TWO SPEED CROSSWORD
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. Way over the mountains, presumably (4,4)
5. Part of the global interest in Indonesia (4)
9. A slight legato effect (4)
10. Desert transport for moving houses (8)
11. Enumerates the venues for the tournament (5)
12. Calling for a taxi – when it is doing this in the winter? (7)
13. A source of current attraction (13)
18. Seen in sackcloth, a riotous libertine (8)
19. The bearing of a man sounds parsimonious (4)
20. Gasp about complete necklace (7)
21. Prohibit nearly everything commonplace (5)
22. Takes the fare (4)
23. Scarcely incline to one in crafty setting (8)
Down
2. Unfortunate disposition of estate showing malice (3-4)
3. Eric gets involved with the non-conformist (7)
4. Historically ill-timed (13)
6. Nights associated with Scheherazade... (7)
7. ...showing imaginative perception in visual range (7)
8. The greatest numbers will provide a guiding principle to the first letter (6)
13. Surpass a natural phenomenon (7)
14. Incorporated in a different text, but no longer in being (7)
15. They provide capital adornments (6)
16. Although he’s associated with clubs and bars, he’s in good physical shape!(7)
17. As a pupil I make a raucous noise, one hears (7)
Quick Across
1. Main thoroughfare (4,4)
5. Indonesian island (4)
9. Insult (4)
10. Gypsy vehicles (8)
11. Records (5)
12. Greeting (7)
13. Circuit component (13)
18. Seducer (8)
19. Manner (4)
20. Jewellery ornament (7)
21. Trite (5)
22. Devours (4)
23. Meagrely (8)
Down
2. Enmity (3-4)
3. Unorthodox person (7)
4. Historically inaccurate (13)
6. Saudi (7)
7. Penetration (7)
8. Greatest amounts (6)
13. Obscure (7)
14. Obsolete (7)
15. Headdresses (6)
16. Acrobat (7)
17. Sight organ (7)