TWO-SPEED CROSSWORD

CRYPTIC CLUES ACROSS

7 One must be very flexible, or instinct too flexible (13) 8 Sound of sheep eating granny’s fruit (6) 9 Monster to continue in a tedious way? (6) 10 Change text in published itinerary (4) 11 Put at risk stealing first of artefacts of the Empire (8) 14 Resort with first of beaches straight ahead (8) 16 When turned over, vessels break (4) 17 Horse’s home unlikely to collapse? (6) 20 Dreadful noise of bat (6) 21 Current theme put in, out perhaps (2,2,3,6)

DOWN

1 One strains to have more chilly article held (8) 2 Watery passage offered by abstract artist (6) 3 Musician given roasting, unfortunately (8) 4 Gusty weather has to turn (4) 5 Biased, finding swings and roundabouts non-starter (6) 6 No Slovenian should accept this capital (4) 12 View appears alternative in canal (8) 13 A horse taking leader to drink (8) 15 Ape turning over huge bone, endlessly (6) 16 Moment behind the winner? (6) 18 Minor hit, English record (4) 19 Something resounding in the choir (4)

COFFEE TIME ACROSS

7 Bendy entertainer? (13) 8 Common fruit (6) 9 Chinese zodiac creature (6) 10 Abridge (a text) (4) 11 Majestic, regal (8) 14 East Sussex seaside resort (8) 16 Break (4) 17 Building for horses (6) 20 Din (6) 21 Fashionable (2,2,3,6)

DOWN

1 Riddle, sieve (8) 2 Confined channel of water (6) 3 Church musician (8) 4 Strong breeze (4) 5 Discriminatory (6) 6 Capital and chief port of Norway (4) 12 BBC current affairs programme (8) 13 Almond-flavoured liqueur from Italy (8) 15 Ape (6) 16 Next after the first (6) 18 Adhesive strip (4) 19 Bounced sound (4)