Hayes & Harlington Gazette

Two Speed Crossword

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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. Burrower out to sea? (4)

3. He moves and hopes to be engaged (8)

9. Remarked that the cake was plain, perhaps (7)

10. Long for several months before the beginning of November (5)

11. Assemblies at which careers are studied? (12)

13. Blooming cluster get there before I do! (6)

15. Circle minister moves in (6)

17. Funeral speech in 2, for example? (4,8)

20. Turn to put four in cooking vessel (5)

21. Strong feeling to palm off about one (7)

22. It takes more than Neptune’s spear to be loud and grating (8)

23. It’s heavy but will take first place (4)

Down

1. My patient will get better with treatment to hand (8)

2. 17, for example, could be the French metal (5) 4. Not quite a shining unit of circular measure (6) 5. Shy to go, I lisp about student of life (12)

6. It helps one to do a bolt (7) 7. Telephone round (4)

8. Put up with being given a loan? (12) 12. Was filmed, having been sorted out by tests (8)

14. It gives the chop to article in intelligen­t setting (7)

16. No trap for fish (6) 18. Kicking, too, perhaps as part of deal I very much want to make (5) 19. Work involved in making soup (4)

Quick Across

1. Spy (4)

3. Nominator (8)

9. Observed (7)

10. Hanker (5)

11. Assemblies (12)

13. Flower stalk (6)

15. Clergyman (6)

17. Unused tongue (4,8)

20. Fulcrum (5)

21. Love (7)

22. Loud (8)

23. Metal (4)

Down

1. Hand care routine (8)

2. Ancient language (5)

4. Unit of plane angle (6)

5. Scientist (12)

6. Hand tool (7)

7. Circle (4)

8. Provided with lodging (12)

12. Concealed (8)

14. Heavy knife (7)

16. Game fish (6)

18. Existing (5)

19. Musical work (4)

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