TWO-SPEED CROSSWORD

CRYPTIC CLUES ACROSS

1 Leg’s joint, as state of belonging (10) 8 Lad outside, opening tiny Highlands hut (5) 9 Girl fighting enemy’s leader in the dark (7) 10 Faithful man goes round university church (7) 11 Take hold of oceans, we hear (5) 12 Light switches in fine store (3,2,4) 15 Sailor took poem home (5) 17 Answer end of letter that is about other letters? (7) 19 A man, it’s supposed, has staying power (7) 20 Should start to listen for fish (5) 21 Basic way in to flat (5-5)

DOWN

2 A bit more for a film actor (5) 3 Any to be fixed? One’s fixed to a gun muzzle (7) 4 Crude dry run, go ahead with improvements (5,3,5) 5 Flipper’s call to those in charge (5) 6 Filling for chocolate could be plainer (7) 7 Dish out in cemetery (4) 8 Despicable headquarters (4) 12 Depot of silver in shop (7) 13 Stalemate is old-fashioned after one gets married (7) 14 Idiot giving sharp movement (4) 15 Apes destroyed part of church (4) 16 Boot out wild civet (5) 18 Tremble when you hear leader (5)

COFFEE TIME ACROSS

1 Those belonging to a club (10) 8 Crofter’s cottage (5) 9 Heedless (7) 10 Faithful (7) 11 Confiscate (5) 12 Ignite (3,2,4) 15 Domicile (5) 17 Clever reply (7) 19 Ability to stay the course (7) 20 Carnivorous fish (5) 21 Suitable for beginners (5-5)

DOWN

2 Additional (5) 3 Infantry weapon (7) 4 Crude but effective (5,3,5) 5 Coin side (5) 6 Chocolate filling (7) 7 Dole (out) (4) 8 Bedrock (4) 12 Warehousing (7) 13 Deadlock (7) 14 Jolt (4) 15 Altar projection (4) 16 Boot out (5) 18 Cause to wobble (5)

PREVIOUS SOLUTION

Across: 1 Pebbles; 8 Actress; 9 Thermal; 10 Reach; 11 Trying out; 14 Senora; 15 Hover; 16 Primus; 20 Reassured; 23 Tepid; 24 Ontario; 25 Nankeen; 26 Glottis. Down: 1 Potato; 2 Bye-bye; 3 Lemon; 4 Salvo; 5 Starter; 6 Legato; 7 Asthma; 12 Goose; 13 Users; 15 Hurdles; 16 Potent; 17 Impend; 18 Dry rot; 19 Odious; 21 Along; 22 Set-to.