TWO-SPEED CROSSWORD
CRYPTIC CLUES ACROSS
1 Hope rower ’ s improved
work rate (10)
8 A jelly after starter of
bread roll (5)
9 Some of decrepit
Aphrodite’s last words (7) 10 Pantomime girl burning
leftovers (7)
11 Propel right into seedy
nightclub (5)
12 Take it in turns to adjust
neat modification (9) 15 Sat with head of paper,
very big editor (5) 17 Sweet fool backed
reduction (7)
19 Yearn before an attempt in
the distant past (4,3) 20 Origins of marsupial on
way back (5)
21 Infuriate snake, tear about
in river (10) 2 Liver, perhaps, as musical
instrument! (5)
3 Steal in, unfortunately
noticeable (7)
4 Push river team into
lobby (8,5)
5 Mysterious small barrier
before start of docks (5) 6 Come to see lies are
crumbling (7)
7 Love the woman holds for
footwear (4)
8 Reverse taxi up on top of
kerb (4)
12 Lack of a British change of
scene (7)
13 Married, unfortunately, one
fancying another (7) 14 Soup fantastic, great
work! (4)
15 Ashen, friend on top of
Eiger (4)
16 Male appearing in new
RADA play (5)
18 Right so to alter perch (5)
COFFEE TIME ACROSS
1 Strength of an engine (10) 8 Traditional Jewish roll (5) 9 Words on a tomb (7) 10 Hot coals (7)
11 Propel (5)
12 Take it in turns (9)
15 Sat as a model (5) 17 Translucent sweet (7)
19 In ancient times (4,3) 20 Origins (5)
21 Infuriate (10) 2 Church musical
instrument! (5) 3 Prominent (7) 4 Campaign force (8,5) 5 Strange (5)
6 Become aware (7) 7 Footwear (4) 8 Finance (4)
12 Time off school (7) 13 Ardent fan (7) 14 Musical work (4) 15 Ashen (4) 16 Serious play (5) 18 Perch (5)
PREVIOUS SOLUTION
Across: 1 Exposes; 8 Loosely; 9 Spatula; 10 Theta; 11 Gazetteer; 14 Racket; 15 (S)entry; 16 Curing; 20 Heartache; 23 Tosca; 24 Renamed; 25 Haircut; 26 Artisan.
Down: 1 Ensign; 2 Piazza; 3 Squat; 4 Slate; 5 Portray; 6 Bedeck; 7 Tyrant; 12 Tinge; 13 (T)error; 15 Enhance; 16 Catchy; 17 Russia (Rusher); 18 Scamps; 19 Headon; 21 Aorta; 22 Tenet.