TAKE A BREAK TWO-SPEED CROSSWORD
CRYPTIC CLUES ACROSS
7 Backing a firm marked out to be heard (13)
8 Not just fun ruined, atmosphere too! (6)
9 Fair-haired woman left in the clutches of 007 at end of GoldenEye (6)
10 Changed name? So be it! (4)
11 Support night shifts as part of growing up (8)
14 Account by minister is true (8)
16 Destiny to be overweight, given last of chocolate (4)
17 Invoice alien for quarters (6)
20 Attempt to secure one pound for hat (6)
21 Somehow miss an edition with wide distribution (13)
DOWN
1 Financial connections confuse one comic (8)
2 Manage most important home (6)
3 Musical treat Poe composed (8)
4 Social climber is back in the club on Sundays (4)
5 Even so, moth was metamorphosed (6)
6 Take meal up for this woman (4)
12 Without leader, choosing and choosing (8)
13 Reserve on distinction of pad (8)
15 Dull weather? Don't start, – if not (6)
16 Blacks out in fast movement (6)
18 Returning gentleman has one flower (4)
19 Customer holds large book (4)
COFFEE TIME ACROSS
7 Music to support a solo
instrument (13) 8 Discriminatory (6) 9 Fair-haired woman (6) 10 End of a prayer (4) 11 Painful dental problem for
babies! (8)
14 Absolutely true (8) 16 Chance (4) 17 Accommodate (soldiers)
(6)
20 Felt hat (6)
21 Act of circulating (information, eg) to many people (13)
DOWN
1 Concerning industry and
business (8)
2 Area of authority (6)
3 Drama by Offenbach or
Gilbert and Sullivan, eg (8)
4 Arrogant person (4)
5 Even-surfaced (6)
6 ___ Blyton, writer (4)
12 Choosing (8)
13 Jotter (8)
15 Except if (6)
16 Keels over, swoons (6)
18 Flower or part of the eye (4)
19 Big book (4)