TWO-SPEED CROSSWORD

CRYPTIC CLUES ACROSS

1 Man interrupted clarinet broadcast but was acquitted (2,3,5)

8 Bird, very close, turning

around outside (5)

9 One in cartel amended

newspaper item (7)

10 Lack of interest shown by communist during prosperous time (7)

11 Way to thrash foremost of

enemies (5)

12 Tall rogue’s roughed up

unruly youth (5,4)

15 Tip load behind rear of

club (5)

17 Wallop clothes (7)

19 Is place abroad

memorable? (7) 20 Vulgar fellow hit with a

whip (5) 21 Communicate with country and get to the heart of the matter (4,6)

DOWN

2 Guinevere, to some extent? Not on your life! (5)

3 Put up with setter, say, having a dejected appearance (7)

4 Church member allowed to keep couple’s jewellery item (5,8)

5 Go into section of garden

terrace (5)

6 Tell about nobleman (7) 7 Lake, pure and simple (4) 8 Polish end of pebbly stone

(4)

12 Tolerant, let nine off (7) 13 Available for one worried

about fine (2,5)

14 Shrewd male leaves

parade (4)

15 Party, a big hit (4)

16 Saint, not well, motionless

(5)

18 Courageous British party

(5)

COFFEE TIME ACROSS

1 Freed from blame (2,3,5) 8 Crow-like bird (5) 9 Feature in a magazine (7) 10 Ennui (7)

11 Course of a journey (5) 12 Beer-swilling yob (5,4) 15 Extra gift of money or

goods (5)

17 Belongings, informally (7) 19 Distinctive, unusual (7) 20 Bit of lightning (5) 21 Discuss frankly (4,6)

DOWN

2 At no time (5)

3 Abject (7)

4 Jewellery item with

hanging trinkets (5,8) 5 Come in (5)

6 Add up (votes) again (7) 7 Lake (4)

8 Girl’s name or a jewel (4) 12 Lax (of a person in

authority) (7)

13 For sale at a reduced price

(2,5)

14 Building’s curved feature

(4)

15 Hit hard again and again (4) 16 Motionless (5)

18 Bold, fearless (5)