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. Pay a visit to 100 - that’s the lot (4)

8. Continuous­ly being extended (2,1,7)

9. No temporary status (8)

10. Uncommon in the interior areas (4)

12. Made his way to get married without purpose (6) 14. Sounds like a vehicle to kill! (6) 15. Swordsman putting up defensive railings? (6) 17. Modernise to give a flying engagement? (2-4) 18. Volcano features in street-name (4) 19. Keeps up with us in blemishes (8) 21. Its terms may well be instructiv­e (6,4) 22. Get rid of this shack! (4)

Down

2. Friendly greetings implying none are inferior (3,3,4) 3. Grass featured in the nth bit of legislatio­n (4) 4. A drive which is not monotonous (6) 5. Clearly marked steps for acting? (6) 6. Help to stir the fire in the corner (8)

7. She holds nothing but half a pair of footwear (4) 11. The correct viewpoint at a square corner (5-5) 13. A tyrant in office? (8)

16. The outcome of... (6) 17. ...changes in Northern Ireland (6) 18. Where one letter serves for another? (4) 20. Snobbish tunes? (4)

Quick

Across

1. Shout (4)

8. With some difficulty (2,1,7) 9. Upright (8) 10. Unusual (4) 12. Travelled (6) 14. Sledge (6) 15. Swordsman (6) 17. Modernize (2-4) 18. Sicilian volcano (4) 19. Maintains (8) 21. Academic period (6,4)

22. Lean-to (4)

Down

2. Warmest wishes (3,3,4) 3. Grassed area (4) 4. Assorted (6) 5. Platforms (6) 6. Assist (8) 7. Footwear item (4) 11. 90 degrees (5-5) 13. Despot (8) 16. Consequenc­e (6) 17. N. Ireland (6) 18. Direction (4) 20. Ventilates (4)

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