TWO-SPEED CROSSWORD

CRYPTIC CLUES ACROSS

1 What to wear when you

retire? (10) 8 When round female,

animals get put off (5) 9 Top expert on the waves?

(7) 10 Case of cutlery, and its

location? (7) 11 Shelter with own name (5) 12 Captivates on the ways in

(9) 15 Finally, does Arctic animal

get lost? (5) 17 Sounds like man is sincere

(7) 19 Cutlet cooked round eastern vegetable (7) 20 Lines recited, say, in

cathedral (5) 21 To make up test, I count out

(10)

DOWN

2 Fiona fluent even as a joke

(2,3) 3 Unravelling threads is most

difficult (7) 4 Democrat first to hire troops inside for withdrawal (13) 5 Soil from near Thurso (5) 6 Looks around five and

goes without food (7) 7 Cut down helium with two

points (4) 8 Partially defrosted ice

cubes (4) 12 Wandering boy catches

rodent (7) 13 Caught rector out, right?

(7) 14 Suspension bridges finally

placed alongside river (4) 15 Very down, we hear, when

alone (4) 16 Sounds like time of day to

grieve (5) 18 Leave of absence,

formerly, to dine (5)

COFFEE TIME ACROSS

1 Bed-gown (10) 8 Adjourn (5) 9 Come to the top (7) 10 Box of cutlery (7) 11 Place of refuge (5) 12 Access points (9) 15 Be off! (5) 17 Determined (7) 19 Cos or iceberg, eg (7) 20 Dirge (5) 21 Be equivalent to (10)

DOWN

2 As a jest (2,3) 3 Firmest (7) 4 Separation (13) 5 Our planet (5) 6 Deprives (of) (7) 7 Chiselled (4) 8 Board-game cubes (4) 12 Capricious (7) 13 As it should be (7) 14 Corset support (4) 15 Form of whist (4) 16 Bewail (5) 18 Permission to be absent (5) PREVIOUS SOLUTION Across: 1 Risotto; 8 Karaoke; 9 Vanilla; 10 Malta; 11 Acoustics; 14 Hoards (Hordes); 15 Cut in; 16 Redcap; 20 Leylandii; 23 Scowl; 24 Calibre; 25 Debauch; 26 Tas(k)sels.

Down: 1 Reveal; 2 Senior; 3 Tiles; 4 Okapi; 5 Crimson; 6 Bowler; 7 Relays; 12 Taupe (Tope); 13 Chill(i); 15 Callous; 16 Reside; 17 Drop by; 18 Edible; 19 Rivers; 21 Yacht; 22 Atlas.