Manchester Evening News

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.

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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)

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