Manchester Evening News

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 clues, try the Quick.

Cryptic Across

7. Where the bride may be seen to reform, we hear (5)

8. Disturbing members of the rising generation? (7)

9. They may be associated with some reservatio­n (7)

10. Shortcomin­g produced by bad service (5)

12. Conifers have to shed leaves before any others (5,2,3)

15. Lack of ability showing in volume (10)

18. Some of the trade terms make people hold back (5)

19. One turn in variety – there’s no charge attached to it! (7)

21. Everything gone astray without one of the Armada (7)

22. Some strange little perfectly behaved child (5)

Down

1. An expert has to look after the controllin­g genius (10)

2. Branch of the insect family? (5)

3. Deliver without charge (4)

4. Where watches are kept close at hand (6)

5. Face a hundred on location of military action (8)

6. This is made by one who is declining (7)

11. How the indulgent one behaves, providing entry to all (10)

13. I’m the baggage man for one who buys foreign goods (8)

14. Sink a vessel carrying coal (7)

16. Stick around at home like a dog (6)

17. Uses a towline and seems to be a long time in reaching the end (5)

20. About a happy state within (4)

Quick

Across

7. Religious table (5)

8. Protestors (7)

9. Passes (7)

10. Defect (5)

12. Initially (5,2,3)

15. Inability (10)

18. Discourage (5)

19. Particle (7)

21. Large ship (7)

22. Divine spirit (5) Down

1. Plan and direct (10)

2. Adhere (5)

3. Gratis (4)

4. Arm joints (6)

5. Face (8)

6. Rejection (7)

11. Permissive­ly (10)

13. Buyer (8)

14. Run hastily (7)

16. Doglike (6)

17. Pulls (5)

20. US state (4)

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