TWO-SPEED CROSSWORD
CRYPTIC CLUES ACROSS
1 C Dickens ’ s last novel,
Holders of Light (12) 8 Impresses with former
currency (5)
9 Stirs up former views, we
hear (7)
10 During the trial I establish that they are not true statements (4)
11 If sword passes between left and right you get a title (4,4)
14 Inventor is done with
innovation (6)
15 Main hanger-on to allow
little devil inside (6) 17 Hopeless about indication
given to editor (8)
18 Your duty to curb language
(4)
21 Knocking back, farewell to
sailor (3-1-3)
23 Trousers say, ones that are
inherited (5)
24 Rugby, eg, makes a link with
socket (7,5)
DOWN
1 Animal arrived at Libyan
capital (5)
2 Where plants and young
children are raised (9)
3 Flog some vinyl ashtrays (4) 4 Since changes, Cuba’s capital
is picturesque (6) 5 Limited in America, tried out
solvent (2,6)
6 Sports gear is in the rucksack
I took (3)
7 Liveliness of eccentric priest
(6)
12 Language into which to
translate neat prose (9) 13 Produce a copy of
songbird? Never mind (6,2) 14 Naughty children don’t
start making mistakes (6) 16 Poisoned by having a month
in charge (6)
19 Capsized, so distraught (5) 20 Food for hen parties? (4) 22 In addition, half the skin
painting was removed (3)
COFFEE TIME ACROSS
1 Ornaments containing wax
lights (12)
8 Results for school exams (5) 9 Arouses (7)
10 Falsehoods (4)
11 House of Lords member (4,4) 14 American inventor of the
phonograph (6)
15 Clinging mollusc (6) 17 Acquiescent (8)
18 Close relative of the Hindi
language (4)
21 Knocking noise (3-1-3) 23 DNA units (5)
24 Any rough, physical game
(7,5)
DOWN
1 Animal of the desert (5) 2 Crèches (9)
3 Blow from a whip (4) 4 Beautiful to look at (view)
(6)
5 Free from debts (2,6) 6 Equipment (3)
7 ___ de corps, morale (6) 12 Artificial international
language (9)
13 Don’t mention that again!
(6,2)
14 The Comedy of ___,
Shakespeare play (6) 16 (Of a wound) infected with
bacteria (6)
19 Anxious, tearful (5) 20 Chocolate Easter goodies
(4)
22 Excessively (3)