TWO SPEED CROSSWORD

This two-speed crossword has two sets of clues, but just one grid. If you can’t solve the Cryptic clues, try the Quick.

Cryptic Across

1. Dockside worker who doesn’t carry as much weight as others? (10)

7. She’s found in excellent surroundings (5)

8. The easiest dance to learn? (3-4)

10. Night air? (8)

11. Aggressive handwriting? (4)

13. About eleven the ship moves off (6)

15. Father takes nothing back for fabric (6)

17. Female disease didn’t start with mother (4)

18. Its employers needn’t take flight to reveal distress (8)

21. She plays a major part in a Shaw play (7)

22. Breed fish we hear (5)

23. Freedom from care for a body of men (10)

Down

1. Flower of possibly different colour (5)

2. Seems a spirited sort of card game! (3,5)

3. Troublesome roses are (6)

4. Dance to wind up with? (4)

5. The pile some workers make (7)

6. Its success depends upon those who use its courts (6,4)

9. Arrange to have someone become a monk? (3,2,5)

12. Meet a number on the border (8)

14. Possibly sore after the finish but give approval (7)

16. Turn pale (6)

19. Commonly speaking it isn’t an unpleasant stigma (5)

20. Heroic story in the news again (4)

Across

1. Boat loader (10)

7. Ms Degeneres, US star (5)

8. Ballroom dance (3-4)

10. Musical piece (8)

11. Clenched hand (4)

13. Vapours (6)

15. Fabric (6)

17. Woman (4)

18. Lift (8)

21. Woman’s name (7)

22. Elevate (5)

23. Aloofness (10)

Down

1. Shrub (5)

2. Card game (3,5)

3. Prickly (6)

4. Spool (4)

5. Insect-made mound (7)

6. Sporting organisation (6,4)

9. Alphabetize (3,2,5)

12. Join (8)

14. Sanction (7)

16. Whiten (6)

19. Pollute (5)

20. Narrative (4)