TWO SPEED CROSSWORD

QUICK Across

4. Mountaineer (7) 8. Gambler (6) 9. Plead (7) 10. Drum (3-3) 11. Spoke

publicly (6) 12. Represses (4,4) 18. Abridges (8) 20. Hedge tree (6) 21. Scottish hunting

attendant (6) 22. Determine (7) 23. Cease (6) 24. Roof-layers (7)

Down

1. Tombstone

inscription (7) 2. Give life to (7) 3. Account (6) 5. Native of England’s capital (8) 6. Cement

mixture (6) 7. Deleted (6) 13. Quick

examination (4-4) 14. Criminal (7) 15. Agrees (7) 16. Request

for aid (6) 17. Military

shelter (6) 19. Clans (6)

CRYPTIC Across

4. The mountaineer rose (7) 8. Better kicker (6) 9. Beg for alteration of net rate (7) 10. Two cats might get hit (3-3) 11. Spoke to a red, perhaps (6) 12. 18. DismissesrecordsCuts dogs short wag? (4,4) what(8) 20. 21. Neat Measure tree that(6) is introduced by hunting guide (6) 22. Decide to start this puzzle again? (7) 23. Stop a man first (6) 24. Do they criticise roofers? (7)

Down

1. Grave piece of

prose? (7) 2. Enliven a team Ian

took over (7) 3. Make a note of unsurpassed achievement (6) 5. Capital fellow (8) 6. It’s used in building

a cannon (6) 7. Times journalist

deleted .... (6) 13 . .... quick check-up

when finished (4-4) 14. Rogue is unwell in

vain (7) 15. Agrees there’s some point in valuable things (7) 16. How’s that for a

request for help? (6) 17. Canoe in which managers and substitutes sit? (6) 19. Groups of biters,

perhaps (6)