TWO-SPEED CROSSWORD

CRYPTIC CLUES ACROSS

1 Notice returning politician is wet (4)

4 Utter nothing in between (8)

8 One crazed bear round island or peninsula (6)

9 Come to a terribly weak point (6)

10 Swimmer wants British wine, not European (8)

12 Libertine one gathering leaves (4)

13 Dotty blamed for disorder (6)

15 Sailor told to go away (6)

17 Pine for young woman (4)

19 Horse moves long time after groom (8)

21 Area in terrain so bare back in country (6)

22 Old twit round east spotted cat (6)

23 No decisive result in boring race (4-4)

24 Revolutionary element to fight it out (4)

DOWN

2 Golden award retired artist accepts (5)

3 A shady put-up job? (7)

4 Wahabite actually hides drink (3)

5 Squash two areas in poem (9)

6 Old and new song being broadcast (2,3)

7 Salad vegetable in London skyscraper (7)

11 I'm to arbitrate without delay (9)

14 Example item Poe adapted (7)

16 Doubt one may be apprehended (7)

18 Council in controversy: no deal (5)

20 Good publican offers spirit (5)

22 Elect to have surgery on time (3)

COFFEE TIME ACROSS

1 Moist (4)

4 Painstaking (8)

8 Gibraltar locale (6)

9 Rouse (6)

10 Fish (8)

12 Gardening implement (4)

13 Pandemonium (6)

15 Not present (6)

17 Fail to notice (4)

19 Delicate horsemanship (8)

21 Balkan nation (6)

22 Wild cat (6)

23 Tied contest (4-4)

24 Former Yugoslavian leader (4)

DOWN

2 Politician Rudd (5)

3 Sunbrella (7)

4 Earl Grey, e.g. (3)

5 Citrus quencher (9)

6 TV studio sign (2,3)

7 Small cucumber (7)

11 Instant (9)

14 Embodiment (7)

16 Distrust (7)

18 Ecclesiastical assembly (5)

20 Apparition (5)

22 Choose (3)