TWO-SPEED CROSSWORD

CRYPTIC CLUES

ACROSS

1 Clergyman gives copper speed (6)

4 Write badly, but son has swimming style (6)

8 Some sunshine on fabric (5)

9 Initially the motive for crime (7)

10 Poorly back in story, only human? (8)

11 Stop right inside for roughage element (4)

12 Relative gives $1000 to father in tears (11)

17 Lad keeps daughter in trunk (4)

18 Surgical sutures on street causes irritation (8)

21 Largely worried by adverse reaction (7)

22 Conscious of a funeral party (5)

23 Strode round English county (6)

24 Rarely, in vessel, do meet (6)

DOWN

1 Artist in restaurant gets bottle of wine (6)

2 Regal as two boys (5)

3 One isn't suffering stress (7)

5 Gang of sailors boasted (4)

6 Unplaced horse too organised (4-3)

7 Part of jacket becoming wrinkly (6)

9 They leapt out by thought transference (9)

13 Batman's enemy, one asking tough questions (7)

14 Artillery to outline life's hurly-burly (3,4)

15 A group of directors on a ship (6)

16 Respect European encounters on the rise (6)

19 Listened to cattle sound (5)

20 Let go for nothing (4)

COFFEE TIME

ACROSS

1 Anglican priest's assistant (6)

4 Careless writing (6)

8 Artificial silk (5)

9 Act of betrayal (7)

10 Capable of making mistakes (8)

11 High-fibre cereal (4)

12 Father's father (11)

17 Being, person (4)

18 Sews with needle and cotton (8)

21 Abnormal reaction to a substance (7)

22 Conscious (5)

23 Bournemouth's county (6)

24 Hardly ever (6)

DOWN

1 Bottle (of decanted wine) (6)

2 Kingly, regal (5)

3 Degree of tautness (7)

5 Aircraft personnel (4)

6 Unsuccessful competitor (4-3)

7 Every cloud has a silver ___, saying (6)

9 Communication between minds (9)

13 One of Batman's

adversaries (7)

14 Career competition! (3,4)

15 Embarked (6)

16 Admiration (6)

19 Received the news (5)

20 At liberty (4)