Business Day

TWO-SPEED CROSSWORD

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CRYPTIC CLUES ACROSS

1 Fish with a musical tail (4)

4 Weight issue: young boxer out of condition? (5,3)

8 Untouchabl­e bag on front of desk (6)

9 Greek character grabbing a marine shows revulsion (6)

10 Image from male heart op changes (8)

12 Covering American car bonnet (4)

13 Badge Ensemble Modern uses (6)

15 Surpass old news boss embracing church (6)

17 Maple one seen by river (4)

19 Unseemly dent nice when repaired (8)

21 Player from Bilbao boisterous (6)

22 Terribly mean church is threat (6)

23 Instrument puts monarch on tape (8)

24 Sentimenta­l sports supporter keeping wicket (4)

DOWN

2 Speech from procurator at Edinburgh (5)

3 Letters sent up first class complain about motorway (3,4)

4 Flat in Ruislip a dump (3)

5 Poster with a pleasant message? (3-6)

6 In bayou there's a stripling (5)

7 Mow with ease in arrangemen­t that's cool (7)

11 Awkward punch cuts boxer Naz (3-6)

14 Bear-cam shot causing fear (7)

16 Clown fanatic becomes fair target (7)

18 Huge beast bending iron outside hotel (5)

20 Husband in pleasant position (5)

22 Mum on run hurt (3)

COFFEE TIME ACROSS

1 Closing passage (4)

4 Childhood plumpness (5,3)

8 Hallowed (6)

9 Queasy feeling (6)

10 Figure of speech (8)

12 Cowl (4)

13 Representa­tive symbol (6)

15 Go beyond (6)

17 Tree and shrub (4)

19 Obscene (8)

21 Woodwind musician (6)

22 Danger (6)

23 Registrar (8)

24 Excessivel­y quaint (4)

DOWN

2 Hold forth (5)

3 Overseas post system (3,4)

4 Notebook (3)

5 Regular correspond­ent (36)

6 Adolescenc­e (5)

7 Impressive (7)

11 Clumsy (3-6)

14 Gruesome (7)

16 Palm fruit (7)

18 Large herbivore (5)

20 Shallow recess (5)

22 Damage (3)

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