TWO-SPEED CROSSWORD

CRYPTIC CLUES ACROSS

1 Gallantly first, not all about to get good beginning (6,5) 9 Why the words finished

OK (3) 10 Left sheet of paper under

the case (9) 11 Get pay in circulation from

Cairo (8) 12 Copies monkeys (4) 14 Allocate as token (6) 16 Strangely remote shooting

star (6) 18 Up to now a frog-like

creature (4) 19 Lower status unpleasant

indeed (8) 22 Almost promise to freeze

narration (5-4) 23 Variety of lettuce found in

ecosystem (3) 24 Friar Tuck and Robin form

close relationship (11)

DOWN

2 Some stimulus, type that’ll

make you vigorous (5) 3 I go after pixie gets alien

skin condition (8) 4 European into anger

management (6) 5 Soya product, took four

regularly (4) 6 Drinks again, we’re told,

causing return of illness (7) 7 Very energetic archetype cleverly imprisons quartet (11) 8 Traditional relish for animal

right on a plate (11) 13 End of The Archers

confused investigation (8) 15 Has dire problem, being

more underhand (7) 17 Steer man away to reveal

artist’s collected works (6) 20 Anna chose some crispy

snack (5) 21 Hollow part of linden

tree (4)

COFFEE TIME ACROSS

1 Good beginning (6,5) 9 OK (3) 10 Artist’s case (9) 11 From Cairo, perhaps (8) 12 Imitates (4) 14 Allocate (6) 16 Space rock (6) 18 Amphibian (4) 19 Abased (8) 22 Narrate (a film) (5-4) 23 Caesar salad lettuce (3) 24 Fraternity (11)

DOWN

2 Vigorous (5) 3 Skin affliction (8) 4 European language (6) 5 Bean curd (4) 6 Backslide (7) 7 Abnormally energetic (11) 8 Sauce to eat with roast

beef (11) 13 Academic investigation (8) 15 Less sunny (7) 17 Artist’s collected works (6) 20 Mexican chip (5) 21 Bodywork knock (4)

PREVIOUS SOLUTION

Across: 1 Grand piano; 8 Panic; 9 Repress; 10 Replete; 11 (M)adder; 12 Residence; 15 Chime; 17 Camphor; 19 Special; 20 Blast; 21 Tiebreaker.

Down: 2 Run up; 3 Nucleus; 4 Perpendicular; 5 Alpha; 6 Overdue; 7 Tsar; 8 Pert; 12 Raiment; 13 Namibia; 14 Trot; 15 Cask; 16 Elite; 18 Heave.