TWO-SPEED CROSSWORD

CRYPTIC CLUES ACROSS

7 We respect a rep changing

to become cleaner (6-7) 8 Girl taken in by trick piece

of artillery (6)

9 Minister converts

sprite (6)

10 Existence of some mortal if

existing (4)

11 Invention of Cinerama from

the US (8)

14 Orkney resident I

defame (8)

16 Herb is wise (4)

17 Trips I organised to find a

ghost (6) 20 Insult having walked the

plank? (6)

21 Tree animal with head

beneath trunk (5,8)

DOWN

1 Birds are able to ram (8) 2 Scrounge cake? (6) 3 Normal flag (8)

4 Hands up, and

exchange (4)

5 Twins, with stone in

one (6)

6 Untidy state of army

canteen (4)

12 Noble awards for listeners'

parts (3,5)

13 Golden Fleece seeker

turned a turn ago (8)

15 A furious type of clue (6) 16 Protection terribly fat? Yes

(6)

18 Kitty swimming here? (4) 19 Give credit to small

parasite (4)

COFFEE TIME ACROSS

7 Appliance similar to a

vacuum cleaner (6-7) 8 Old large heavy gun (6) 9 Minister of a Christian

church (6)

10 Existence (4)

11 From the US (8)

14 Person from Guernsey or

Corfu, eg (8)

16 ___ and onion, stuffing

flavour (4)

17 Distilled alcohol (6) 20 Cause displeasure (6) 21 Conker tree (5,8)

DOWN

1 Common cage birds (8) 2 Absorbent item for the

bath (6)

3 Average (8)

4 Barter (4)

5 Star sign, the Twins (6) 6 Army canteen (4) 12 Body parts that are often

pierced (3,5) 13 Legendary Greek

seaman (8)

15 Direction of some clues in

this puzzle! (6) 16 Freedom from danger (6) 18 Body of still water (4) 19 Bloodsucking mite (4)