TWO-SPEED CROSSWORD

CRYPTIC CLUES ACROSS 1 Ascend, then leave drive

(3-2-3-2)

8 Found in Tahiti, a rare

head-dress (5) 9 Promising little trip with

fresh fuel (7)

10 Stylish English stage

worker (7)

11 Deal with free

entertainment (5)

12 We, with initial excitement, plan an ambush (3,2,4)

15 Jack, same silly boy (5) 17 Shun bad, straying married man (7)

19 I retain odd tendency to

do nothing (7)

20 Game seen by artist on

lake in the countryside (5) 21 Article from the previous

issue? (4-2-4) DOWN 2 To rub out is simplicity

holding end of rubber (5) 3 Girl passing over Herts

town in the dark (7)

4 This should have a good effect – a flu jab, perhaps (1,4,2,3,3)

5 Store oxygen in small

department (5) 6 Not on strike? That’s

unorthodox! (7)

7 Dull apartment (4)

8 Row when first half of

border's removed (4) 12 Left bishop in Meath, possibly, where there’ sa palace (7)

13 Confident when taken to court about second of crimes (7)

14 One pretty woman, almost an object of worship (4)

15 Judge to suffer in

prison (4)

16 Modelled wearing silk (5) 18 Dart removes top from

vegetable (5) COFFEE TIME ACROSS 1 Energy and drive

(3-2-3-2)

8 Bejewelled head-dress (5) 9 Optimistic (7)

10 Graceful in appearance

and manner (7)

11 Birthday surprise (5)

12 Hide, ready to cause a

surprise (3,2,4)

15 ___ Cameron, Titanic

director (5)

17 Male spouse (7) 19 Disinclination to act (7) 20 Of the countryside (5) 21 Garment already worn by

someone else (4-2-4) DOWN 2 Rub out (5)

3 Without knowledge

(of) (7)

4 Injection, jab (1,4,2,3,3) 5 Bus garage (5)

6 Bizarre (7)

7 Apartment (4)

8 Layer (of a cake) (4) 12 South London borough (7) 13 Convinced (7)

14 Any worshipped film

star (4)

15 Imprison (4)

16 Glossy fabric (5)

18 Bow and ___, archer’s

weapon (5)