TWO-SPEED CROSSWORD

CRYPTIC CLUES ACROSS

8 Mean to have grave

prepared in A&E (7) 9 Navigator in

sanctimonious group (5) 10 Artificial fleas buzzing

about (5)

11 Rubbish bin initially put in

place for mechanic (7) 12 Bust? Very rude about that!

(9)

14 Song has character (3) 16 Conclusion of Ibsen drama

(3)

17 Girl I went out with proved

true (9) 19 Round item a stone in

coarse aggregate (7) 21 Fish Mike leaves in

drawing-room (5) 22 Fashion figure in limo

delectable (5)

23 Takes on expert grabbing

100 points (7)

DOWN

1 In restaurant's fine-ground

stimulant (8)

2 Leader is corrupt it's

understood (8)

3 Lacking morals in HQ (4) 4 Black bird sees dog (6) 5 Managed time in riotous

depot (8) 6 Female star shortened

little jumper (4) 7 Something painful on

Observer's cover? (4) 13 Greatly enjoy being skilful

and winning (8)

14 Pet alone evolves as larger

animal (8)

15 Bad manners from volatile

end-users (8)

18 Allowed American Henry

to be murderous (6) 19 Impact one expects to

have? (4)

20 Place occupied by duke or

knight's spouse (4) 21 Cricket perhaps ignoring

batting order? (4)

COFFEE TIME ACROSS

8 Unexceptional (7) 9 Aviator (5) 10 Disloyal (5) 11 Refuse (7) 12 Bankrupt (9) 14 Melody (3) 16 Object (3) 17 Certified (9) 19 Counterweight (7) 21 Beauty parlour (5) 22 Example (5) 23 Receives (7)

DOWN

1 Coffee ingredient (8) 2 Saw the light (8) 3 Contemptible (4) 4 Hunting hound (6) 5 Functioned (8) 6 Parasitic insect (4) 7 Ocular affliction (4) 13 Endearing (8) 14 Gazelle, e.g. (8) 15 Incivility (8) 18 Deadly (6) 19 Protuberance (4) 20 Peeress (4) 21 Religious group (4)