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 4. Put a heavy burden on work with newspaper reporters (7)

8. A shiny top coat (6) 9. Residents at home with companions (7)

10. The fireman may use it, but it will ruin the hose! (6) 11. A close approximation to comfort (6) 12. Can’t hope to reconstruct a monument (8) 18. Female to enjoy being suitably refined (8)

20. See 19 Down 21. Variety of staple food containers (6) 22. Show anxiety about horse slaughter (7) 23. A novel the editor reserved (6) 24. Compactness that may well be specific (7)

Down 1. Poison the border and bar entry (7) 2. Making a sortie to assist in the arena (7)

3. Leave the fruit course, we hear (6) 5. Penalised by being shoved around in the wrong way! (8) 6. Make another treaty of friendship in fact (6)

7. A bit of the least enchanting odour (6)

13. Nobody left - that must be correct ... (3,5)

14. ... This must be wrong - it’s faulty in manufacture (7) 15. Where you’ll find holidaymakers rectifying disease (7)

16. Put into position round a fine residence (6) 17. Corrects what the compensator makes (6)

19 & 20Ac. This winger is a cowardly striker (12)

Quick

Across

4. Subjugate (7)

8. Tooth covering (6)

9. Prisoners (7)

10. Portable steps (6)

11. Comfort (6)

12. Monument (8)

18. Befitting a respectable woman (8)

20. Tool (6)

21. Crockery items (6)

22. Slaughter (7)

23. Reserved (6)

24. Stupidity (7)

Down

1. Poisonous plant (7)

2. Attacking (7)

3. Arid region (6)

5. Penalised (8)

6. Truly (6)

7. Stink (6)

13. Satisfactory (3,5)

14. Error (7)

15. Resort area (7)

16. Royal residence (6)

17. Improves (6)

19. Colour (6)