TWO-SPEED CROSSWORD

CRYPTIC CLUES ACROSS

1 Putting out commercials,

devising art, possibly? (11) 9 And in France get a hundred — and the rest (abbreviation) (3) 10 Three fear confusion from

now on (9) 11 Start of disease when away

on holiday (8) 12 Thread of a story? (4) 14 Chief is calling monetary

centre (6) 16 A dunce returned with hot

back-scrubber (6) 18 Journey some take into

Urals (4) 19 Sit on sled and dart off (8) 22 Wandering Arab’s lost

bird (9) 23 Accelerate in hire vehicle

(3) 24 Poor Peter cheats but is

class favourite (8,3)

DOWN

2 Old coin put away in pipe

(5) 3 There, there, a large part is

heavenly (8) 4 Temperature of the city

seen in Sikh headgear (6) 5 In-house, a rival brand (4) 6 Rather hot flan coming out

(3,4) 7 Aristocrat in Maltese development to vent anger (3,3,5) 8 Dawn departure is unau

thorised absence (6,5) 13 Girl in some trouble that’s

sticky (8) 15 Second fall on the trip (7) 17 Seen in bistro, beautiful

flashing light (6) 20 Lament Reg and I’d com

posed (5) 21 Noticing part of the ear (4)

COFFEE TIME ACROSS

1 Promoting (products) (11) 9 And so forth (abbrevia

tion)(3) 10 In future (9) 11 Flare-up (8) 12 Anecdote (4) 14 Budgetary (6) 16 Back-scrubber (6) 18 Excursion (4) 19 Extend across (8) 22 Huge seabird (9) 23 Race (an engine) (3) 24 Classroom favourite (8,3)

DOWN

2 Old Continental coin (5) 3 Heavenly (8) 4 Sikh’s head-dress (6) 5 Cauterise (4) 6 I should say! (3,4) 7 Blow your top (3,3,5) 8 Unannounced absence

(6,5) 13 Dark treacle (8) 15 Fall (7) 17 Disco light (6) 20 Dreary song (5) 21 Of the ear (4)