2-Speed Crossword

CRYPTIC CLUES ACROSS 1 Carol gets wine in for fair (8) 7 Encourage George to dive into the river (4)

8 Follow bird, going first to get drink (8)

9 Mother and I get round regulations in this country (6) 10 A soft-fruit show (6) 11 Mangy hound seen in cold old city (3)

12 Go astray during my outing and get tipsy (5)

14 Physician, for instance, gets shilling for remains (5)

16 Tom catches adder on tee (3)

18 Roman piece of design – or French? (6)

20 He flies round marina (6) 22 Left article in upper room, being all at seal 8)

23 Graduate has an afterthought about teacakes (4)

24 It could well lead to terminal, oddly enough (8)

DOWN

1 Film, perhaps of Hawaiian wave expert (7)

2 Surgery takes a long time in this kind of theatre! (5)

3 Nervous motion involving deed plan (6)

4 Trance broken by plant juice (6)

5 State of crockery (5)

6 Old Bob put up with alternative to drunken state (6)

13 Payment for ruined antler (6)

15 Old king has fruit to struggle with (7)

16 Lay on bonquet right in hollow (6)

17 Volunteers left with powder (6)

19 Sort of tin Queen has to bury! (5)

21 Religious leader backs prohibition on Bear Island, initially (5) COFFEE TIME ACROSS 1 Playing, gaming (8) 7 Advocate strongly (4) 8 Alcoholic concoction (8) 9 African state, once Nyasaland (6)

10 Materialise (6) 11 Wretched dog (3) 12 Cheerful (5)

14 Lees, sediment (5) 16 Feline pet (3)

18 Italian mister (6) 20 Member of RAF (6) 22 Ocean between UK and US (8)

23 Burger buns (4)

24 City bus-rail (8)

DOWN

1 Come up from under sea (7) 2 Classical music show (5) 3 Aspect of strategy, ploy (6) 4 Plant honey (6)

5 Country of Shanghai (5) 6 Drugged state (6)

13 Hire payment (6)

15 Wrestle (7)

16 Cupped top of volcano (6) 17 After-bath powder (6)

19 Put into grave (5)

21 Jewish preacher (5)

LAST WEEK’S SOLUTION

ACROSS: 1 Comical 5 Lower 8 Ivy 9 Terrain 10 Ideal 11 Jerk 12 Regalia 14 Bounds 16 Bridle 19 Officer 21 Pass 24 Relic 25 Wastrel 26 Ken 27 Dusty 28 Steeple

DOWN: 1 City 2 Morse 3 Cracked 4 Liners 5 Lying 6 Wheeled 7 Released 13 Abhorred 15 Unfolds 17 Riposte 18 Crowns 20 Cocky 22 Strip 23 Blue