2-Speed Crossword

CRYPTIC CLUES

ACROSS

1 Asks me not to go in while others are out (7)

5 Non-stayer at work (5) 8 Popular drink in the hot

East (3)

9 This soldier rarely is? (7) 10 Worn before baronet is about (5)

11 Clear out rubbish container (4)

12 Free bowl (7)

14 Place Edward played some golf (6)

16 A male and a female (6) 19 Serious art seen in a new light (7)

21 Where in church rogue could lose his head? (4) 24 Roughly oust the right opposition (5)

25 He shouldn’t be an outsider (7)

26 Organ that cannot be played by it (3)

27 Date we will be in residence (5)

28 Barely seen when uncovered (7)

DOWN

1 Dad’s favourite tunes (4) 2 Prison sound (5) 3 It must be set before it can be followed (7)

4 Sad, yet changed, girl friend (6)

5 Tag left on murderer’s victim (5)

6 Moving memories of life in it? (7)

7 Important cloth perhaps? (8) 13 Popped into view, so it seemed (8)

15 Cruel treatment from rotter (and you, we hear) (7)

17 Glass eye improver (7)

18 Rest those not yet mentioned (6)

20 It maintains a workable art level (5)

22 Bigwig about to turn poisoner (5)

23 Two can be as equals in this sort of heat (4)

COFFEE-TIME

ACROSS

1 Stakes (7)

5 Stand-in (5) 8 Beverage (3) 9 Personal (7) 10 Unpeaked cap (5) 11 Omit in reading (4) 12 Save (7)

14 Hit along ground (6) 16 Girl’s name (6) 19 Sincere (7)

21 Part of church (4) 24 Defeats (5)

25 He has got away (7) 26 Organ of hearing (3) 27 Live (5)

28 Fleeced (7)

DOWN

1 Pawns (4)

2 Gaol (5)

3 Model (7) 4 Unwavering (6) 5 Classify (5)

6 Towed vehicle (7) 7 Fabric (8)

13 Came into view (8) 15 Severely hurt (7) 17 Eye-glass (7) 18 Different ones (6) 20 Painting support (5) 22 Snake (5)

23 Deceased (4)