TWO-SPEED CROSSWORD
CRYPTIC CLUES
1 Person putting clothes on
the kitchen unit (7) 8 Two boys go to a province
(7) 9 Where apples picked or
variety of beet (7) 10 Moved slowly and guarded against loss, Cockney fashion (5) 11 Vegetable crop following
dessert (9) 14 Agree Bill will give in (6) 15 Extrovert hoarding treasure
(5) 16 Sultanate where Ruben
and I settled (6) 20 Drowsy drunkard eats crushed melon – nice starter! (9) 23 Handed out jade, although
confined (5) 24 Interrogated cook and
journalist (7) 25 Share the cost with supreme being, macho nonstarter (2,5) 26 Mother’s new hot drink
container (7)
1 Feeling sleepy, so some of the play’s wordiness is reversed (6) 2 Got to miss header, but
scored (6) 3 Northern extraneous jazz
singing is inadequate (5) 4 Notice in South American port a broadcasting device (5) 5 Cab seen breaking down,
making nonappearance (7) 6 Born scoundrel making a
shoe (6) 7 Golfer’s assistant takes tea
container, we hear (6) 12 Unusual object may make
you inquisitive, not us (5) 13 Bird, very close, turning
around outside (5) 15 Following trial, tucked in
with a will (7) 16 Rotter has nasty urge (3,3) 17 Posh goose, we hear, finds
African country (6) 18 Unfortunately blamed for
the commotion (6) 19 In dispute since hugging
barber! (2,4) 21 Power of small child, say (5) 22 Fruit should be round to
exist (5)
COFFEE TIME
1 Actor’s assistant (7) 8 Edmonton’s province (7) 9 Fruit grove (7) 10 Bordered (5) 11 Maize (9) 14 Assent (6) 15 Cache of treasure (5) 16 Pacific Rim sultanate (6) 20 Half asleep (9) 23 Dished out (5) 24 Toasted (7) 25 Share expenses (2,5) 26 Drinks flask (7)
1 Half asleep (6) 2 Deeply marked (6) 3 In short supply (5) 4 Broadcasting medium (5) 5 Deficiency (7) 6 Irish accent (6) 7 Golfer’s aide (6) 12 Rare article (5) 13 Crow-like bird (5) 15 Having a will (7) 16 Bounder, scoundrel (3,3) 17 Country bordering Kenya (6) 18 Chaos (6) 19 In conflict (2,4) 21 Bodily strength (5) 22 Cocktail fruit (5)
PREVIOUS SOLUTION
Across: 1 Shapeless; 6 Win; 8 Ached; 9 Complex; 10 Stirrups; 11 Typo; 13 Humane; 14 Breeds; 17 Loft; 19 Capsicum; 22 Bedrock; 23 Evade; 24 Try; 25 Alertness.
Down: 1 Stars; 2 Atheism; 3 Enduring; 4 Exce(R)pt; 5 Same; 6 Welly; 7 Noxious; 12 Crescent; 13 Halibut; 15 Enclave; 16 Tackle; 18 Faddy; 20 Meets; 21 Iona.