2-Speed Crossword

Choose either the quick or cryptic clues – answers are the same.

CRYPTIC CLUES Across

1. Plain words about a border flower (8) 5. Employed in house demolition (4) 9. Food produced in layers (4)

10. Scrap a soft thing (8)

11. Not qualified to speak (5)

12. Many snakes are associated with them (7) 13. What the buyer did on the telephone when reproached by the chairman? (6,2,5) 18. Be careful, the timekeeper’s incorrect! (5,3) 19. Moves fast and bites (4)

20. A case for travelling light (7) 21. Colonel married and broken in spirit! (5) 22. Gives someone their due (4)

23. He often stops while working (8)

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2. One expects a good row in the course of it (7)

3. It’s wrong to give people a hand like this (7)

4. Hot looking athlete or climber (7,6) 6. Those who inherit are bound to (7) 7. Furniture found back-stage? (7)

8. You may find a working model in it (6) 13. Blooming company fall into error about a point (7)

14. Any Celt in a dormant state (7) 15. Natural responses (6)

16. Managed to continue with old foreign capital (7)

17. State train (7)

QUICK CLUES Across

1. Flower (8) 5. Second-hand (4) 9. Ova (4) 10. Speck (8) 11. Express (5) 12. Portable steps (7) 13. Brought to book (6,2,5)

18. Be on guard (5,3) 19. Pinches (4) 20. Light (7) 21. Overawed (5) 22. Gives money (4) 23. Musician (8)

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2. Sailing competition (7) 3. Allot cards incorrectly (7) 4. Bean plant (7,6) 6. Come next (7) 7. Furniture item (7) 8. Atelier (6) 13. Paigle (7) 14. Potentiality (7) 15. Reverberations (6) 16. Myanmar city (7) 17. Show (7)