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. Come to a hill (6) 4. Bather in difficulties may get out of it (6) 9. We don’t know what to make of these unusual stage entrances (5,6-2)

10. Foolishly altering any line that’s not straight (7)

11. Greek for a

pigeon (5)

12. A self-made counterfeiter may be so described (5) 14. Break an

expert (5)

18. Money is a bait that takes many in (5)

19. Possibly claimed

a point (7)

21. Reverse the

charge? (7-6) 22. Saying when? (6) 23. Ghostly

colours? (6)

Down

1. Discharge an account and leave (6)

2. Start relating what a would-be saver should do (4,2,7) 3. Patient

caretaker (5)

5. The U.S. stock market may depend on him (7) 6. Take the lead for

granted? (6,7) 7. Empty article

from a country (6) 8. Sea-creature in a game of monopoly, perhaps! (5)

13. Make less

sharp (7)

15. Serene number in

tartan (6)

16. It’s an opening, we hear, for worship (5)

17. Presumably anchors are lucky to have them! (6) 20. Type of song not

to miss? (5)

Quick Across

1. Quantity (6) 4. Inhalation (6) 9. Strange happenings

(5,6-2)

10. Stupidly (7)

11. Greek poet (5) 12. Untruthful (5)

14. Break (5)

18. Wealth (5)

19. Of powers of ten (7) 21. Return assault (7-6) 22. Establishing the

age of (6)

23. Hues (6)

Down

1. Release (6)

2. Start banking

relationship (4,2,7) 3. Tend (5)

5. US farmer (7) 6. Take control (6,7) 7. Starving (6) 8. Invertebrate (5) 13. Mollify (7)

15. Calm (6)

16. Love (5)

17. Strokes of luck (6) 20. Seize (5)