Uxbridge Gazette

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 clue, try the Quick.

Cryptic Across

1. Stick around a street (4)

3. He brings it in – I’m the one who carries it (8)

9. It’s utter folly and wildly in a mess (7)

10. Raid or fight about nothing (5)

11. Panic at having to suffer execution? (4,4,4)

13. Adopt a new attitude in sleep (6)

15. Hole at the front (6)

17. Copy made of poor, crude tin (12)

20. Be way out about a point (5)

21. High-flown writings (7)

22. Eden is in the march past (8)

23. The French ship is smaller (4)

Down

1. Walkers still walking when they lose their heads! (8)

2. Range in the American desert (5) 4. Mad about a woman, completely crushed (6) 5. Confidenti­ally, there’s no track of it (3,3,6) 6. Land a trainer badly (7) 7. They light up fishes (4) 8. Kicked up a fuss, disturbing odd men at rest (12)

12. Type of beach hair styles? (8)

14. First cabinetmak­er (7)

16. Various ladies show high principles (6)

18. I scold, being very cross (5)

19. It’s bound to mean a change of plea (4)

Quick Across

1. Street (4)

3. One who brings goods into country (8)

9. Lunacy (7)

10. Incursion (8)

11. Fail to keep one’s self-control (4,4,4)

13. State of calm (6)

15. Ditch (6)

17. Imitation (12)

20. Live (5)

21. Postal system (7)

22. Heaven (8)

23. Fewer (4)

Down

1. Hikers (8)

2. Mountain range (5)

4. Crushed (6)

5. Unofficial­ly (3,3,6)

6. Ground (7)

7. Beams (4)

8. Showed (12)

12. Viral disease (8)

14. Prime minister (7)

16. Models (6)

18. Angry (5)

19. Jump (4)

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