TWO SPEED CROSSWORD

Quick Clues

ACROSS

1 Fastener (5) 4 Flow of vehicles (7) 8 Italian wine (7) 9 Taut (5) 10 A clearing of the throat (4) 11 A considerable amount (4,4) 13 Act (4) 14 Editing mark (4) 16 Case (8) 17 Eye inflammation (4) 20 Physical strength (5) 21 Irritated (7) 22 Sharp replies (7) 23 Giver (5)

DOWN

1 Nouveau riche (6,7) 2 Elevate (5) 3 Require (4) 4 Suit maker (6) 5 Remedy (8) 6 Fantastic notion (7) 7 Rancher (6,7) 12 Reservation payment (8) 13 Far away (7) 15 Settings (6) 18 Claw (5) 19 Large-headed nail (4)

Cryptic Clues

ACROSS

1 Fastener held on by a thread (5) 4 The jam-making trade? (7) 8 Possibly from China, it normally comes from Italy (7) 9 Very fitting description of a drunkard (5) 10 In the morning he gives a slight cough (4) 11 It means quite a lot - to cardplayers especially! (4,4) 13 A reversible action (4) 14 Let it stand a different test (4) 16 Put out nine cats, for example (8) 17 Central feature of a nasty eye (4) 20 Strong meat? (5) 21 Annoyed with stinging words? (7) 22 Answers for the chemists (7) 23 River or giver (5)

DOWN

1 Gregarious mountaineer anxious to get on in the world? (6,7) 2 Rear lights, by the sound of it (5) 3 Western worker’s need (4) 4 He suits his customers (6) 5 It may be taken as a countermeasure (8) 6 Men held by a strange gift of imagination perhaps (7) 7 The stock market depends on what he raises (6,7) 12 Payment made for an old servant? (8) 13 Far from friendly? (7) 15 They’re just part of the act (6) 18 It is in fact a long claw (5) 19 Boss offering stable employment? (4)