TWO SPEED CROSSWORD

QUICK Across

1. Ponders (5)

4. Craved (7)

8. First course (7)

9. Bladed plant (5)

10. Require (4)

11. Inferior (8)

13. Links (4)

14. Stallion (4)

16. Deceptively attractive (8)

17. Charge (4)

20. Concur (5)

21. Touchable (7)

22. Greek goddess (7)

23. Bed covering (5)

Down

1. Fail to grasp (13)

2. Declare (5)

3. Location (4)

4. Reckless (6)

5. Portions (8)

6. Equipped again (7)

7. Release (13)

12. Repentant (8)

13. Formula (7)

15. Trimmer (6)

18. Organic base (5)

19. Deeds (4)

CRYPTIC Across

1. Contemplates the patrons of the liberal arts (5)

4. Wanted: a title of respect in the legal paper (7)

8. Officially he’s only a beginner (7)

9 & 15 Dn. This is used to keep the blades close to the ground (5,6)

10. Require a piece of fine edging (4)

11. Subordinate made to supply an inadequate crew (8)

13. In imprisonment I escaped the bonds (4)

14. A number of horses requiring endless mental application (4)

16. Plausibly deceptive speculation followed by debts (8)

17. Food and money for the journey required (4)

20. What friends do is correspond (5)

21. One among a variety of cattle perceptive to touch (7)

22. Goddess encountered among the stags (7)

23. In the tennis game he is like lightning! (5)

Down

1. Get the wrong message? (13)

2. Government to make an announcement ... (5)

3. ... it’s disturbed by eastern position (4) 4. Venturing to put up an advertisement near the arena (6)

5. Get mess put right around northern parts of the sphere (8)

6. Took warlike measures - provided with new members? (7)

7. Breaking off action, but Sid is returning to battle! (13)

12. One who’s in a sorry state (8)

13. More confused after the mathematical proof (7)

15. See 9 Across

18. Chemical coming from a hole in the ground (5)

19. Dramatises part of the New Testament (4)