TWO-SPEED CROSSWORD
CRYPTIC CLUES ACROSS 1 Warrant bribe reforming
underground system (6,6) 8 Some petrol in flames,
almost glowing (5)
9 Take to court the little devil in front of every one (7)
10 Shout “You old students!”
(4)
11 Want coastline to retain
mark of identity (8)
14 Loud insect circling tree (6) 15 Grit in iron, we hear (6)
17 I lunged wildly inserting tip
of lance, fighting (8) 18 Nothing right for a pupil in
exam (4)
21 Like a big cat, one
disturbed in row (7) 23 Peruvian beast turns a
shopping area over (5) 24 Stetson seems wrong
length to Alan (3-6,3) 1 Gather to improve (5) 2 Domineering woman's
weapon (6-3)
3 Thing I came across on the
way up (4)
4 Burden to queue, it’s
said (6)
5 Journalist on the subject
of hotel worker (8)
6 Time in the ranks (3) 7 Word said to snapper in
Lancashire, maybe (6) 12 Frame that made the
sequel (9)
13 Give voice about something steep, money (8)
14 Tamper with instrument (6) 16 A foreign source of water
making sick (6)
19 Smallest amount in
meadow on street (5) 20 Too colossal, something’s
captured (4)
22 Be liable to pay back when
letter read out (3) COFFEE TIME ACROSS 1 Underground area for
bunnies (6,6)
8 Fuel amount (5) 9 Accuse (7)
10 Bawl (4)
11 Dearth (8)
14 Big, bright (6) 15 Character, spirit (6) 17 Battling for honour (8) 18 By mouth (4) 21 Characteristic of a fierce
cat (7)
23 Alpaca-like animal (5) 24 Cowboy’s giant Stetson
(3-6,3) DOWN 1 Big gathering (5) 2 Broad-headed old
weapon (9) 3 Article (4) 4 Heaviness (6) 5 Current-affairs
journalist (8)
6 Age (3)
7 Brie, Cheddar etc (6) 12 Ensuing effect (9) 13 Coin, formerly onetwentieth of a pound (8) 14 Another name for a
violin (6)
16 Ailing (6)
19 Fewest (5) 20 Additionally (4)
22 Be in arrears (3)