TWO-SPEED CROSSWORD

CRYPTIC CLUES ACROSS

1 Mark made to obey, OK?

(7-3) 8 American in shortened vessel with fish delicacy (5) 9 Article destroyed performance (7) 10 Colour ranges of woven

carpets (7) 11 Separate metal from

fish (5) 12 Difficult script for actors –

that’s bad luck (4,5) 15 Time in island to make

Indian dish (5) 17 Ten turn to dance game (7) 19 Scottish biscuit changed to

a gateau (7) 20 Cover round ancient city is melodramatically sensational (5) 21 This time, when gifts

given? (7-3)

DOWN

2 Offspring a matter of

contention (5) 3 Needlewoman’s fancy

trinket (7) 4 Pretend not to have seen fantastic undeniable try (4,1,5,3) 5 Supports those defending

(5) 6 Releases the wrong way

round in these shops (7) 7 Second letter has large

quantity of spilt ink! (4) 8 Window frame made from

southern wood (4) 12 At peak, two students to

appear in joint (7) 13 Short letter backing public

school allowed (7) 14 Moved smoothly, being

well built, but not old (4) 15 Rude person a pig, we

hear (4) 16 One new game shown on

the TV (5) 18 Blood vessel discovered in

Australia or Tasmania (5)

COFFEE TIME ACROSS

1 All OK (7-3) 8 Japanese dish (5) 9 Concert (7) 10 Colour ranges (7) 11 Sensed with the nose (5) 12 Bad luck! (4,5) 15 Curry variety (5) 17 Women’s team game (7) 19 Scots biscuit (7) 20 Brightly coloured (5) 21 Contemporary (7-3)

DOWN

2 Debatable point (5) 3 Maker of woollen

garments (7) 4 Disregard (4,1,5,3) 5 Defensive players (5) 6 Air vents (7) 7 Eyesore (4) 8 Band, scarf (4) 12 Summit (7) 13 Small greetings card (7) 14 Glided (4) 15 Coarse person (4) 16 Effigy (5) 18 Largest artery (5)