TWO-SPEED CROSSWORD

CRYPTIC CLUES ACROSS

1 Like hay perhaps, it had been settled beforehand (3,3,5)

9 Disrobing while holding

sash (3)

10 Without sensation, wrote

about deputy (6,3) 11 Some very onerous duties

for each person (8) 12 Merit for listener at pole

(4)

14 Stockings only removed

ahead of directions (6) 16 Sheriff’s men on time for

hot milk drink (6) 18 Gullible people can be

terribly smug (4) 19 Continue hearing set of

bells (8)

22 Little sea disturbed by

heavenly body (9)

23 Why the words finished

OK (3)

24 Film to go round and round, showing high jump style (7,4)

DOWN

2 Join up in retinue (5)

3 Any gin? No. Dreadfully

irritating (8)

4 Damned awful request (6) 5 Smell inlet, knocking head

off! (4)

6 Catches parents out (7) 7 Aim with novelist to

cultivate flower (4-2-1-4) 8 Difficult situation in which

you may get stung? (7,4) 13 Arrogantly control achiever

round colliery (8) 15 Beneficiary finds entrance

in shelter (7)

17 Costly fare using Roman

road in taxi perhaps (6) 20 Dependable sort of alloy

(5)

21 Boring apartment (4)