2-Speed Crossword

CRYPTIC CLUES

ACROSS

1 Guard despatched on mission to the Spanish (8)

7 Old Bob has horse problem (4)

8 Show signs of effort getting through the tower (8)

9 This interference is getting nowhere (6)

10 Neither direction leads to this country (6)

11 Tower belongs to trade union, George (3)

12 Belt out a thousand – it’s a big hit! (5)

14 Left US president out — so turn Red! (5)

16 Cold? Back to bed, then! (3) 18 Another airman at the sailing centre (6)

20 Spoke like gunners on the phone? (6)

22 Daughter takes Noah’s boat to headland in unenlightened state (8)

23 Craze to go to East is seen to die away (4)

24 Entire triangle is ruined (8)

DOWN

1 Can’t resolve mathematical problem about special room (7)

2 Another thing like 22 across (5)

3 Shock produced by rascal starting to perform (6)

4 Cockney swimmer makes a mistake? (6)

5 “It’s a Knockout” concerning a land out East (5)

6 Sarah is without epitaph – it’s put up in twisted form (6)

13 Clinging: a nervous habit, in heaven’s name (6)

15 After close scrutiny, boy withdraws false imputation (7)

16 Beware of sailors in the grotto? (6)

17 Grieving sitter has to change (6)

19 Warning given in the style of the Marines (5)

21 Put off by animals surrounding fellow (5)

COFFEE TIME

ACROSS

1 Watchman, sentry (8) 7 Obstacle, drawback (4) 8 Sweat (8)

9 Motionless (6)

10 Oslo’s country (6) 11 Towing boat (3) 12 Destroy (5)

14 Become red-faced (5) 16 Cradle (3)

18 Dock for yachts (6) 20 Non cross-ply tyre (6) 22 Lightless state (8) 23 Lose colour (4)

24 Whole, unimpaired (8)

DOWN

1 Private room (7)

2 Dark hours (5)

3 Collision (6)

4 Going astray (6)

5 Asian country split by 1950s war (5)

6 Corkscrew shape (6) 13 Adhesive (6) 15 Profumo-case movie (7) 16 Liverpool venue of

Beatles (6)

17 Deeply sad (6)

19 Wake-up clock (5) 21 Postpone (5)