TWO-SPEED CROSSWORD

CRYPTIC CLUES ACROSS

1 Flowers and trophies under

goat? (10) 8 Different in Aldershot

heritage (5) 9 Futile to be more environmentally friendly? (7) 10 Cleverly brush in to make

shiny (7) 11 It’s not raining outside firstrate milk factory (5) 12 Big grants for developing

lightweight carrier (6,3) 15 Funny company with

rodents, almost (5) 17 Awful earfuls of non-compliance

(7) 19 Over and above concealed

balcony (7) 20 A minor prize (5) 21 Worry vote I rigged may

bring about retreat (5,5)

DOWN

2 Escort you and me to that

woman (5) 3 Row about stray animal (7) 4 Crude dry run, go ahead

with improvements (5,3,5) 5 Overturn object after

getting out of bed (2-3) 6 Trying to catch sight of the

monarch (7) 7 Notice eastern enemy

agent (4) 8 Spheres or bends, no

conclusion (4) 12 Old Japanese fighter creating odd upset in Asia somehow (7) 13 Polish a lot, but not tail, for

wild ox (7) 14 Lump of earth fish has left

to eat (4) 15 Witches have no name for

fellow (4) 16 Part of poem, unfinished

division (5) 18 Series of musical notes to

ascend (5)

ACROSS

1 Wild yellow flowers (10) 8 Alternative (5) 9 Futile (7) 10 Brighten, buff (7) 11 Creamery (5) 12 Crocheted carrier (6,3) 15 Funny (5) 17 Act of declining (7) 19 Covered porch (7) 20 Bestow (5) 21 Distant retreat (5,5)

DOWN

2 Attendant (5) 3 Breed of dog (7) 4 Crude but effective

(5,3,5) 5 Invert (2-3) 6 Looking for (7) 7 Behold (4) 8 Globes (4) 12 Japanese warrior (7) 13 American bison (7) 14 Lump of earth (4) 15 Bay (4) 16 Division of a lengthy poem

(5) 18 Ascend (5)