TWO-SPEED CROSSWORD

CRYPTIC CLUES ACROSS

1 Putting on a diversion by

armed criminals (2,8) 8 Complains bitterly about

train tracks (5)

9 Rum sort vandalised

platform (7)

10 Polish a lot, but not tail,

for wild ox (7)

11 Gives out new times (5) 12 Endorsing, with note, is

pleasing (9)

15 Theme to choose, almost

(5)

17 Footballer’s brush? (7) 19 Rice with ma’s bait,

cooked (7)

20 In the neighbourhood of

a bishop abroad (5) 21 Anagrammatically notified in feature of crossword clue! (10)

DOWN

2 Unusually fit, he is one who

takes by stealth (5) 3 Cocky newcomer

beginning on high? (7) 4 Trend for bird repeated

so? (6-7)

5 Important subject for

children (5)

6 Rotating vessel amid

sound of bell (7) 7 Muse about Australian

runners (4)

8 Polish end of pebbly stone

(4)

12 Once more sat or lay

down (7)

13 Imprecise during former

part of play (7)

14 Bother to make up

carbohydrates (4)

15 Pipe in bath last to

corrode (4)

16 Banter is very loud after

tea (5)

18 Picture seen in workshop,

hot office (5)

COFFEE TIME ACROSS

1 Faced with a firearm (2,8) 8 Safety fences (5) 9 Conductor’s stage (7) 10 American bison (7) 11 Discharges (5) 12 Authenticating (9) 15 Subject (5)

17 Carpet cleaner (7)

19 ___ rice, long-grain cereal

(7)

20 Regarding (5)

21 Meaning given in a

dictionary (10)

DOWN

2 Pickpocket (5) 3 Arrogant newcomer (7) 4 (Learn) by rote, without

thought (6-7)

5 Point of discussion (5) 6 Changing direction (7) 7 Australian flightless birds

(4)

8 Red gemstone (4)

12 Lay (7)

13 Approximate (7)

14 Blast! (4)

15 Cylindrical container (4) 16 Corn husks (5)

18 Picture from a negative (5)