TWO-SPEED CROSSWORD

CRYPTIC CLUES ACROSS 1 Warrant bribe reforming

underground system (6,6) 8 Some petrol in flames,

almost glowing (5)

9 Take to court the little devil in front of every one (7)

10 Shout “You old students!”

(4)

11 Want coastline to retain

mark of identity (8)

14 Loud insect circling tree (6) 15 Grit in iron, we hear (6)

17 I lunged wildly inserting tip

of lance, fighting (8) 18 Nothing right for a pupil in

exam (4)

21 Like a big cat, one

disturbed in row (7) 23 Peruvian beast turns a

shopping area over (5) 24 Stetson seems wrong

length to Alan (3-6,3) 1 Gather to improve (5) 2 Domineering woman's

weapon (6-3)

3 Thing I came across on the

way up (4)

4 Burden to queue, it’s

said (6)

5 Journalist on the subject

of hotel worker (8)

6 Time in the ranks (3) 7 Word said to snapper in

Lancashire, maybe (6) 12 Frame that made the

sequel (9)

13 Give voice about something steep, money (8)

14 Tamper with instrument (6) 16 A foreign source of water

making sick (6)

19 Smallest amount in

meadow on street (5) 20 Too colossal, something’s

captured (4)

22 Be liable to pay back when

letter read out (3) COFFEE TIME ACROSS 1 Underground area for

bunnies (6,6)

8 Fuel amount (5) 9 Accuse (7)

10 Bawl (4)

11 Dearth (8)

14 Big, bright (6) 15 Character, spirit (6) 17 Battling for honour (8) 18 By mouth (4) 21 Characteristic of a fierce

cat (7)

23 Alpaca-like animal (5) 24 Cowboy’s giant Stetson

(3-6,3) DOWN 1 Big gathering (5) 2 Broad-headed old

weapon (9) 3 Article (4) 4 Heaviness (6) 5 Current-affairs

journalist (8)

6 Age (3)

7 Brie, Cheddar etc (6) 12 Ensuing effect (9) 13 Coin, formerly onetwentieth of a pound (8) 14 Another name for a

violin (6)

16 Ailing (6)

19 Fewest (5) 20 Additionally (4)

22 Be in arrears (3)