Two Speed Crossword

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

Cryptic Across

1. Many are to issue

a challenge (4) 3. One who trains

regularly? (8) 9. It is very boring and is due to be altered (7) 10. A point always

separate (5) 11. How one knows immediately that someone is surprised (4,3,5) 13. Wit from a

priest (6) 15. Is elected to

boards? (4,2) 17. An infant prodigy, which is hardly surprising (6,6) 20. It comes in the

tax (5) 21. Strangely one isn’t under stress (7) 22. Stopped sorting

out retreads (8) 23. Escape and feel

confused (4)

Down

1. Under no obligation to observe the customs? (4-4) 2. Set method of communication (5) 4. Love duets freshly turned out (6) 5. Fail to understand decimals correctly? (4,3,5) 6. Servant trouble makes them harder to run nowadays (7) 7. Unusual way to

serve meat (4) 8. Woman of

letters (12) 12. Charm one’s way

in (8) 14. Hint for a dog (7) 16. Decide to stay (6) 18. Try to get well (5) 19. It has caused many deaths in Vietnam (4)

Quick Across

1. Challenge (4) 3. Traveller (8) 9. Monotonous (7) 10. Cut (5) 11. At the outset (4,3,5) 13. Spirit (6) 15. Boards (4,2) 17. Hardly

surprising (6,6) 20. Church tax (5) 21. Strain (7) 22. Apprehended (8) 23. Run away from (4)

Down

1. Exempt from

tax (4-4) 2. Wireless (5) 4. Expelled (6) 5. Fail to

understand (4,3,5) 6. Inns (7) 7. Unusual (4) 8. Mail deliverer (12) 12. Doorway (8) 14. Hunting dog (7) 16. Arrange (6) 18. Tool (5) 19. Italian volcano (4)