TWO-SPEED CROSSWORD

CRYPTIC CLUES ACROSS

1 Fellow criminals from cosmic place, disorderly (11) 9 Cool and trendy joint (3) 10 Impropriety, maybe I’m

crude? No (9) 11 Metal ship shortened with

some hesitation (8) 12 Hose or other foot

covering (4) 14 Tiny returns on a group of

pack animals (6) 16 After losing energy, I needed Indian vegetable (6) 18 Mathematical function of a

weapon (4) 19 A craft at sea carrying

hollow article, man-made

object (8) 22 Won over jailbird, boy and

daughter (9) 23 Grease located in

boiler (3) 24 Show matter’s done

badly (11)

DOWN

2 Get into trouble in

company mine (3,2) 3 Aren’t oil blends coming

from the East? (8) 4 River mud I splattered on

the rostrum (6) 5 Old Peruvian in

California (4) 6 Strange ant here made of

clay (7) 7 Sporting missile to go back

and forth before bird (11) 8 I turn to meet milady

straight away (11) 13 Mum is more embarrassed

by paper destroyer (8) 15 Lack of a British change of

scene (7) 17 Summary is almost

exact (6) 20 Happening at the back

without rings (5) 21 Storage for refined oils (4)

COFFEE TIME ACROSS

1 Abettors (11) 9 Leg joint (3) 10 Impropriety (9) 11 Strong light metal (8) 12 Brogue, loafer, eg (4) 14 Beasts of burden (6) 16 Indian okra (6) 18 Bludgeon (4) 19 Relic, old object (8) 22 Persuaded (9) 23 Black gold (3) 24 Protest (11)

DOWN

2 Get into trouble (3,2) 3 Eastern (8) 4 Dais (6) 5 Historic Andean empire

(4) 6 Made of clay (7) 7 Badminton equipment (11) 8 Pronto (11) 13 Device used to destroy

documents (8) 15 Deficiency (7) 17 Summary (6) 20 Astir (5) 21 Grain bin (4)