4)

COFFEE TIME ACROSS

1 Eye condition (11) 9 Conclude (3) 10 Persecutor (9) 11 Biscuit variety (8) 12 Hit the roof (4) 14 Elected (6)

16 Made fun of (6) 18 After tax (4) 19 Illuminated at night (8) 22 Items left (9)

23 Also (3)

24 Fragments, bits (11)

DOWN

2 Marsh plant (5) 3 Destined (8) 4 Depressed (6)

5 Birch, for example (4) 6 Calms (down) (7) 7 Intellectual headquarters

(5,6)

8 Anxiety (11)

13 Access (to) (8)

15 Best (7)

17 Toboggan (6)

20 Town near Dunstable (5) 21 Colour (4)

PREVIOUS SOLUTION

Across: 1 Represents; 8 Lists; 9 Luggage; 10 Guyrope; 11 Trial; 12 Precipice; 15 Rioja; 17 Escapee; 19 Clement; 20 Up-end; 21 Entr-y-level.

Down: 2 Essay; 3 Restore; 4 Self-evidently; 5 Night; 6 Seaside; 7 Heal (Heel); 8 Logo; 12 Protege; 13 Include; 14 Head; 15 Rack; 16 Agent; 18 Peeve.