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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

1. Travel document needed because four return (4)

8. The contents of an empty poetry book, perhaps (5,5)

9. Fail to be a means of rescue (8)

10. Doesn’t sound to be a very bright bucket (4)

12. Doesn’t he know how to say no? (3-3)

14. Formula for changing price by note (6)

15. Under which lots come (6)

17. Estimate more than one donkey going south (6)

18. Bird to take a new direction, we hear (4)

19. Rave about big town in truth (8)

21. Case for the prosecutio­n? (10)

22. What an excellent penalty! (4)

Down

2. Completely unable to write after being unwell, repeat (10)

3. Skilled in tea blending (4)

4. Graduate to favour monkey (6)

5. There’s something slippery about one’s movements (6)

6. Last ones are paid with grave consequenc­es (8)

7. Came down the hill (4)

11. I am to take the post, but it’s a burden (10)

13. Impetus mostly for only a very short time (8)

16. Disclose about meat (6)

17. Skilful road reconstruc­tion takes place on it (6)

18. You’ll find this bird in appropriat­e Alpine valleys (4)

20. I leave the chief cook (4)

Quick Across

1. Travel document (4)

8. Unrhymed poetry (5,5)

9. Rescuing vessel (8)

10. Bucket (4)

12. Sycophant (3-3)

14. Method (6)

15. Tool (6)

17. Evaluate (6)

18. Bird (4)

19. Honesty (8)

21. Grammatica­l case (10)

22. Very good (4)

Down

2. Uneducated (10)

3. Competent (4)

4. Monkey (6)

5. Winter sportsman (6)

6. Esteems (8)

7. Cut down (4)

11. Demand (10)

13. Impetus (8)

16. Divulge (6)

17. Dexterous (6)

18. Duck (4)

20. Head cook (4)

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