TWO-SPEED CROSSWORD

CRYPTIC CLUES ACROSS

1 Not hardened properly, so

cross (3-8) 9 Make fun of bone (3) 10 Small, hot, very supple set

of bushes (9) 11 Hard case to crack where

people guess films etc (8) 12 Don’t allow old soldier to

ring (4) 14 Way that is required for gig

worker (6) 16 Quickly pick up part of

song (6) 18 Egotistical dedication for a

book (4) 19 Cheek to criticise kitchen

equipment (8) 22 Lose your cool about grey

sort of eulogy (9) 23 Talk about fuel (3) 24 Yearned safe position

that’s casual (4,3,4)

DOWN

2 Blair ordered a sign (5) 3 Island settled back to

obsession (8) 4 Scrap of code left (6) 5 Derby bus evenly goes

back (4) 6 Severe storms covering

mountain (7) 7 Dinosaur takes a moment

to spar possibly (11) 8 Ten only, ship to all-round

musician (11) 13 Bike and bike to place of

learning (8) 15 Terrible morale surrounds

new hospital worker (7) 17 Sponsor of two little boys

(6) 20 Leaves the attendants (5) 21 Monster will make a certain

amount of progress (4)

COFFEE TIME ACROSS

1 Crotchety (3-8) 9 Tease (3) 10 Collection of bushes (9) 11 Acting word-game (8) 12 Forbid (4) 14 Pop tour worker (6) 16 Grab (6) 18 Big book (4) 19 Cooking pot (8) 22 Eulogy (9) 23 Airy matter (3) 24 Informal (4,3,4)

DOWN

2 Autumn star sign (5) 3 Australian state (8) 4 Scrap (6) 5 Diminishes (4) 6 Highest mountain (7) 7 Dinosaur (11) 8 Percussion instrument

player (11) 13 Circus vehicle (8) 15 Old hospital social worker

(7) 17 Benefactor (6) 20 Parts of a book (5) 21 Evil giant (4)