TWO-SPEED CROSSWORD

CRYPTIC CLUES ACROSS

1 Camaraderie shown by devil circling river vessel (10)

8 Hurl piece of soil at

Heather (5)

9 French one left a lair with

no cargo (7)

10 Keep out of sight to study marine creature, we hear (7)

11 Second after-dinner drink for a good loser perhaps (5)

12 Full medical may discover

obstruction? (4-5) 15 Churchman put six on the

vehicle (5)

17 Propane exploded? In

theory (2,5)

19 Goes on about the right

vegetables (7)

20 Get up around noon and

wash lightly (5)

21 Extra broadcast from

common (10)

DOWN

2 Check about leader of

government’s rule (5) 3 Encourage chief boffin (7) 4 Cons twin over crucifixes

(6-7)

5 Assembly rooms in the

church, all superb (5)

6 Flat, cut field (7)

7 Think nothing of including

granny, perhaps! (4)

8 Turn up part of the duck costume – it covers the foot (4)

12 Second argument with group of rugby players (4,3)

13 Salesman in Rome

brought up sovereign (7) 14 Liberate without

charge (4)

15 Huge tank containing just

a drop of seawater (4) 16 Shot eighteen holes (5) 18 Creature and pa in

turmoil (5)

COFFEE TIME ACROSS

1 Bond of affection (10) 8 Cloth used to support an

injured arm (5)

9 Carrying nothing (7) 10 Keep secret or hidden (7) 11 Active pastime (5) 12 Attempt to obstruct an

ice-hockey player (4-5) 15 Church of England

minister (5) 17 Hypothetically (2,5) 19 Brussels ___, green

vegetables (7)

20 Quick wash (5) 21 Common, extensive (10)

DOWN

2 Monarch’s rule (5) 3 Boffin, brainbox (7) 4 Betrays, deceives (6-7) 5 ___ of residence, college

accommodation (5) 6 Field for horses (7) 7 Nautical mile per hour (4) 8 Foot covering (4) 12 Lovers' favourite place to

sit in a cinema (4,3) 13 Japanese ruler (7)

14 At liberty (4)

15 Enormous (4) 16 Ball-shaped (5)

18 Animal which lives in the bamboo forests of China (5)