TWO-SPEED CROSSWORD

CRYPTIC CLUES ACROSS

1 Drag into river in flood (6)

4 Doctor writes potions (6)

8 Aptitude shown by league's leader during exhibition (5)

9 Splendid city like Paris (7)

10 Cheat at exam

competition (7)

11 More mature tree (5)

12 Is doing as badly in

identification of illness (9)

17 Collect a load (5)

19 Take back Religious

Education pamphlet (7)

21 Glib talk by northern model (7)

22 Dined in college, it's said (5)

23 Noise of a bat? (6)

24 Robust ringleader comes in to scrutinise (6)

DOWN

1 Change sides in error (6) 2 Well-read Liberal gained

what was due (7)

3 Blood found round entrance to Grand Canyon (5)

5 Once more, urge to keep

down (7)

6 Famous put down (5) 7 Young Sally takes a railway wage (6)

9 A batsman may do so, and make a quick exit (3,3,3)

13 Rigidly strict tea user, possibly (7)

14 Thoroughly upset southern milliner (7)

15 Beggar from university in tabloid (6)

16 Mean, like a wasp? (6)

18 Room at the top in cottage, initially (5)

20 Stealing a financial newspaper! (5)

COFFEE TIME ACROSS

1 Downpour (6)

4 Beverages (6)

8 Aptitude (5)

9 Assets, funds (7)

10 Challenge (7)

11 Berry-yielding shrub or small tree (5)

12 Conclusion from examining evidence (9)

17 Accumulate (5)

19 Disavow (7)

21 Decorative design (7)

22 (Had) consumed (5)

23 Din (6)

24 Firmly built (6)

DOWN

1 Blemish, fault (6)

2 Discovered (7)

3 Cheddar ___, limestone

cliffs in Somerset (5)

5 Control by force (7)

6 Distinguished (5)

7 Annual earnings (6)

9 Exit speedily from a tricky situation (3,3,3)

13 Bare, harsh (7)

14 Break (7)

15 Destitute person (6)

16 Mean (6)

18 Loft room (5)

20 Act of stealing (5)