TWO-SPEED CROSSWORD

1 Apex (6) 4 Release fee (6) 9 Deformity (13) 10 Communication

(7) 11 Dwell (5) 12 Condition (5) 14 Danger (5) 18 Thrust (5) 19 Slaughter (7) 21 Horrifying (5-8) 22 Hark (6) 23 Sharper (6) 1 Hug (6) 2 Immediate (13) 3 Pseudonym (5) 5 Mean (7) 6 Details of work

(13) 7 Variegated (6) 8 Humorous (5) 13 Foot-lever (7) 15 Universal (6) 16 Happen (5) 17 Mendicant (6) 20 Crest (5) 1 Abandons plans for book

stores (7) 8 Lot more confused by the

musical effect (7) 9 Land turns into sea (7) 10 Come to pass military boss

with dog (5) 11 Moving staircase damaged

Clara’s toe (9) 14 Moneylender from university more confident (6) 15 Australian and English openers holding bat appear calm (5) 16 Small boat, where old ape

put out (6) 20 Aphrodite became

emaciated (9) 23 Quarrel didn’t hold back

lazybones (5) 24 Girl set about finding tough

meat (7) 25 Sort of cat sees I am

distressed (7) 26 Leaves work and goes to

bed (7) 1 A little austere, official

music system (6) 2 Lure about ten with 1 Ledges for books (7) 8 Musical vibration (7) 9 Tallinn’s country (7) 10 Come about (5) 11 Moving staircase (9) 14 Moneylender (6) 15 Calm down, subside (5) 16 Seaside push-boat (6) 20 Emaciated (9) 23 Lazy type (5) 24 Tough meat (7) 25 Oriental cat (7) 26 Goes to bed (7) 1 Hi-fi unit (6)