TWO-SPEED CROSSWORD

CRYPTIC CLUES ACROSS

1 Surly person upset gun

decorum (10) 8 Motionless up to now (5) 9 Invalidated necessity to

carry tag back (7) 10 Regalia smashed in African

country (7) 11 Steals from prisons (5) 12 Restored confidence, while

certain to be in the red (9) 15 Firmly plant doctor in

ebbing river (5) 17 Artillerymen follow

scramble to get on (3,4) 19 Confuse the name marsh

gas (7) 20 Bill and sheep cause

trouble (3,2) 21 Anchorites flustered in

large shop (5,5)

DOWN

2 Employing you and me

brewing gin (5) 3 Disease of mother left

with song (7) 4 One working on choppers creating roundest angle (6,7) 5 Encourage, for example,

attempt with pole (3,2) 6 Spotted that cake had no

topping (7) 7 Contributes, as do day

staff at first (4) 8 Went by sea on big

mouth’s return (4) 12 Boor removed bloodsucker, say, it’s automatic (7) 13 Take back Religious

Education pamphlet (7) 14 We record cry (4) 15 Mel’s damaged trees (4) 16 Male appearing in new

RADA play (5) 18 Church table where

change is announced (5)

COFFEE TIME ACROSS

1 Grumpy person (10) 8 Hushed (5) 9 Denied (7) 10 Country bordering

Tunisia (7) 11 Arrests (5) 12 Comforted (9) 15 Anchor firmly (5) 17 Daily grind (3,4) 19 Marsh gas (7) 20 Misbehave (3,2) 21 Shop with many

outlets (5,5)

DOWN

2 Applying (5) 3 Tropical disease (7) 4 Tooth expert (6,7) 5 Encourage (3,2) 6 Discerned (7) 7 Appends (4) 8 Bathed (4) 12 Mechanical (7) 13 Deny (7) 14 Blubber (4) 15 Broadleaf trees (4) 16 Serious play (5) 18 Ceremonial table (5)