Business Day

TWO-SPEED CROSSWORD

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CRYPTIC CLUES ACROSS

1 Swimmer blushed in front of photograph­er (3,7) 8 Carried by the wind, down in the outskirts of Berlin (5) 9 Pupil left with profitable job (7) 10 Cold place – I see bird rising below (7) 11 Almost prosper with piece of wood (5) 12 Knock it back in Iceland, brewed just the same (9) 15 Relating to the city, going back and forth (5) 17 Bitterly complainin­g of being sick on river (7) 19 A builder, nearly crazy, can be heard (7) 20 Finally pays a pound for seafood (5) 21 Organises the bottom selections (10)

DOWN

2 The Spanish love exercise and run away (5) 3 Heartfelt thanks, in ceremonial partly (7) 4 Using rebuilt pergola, trail a fruit (9,4) 5 Page with positioned fabric (5) 6 We learn about update (7) 7 Principle, first missed by word of mouth (4) 8 Man loses heart in empty boat (4) 12 Raven I’d disentangl­ed – he had entered by force (7) 13 Colour study round borders (7) 14 Old group of four notes (4) 15 Applaud at start of closing circuit (4) 16 Snake and horse painter (5) 18 Toughen, that is, having to sprint backwards inside (5)

COFFEE TIME ACROSS

1 Pinkish edible fish (3,7) 8 Carried by the wind (5) 9 Apprentice (7) 10 Crisp lettuce (7) 11 Carpenter’s pin (5) 12 Completely alike (9) 15 Honda model (5) 17 Balustrade (7) 19 Able to be heard (7) 20 Calamari (5) 21 Alters (10)

DOWN

2 Abscond to marry (5) 3 Earnest (7) 4 Avocado (9,4) 5 Checked pattern material (5) 6 Extension (of a licence, eg) (7) 7 By mouth (4) 8 ___ out, scoop water from a boat (4) 12 Attacker (7) 13 Reddish colour (7) 14 Advanced in years (4) 15 Applaud (4) 16 Dangerous snake (5) 18 Accustom (to) (5)

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