Business Day

TWO-SPEED CROSSWORD

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CRYPTIC CLUES ACROSS

1 Bad fault in line is having an

impact (11)

9 Get married in Sweden (3) 10 Novel resting-place (9) 11 American leaves blameless,

hence great musician (8) 12 Fellow with English

herald (4)

14 Cupboard key? (6)

16 Back in section of the deepfreeze, ensuring cold symptom (6)

18 Northern English city making main part of a ship (4) 19 Solitary person, no fellow

for circulatin­g (4,4) 22 Disrespect­ful about rabbi s

head rash (9)

23 Twitch of insect, say (3) 24 Argument over cement

ports (11)

DOWN

2 Lowest part entering

China directly (5) 3 Worked hard to shift a

boulder (8)

4 I get so upset at selfish

person (6)

5 Head teacher set new

exam (4)

6 Unusual name, one for a

flower (7)

7 For sitting round in civil

war, she is ousted (6,5) 8 Around Crete, feta brought about very loud consequenc­e (5-6) 13 Internatio­nal agency to

calm trouble (8)

15 In company, plays stirring

Caribbean song (7)

17 Be united with business in

this place (6) 20 Connected garment when

winning (2,3)

21 Short axe is about right (4)

COFFEE TIME ACROSS

1 Motivation­al (11)

9 Married (3)

10 Library ledge (9)

11 Great musician (8)

12 Augur (4)

14 Small clothes cupboard (6) 16 Cold symptom (6)

18 Body of a ship (4) 19 Hermit (4,4)

22 Foolhardy (9)

23 Facial spasm (3) 24 Disagreeme­nt (11)

DOWN

2 Low point (5) 3 Strained (8) 4 Big-head (6) 5 Exam (4) 6 Windflower (7) 7 Rotating seat (6,5) 8 Secondary consequenc­e (5-6) 13 Disconcert (8) 15 Jamaican song (7) 17 Form a whole (6) 20 Leading at sport (2,3) 21 Abrupt (4)

PREVIOUS SOLUTION

Across: 1 Monte Carlo; 8 Racer; 9 Notelet; 10 Carnage; 11 Stern; 12 Au naturel; 15 Crack; 17 Orchard; 19 Assuage; 20 Trout; 21 Dairymaids.

Down: 2 Occur; 3 Terrain; 4 Confection­ery; 5 Rites (Rights); 6 Oil well; 7 Stun; 8 Rock; 12 Amassed; 13 Ricotta; 14 Edit; 15 Coat; 16 Khaki (Car key); 18 Aloud (Allowed).

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