TWO-SPEED CROSSWORD
CRYPTIC CLUES
ACROSS
1 Hope carotid treatment is better for your bones? (11) 9 For example, good source of protein (3) 10 Gradual build-up at soccer end again (9) 11 Case in carriage (8) 12 Jumps to get the beermaking ingredients (4) 14 Gave an address to read out (6) 16 In Lisbon, said to be little growth (6) 18 Implement from plunder brought back (4) 19 Forgetting your lines while wiping the dishes? (6,2) 22 To supply only small quantities of beer is the principle (9) 23 Rye bristle caught in lawnmower (3) 24 Very old person, near ancient, incredibly! (11)
DOWN
2 Is furious when gears twisted (5) 3 The acre’s replaced by metric units (8) 4 Bore right through section (6) 5 With no header to retrieve, score (4) 6 Variety of rock genius mixed with oxygen (7) 7 Pilot cheers whirling aircraft (11) 8 Really loving to argue about marine activity (11) 13 Arrogantly control achiever round colliery (8) 15 Leaps to convert a Gospel preacher (7) 17 Grandly decree no raid, perhaps (6) 20 Hang out round a country in Africa (5) 21 Dimwit told off (4)
COFFEE TIME
ACROSS
1 Relating to the treatment of bones (11) 9 Breakfast item (3) 10 Getting louder, musically (9) 11 Case in point (8) 12 Beer flavouring (4) 14 Held forth (6) 16 Miniature Japanese tree (6) 18 DIY implement (4) 19 Dehydrating (6,2) 22 Exposition (9) 23 Barley beard (3) 24 Hundred years old (11)
DOWN
2 Fumes (5) 3 Metric land units (8) 4 Make a hole in (6) 5 Artistically engrave (4) 6 Variety of rock (7) 7 Bladed aircraft (11) 8 Adoring (11) 13 Be overbearing (8) 15 Disciple (7) 17 Admit to holy orders (6) 20 Accra’s country (5) 21 Buffoon (4)
PREVIOUS SOLUTION
Across: 1 Spectacles; 8 Eaten; 9 Surface; 10 Leave go; 11 Chasm; 12 Penitence; 15 Peeve; 17 Omitted; 19 Origam(e)i; 20 Hands; 21 The year dot.
Down: 2 Pitta; 3 Condemn(Dem); 4 At short notice; 5 Lyric; 6 Swanage; 7 Beam; 8 Eels; 12 Predict; 13 Neither; 14 Odes; 15 Prom; 16 Evade; 18 Tango.