Two Speed Crossword
Across: 1 Starlight; 8 Apt; 9 Taking apart; 11 Amasses; 12 Halve; 13 Clinch; 15 Presto; 17 Other; 18 Contour; 20 Enterprises; 22 Gas; 23 Redressed. Down: 2 Tea; 3 Lines; 4 Glassy; 5 Teacher;
6 Cattle shows; 7 Stage door; 10 Knavishness; 11 Anchorage; 14 Curator; 16 Scored; 19 Nurse; 21 Ere.
This two-speed crossword has two sets of clues, but just one grid. If you can’t solve the Cryptic clues, try the Quick.
Cryptic Across
1. Does this pick out the leading actor? (9) 8. Suitable piece of clap-trap (3) 9. Accepting a stage role, but breaking up (6,5)
11. Collects before midday a number of baggage animals (7)
12. Draw a hole (5)
13. Come to close quarters to
conclude a bargain (6)
15. Quick instruction to the
player (6)
17. Not the same member of the
family losing her head (5) 18 & 3Dn. Signs of relief that may extend across a whole area (7,5)
20. Come in with the awards, we hear, for hazardous undertakings (11)
22. Fuel gossip (3)
23. Compensated by being given
a fresh bandage? (9)
Down
2. Kind of cup on show in an elaborate arena (3)
3. See 18 Across
4. One doesn’t need to be bespectacled to produce such a stare (6) 5. One who has an influence on the race! (7) 6. Ostentatious stock markets? (6,5)
7. Humble acts find an opening
here – so do great turns! (5,4) 10. The disposition of a
tart-stealer! (11)
11. Place to moor in Alaska (9) 14. A court is affected by the
right warden (7)
16. Arranged the music and
achieved a success (6) 19. Her sister is a superior
person (5)
21. Before the melody one
hears (3)
Quick Across
1. Celestial illumination (9) 8. Appropriate (3) 9. Dismantling (6,5) 11. Accumulates (7) 12. Bisect (5)
13. Embrace (6)
15. At once (6)
17. Different (5)
18. Outline (7)
20. Projects (11)
22. Fuel (3)
23. Corrected (9)
Down
2. Beverage (3)
3. Rows (5)
4. Smooth (6)
5. Tutor (7)
6. Livestock exhibitions (6,5) 7. Actors’ entrance (5,4) 10. Roguery (11)
11. Dock (9)
14. Museum head (7)
16. Won points (6)
19. Tend (5)
21. Before (3)