TWO-SPEED CROSSWORD Scribble pad

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. Start badly, but get a jewel,

that’s the plan (9) 8. Finally forego one’s own

personality (3) 9. At the same time they were instructed to rearrange solo matches (11) 11. Arrange a star part in a

Western? (7) 12. Not bound to be

licentious (5) 13. Time to make things

palatable (6) 15. Filter the air (6) 17. Such an examination will mean people will be called to account (5) 18. The male sort includes

females as well (7) 20. Anyway, watched the whole of the athletics meeting (2,3,6) 22. It’s used in cooking

asparagus (3) 23. Stress aid is required for

such calamities (9) Down 2. Sign of nerves in a

stickleback (3) 3. Also mostly the one on a

plate perhaps (5) 4. Take a chance (6) 5. Officer over many a sailor (7) 6. Building up afresh what’s

left before formal talk (11) 7. Worried about being

implicated? (9) 10. Strictly applied it’s neither

easy nor slow (4,3,4) 11. Give the wrong

directions? (9) 14. Apparent, but not in a

sister’s concern (7) 16. Yet they may form a large

part of the weekly wash! (6) 19. They feature mainly in churches - bad men, we hear (5) 21. Salt in the mustard! (3)

Quick Across

1. Plan (9) 8. Self-image (3) 9. Fellow pupils (11) 11. High-ranking officer (7) 12. Baggy (5) 13. Period of time (6) 15. Filter (6) 17. Financial examination (5) 18. The human race (7) 20. In any case (2,3,6) 22. Fossil fuel (3) 23. Calamities (9) Down 2. Twitch (3) 3. Molar (5) 4. Bet (6) 5. Sailor (7) 6. Replacement (11) 7. Worried (9) 10. Strict (4,3,4) 11. Run badly (9) 14. External (7) 16. Underwear, informally (6) 19. Sections of churches (5) 21. Bitumen (3)