TWO-SPEED CROSSWORD

CRYPTIC CLUES ACROSS

1 A second warning for

delegate (6) 4 Commercial right to

change (6)

8 Respond over bill (5)

9 Boy in discomfort, heroic

champion (7)

10 The Italian in scene

shattered the peace (7) 11 Said to tamper with

Olympic prize (5)

12 Chess player was hard to

beat comprehensively (9) 17 Some extra item or feature (5) 19 Worker, after short time,

DOWN

has odd childish rage (7) 21 Paint left on beam (7) 22 Calm, even now (5) 23 Energetic person wants

Monday off (6)

24 Small son, delicate (6) 1 One angry on the opposing

side (6)

2 Insincere, everyone in

revue (7)

3 Climb aboard, not, say, up

(3,2)

5 Cover up girl's

predicament (7)

6 Some whip-round idiot

opened (5) 7 Time fireplace proved a

sensation (6)

9 Soon produced by pair

ahead of broadcast in Ely (9) 13 Temporary home, one in

name (7)

14 Fish on the bride's finger? (7) 15 Endless dispute, amazingly

silly (6)

16 A stubborn type beginning

to trust lucky charm (6) 18 Professional dressed in article of protective clothing (5)

20 Alan's smashed up about

the nose (5)

COFFEE TIME ACROSS

1 Allocate (6)

4 Alter (6)

8 Behave (5)

9 Renowned knight (7) 10 Lack of sound (7)

11 Award (silver or gold, eg) (5) 12 Cover up (an official

misdemeanour) (9) 17 Attribute (5)

19 Childish fit of temper (7) 21 Depict (7)

22 Apparatus for making

liquor (5)

23 Device converting mechanical into electrical power (6)

24 Insignificant (6)

DOWN

1 Direction of some clues in this puzzle! (6)

2 Far from deep (7)

3 Board (a bus or train) (3,2) 5 Choice of two equally bad

alternatives (7) 6 Disconnected (5)

7 Feel a prickling sensation (6) 9 Anon (9)

13 Caretaker (government) (7) 14 Fish cured to make a kipper (7) 15 Foolish, idiotic (6)

16 Charm carried about the

person (6)

18 Article of kitchen clothing (5) 20 Catarrhal (5)