TWO SPEED CROSSWORD

Quick Clues

ACROSS 1 Expresses happiness (5,3,3) 9 Colonist (7) 10 Retrieve (5) 11 Pungent (5) 12 In general (7) 13 Motor (6) 15 Minister (6) 18 Report (7) 20 Rope fibre (5) 22 Girl’s name (5) 23 Jackets (7) 24 Misusing (3-8)

DOWN 2 Say (5) 3 Knightly champion (7) 4 Sow’s litter (6) 5 Firearm (5) 6 Overtake (7) 7 Property salesman (6,5) 8 Stamp collector (11) 14 Widespread (7) 16 Begin again (7) 17 Steady (6) 19 Vital organ (5) 21 Strict (5)

Cryptic Clues

ACROSS 1 Shows active elation - until one runs out of bounds? (5,3,3) 9 One who pays to be a permanent resident (7) 10 Go and get an article to realise a certain price (5) 11 The sort of fumes coming from dreadful car I had! (5) 12 Clothing superior to everything else? (7) 13 Such a driver is likely to have several coaches (6) 15 He regularly gives his services (6) 18 Revolver’s smoking - as a result of this range? (7) 20 In the rope-works is a long fibre (5) 22 What is accepted as the standard by a girl (5) 23 They burn parts of school uniforms! (7) 24 Subjecting to abuse indisposed - prescribing a remedy (3-8)

DOWN 2 Make a statement extreme (5) 3 A row after a friend becomes a knight (7) 4 Distant line of little pigs (6) 5 Weapon used to do some looting (5) 6 Go faster, but not in step! (7) 7 Spy near eastern country - he acts for the land-owners (6,5) 8 One whose pastime is postimpressionism? (11) 14 Common soldier who assumes command (7) 16 The others needing cunning to turn over a new leaf? (7) 17 Presumably the sort of companion to be relied upon (6) 19 This will beat one in a red suit (5) 21 Unbending at the back (5)