TWO-SPEED CROSSWORD

CRYPTIC CLUES

ACROSS

1 Fear pieces falling apart in

route from blaze (4,6) 8 Provide therapy as a

special favour (5)

9 Two cricketing terms go

on too long (7)

10 A feature about it turning

into wine (7)

11 One article in boring

journal (5)

12 Maybe attacks or provides support for breakfast food (5,4)

15 Foreign word needs one

feminine design (5) 17 Controversial English

reason (7)

19 Balearic island confuses

main orc (7)

20 Sailing the ocean,

bewildered (2,3) 21 Tartan pattern with detail,

border feature (10)

DOWN

2 Ancient tribe requiring one

nice change (5)

3 Country south-east nation

almost destroyed (7) 4 Wild guess it’s what a secret drinker has? (4,2,3,4)

5 In the morning, stop

change (5)

6 Listener boy set aside (7) 7 Man who’s useful

decapitated! (4) 8 Changed course, we hear, displaying the diplomat’s art (4)

12 It can’t sink, they said. Can’t

it? I disagree! (7)

13 In the havoc, a

downtrodden fruit (7) 14 Cheese in buffet,

apparently (4)

15 Office note is among some

mixed up (4) 16 Conservative in charge; a

travesty! (5)

18 Ben is novel writer (5)

COFFEE TIME ACROSS

1 Emergency exit (4,6) 8 Give medical care (5) 9 Go on too long (7) 10 Tuscan wine (7) 11 Journal (5)

12 Slatted container on the

breakfast table (5,4) 15 Recurring design (5) 17 Producing strong

feelings (7)

19 Balearic island (7) 20 Bewildered (2,3) 21 Manned border

crossing (10)

DOWN

2 Ancient British tribe (5) 3 Baltic state west of

Russia (7)

4 Complete guess (4,2,3,4) 5 Change (5) 6 Set aside (7)

7 Mr Murray, tennis

player (4)

8 Discretion (4) 12 Ill-fated liner (7) 13 Shade of green (7) 14 Greek cheese (4) 15 Office note (4) 16 Absurd situation (5) 18 Norwegian dramatist (5)

PREVIOUS SOLUTION

Across: 1 Plastic; 8 Lip-read; ; 9 Ravioli; 10 Irate; 11 String bag (Bring stag); 14 Shares; 15 Await (A weight);

16 Viable; 20 Freelance; 23 Liama; 24 Glasses; 25 Scuffle; 26 Rotunda.

Down: 1 Purest; 2 Advert; 3 Thorn; 4 Climb; 5 Uptight; 6 Repair; 7 Adders; 12 Gower; 13 Aside; 15 Alfalfa; 16 Valise; 17 Abacus; 18 Unison;

19 Persia; 21 Eager; 22 Leant.