2-Speed Crossword

CRYPTIC CLUES ACROSS

1 Slight advantage held by landed gentry (4) 4 Half full, eagle’s struggling, though body flying (8) 8 Calm, yet cold in Highland cloth (6) 9 French king got attached to a woman (6) 10 Jelly found in sea garden! (4) 11 Steps round the judge to make introductions (8) 13 Hi-tech gallery in quiet centre (5-2-3-3) 16 Lent is brought forward (8) 19 Cheat a type of bird (4) 20 Some broad avenue up in American state (6) 22 Sad time, getting smoke blown back (6) 23 Complaint of untidiness (8) 24 Uses a spade at lodgings (4)

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2 Very pleased with torch in action (9) 3 Passage, but around beginning of road (7) 4 Bored with being sated? (3, 2) 5 Noticeable that ale isn’t bad (7) 6 She’s left with distinctive character (5) 7 Idle talk that could explode? (3) 12 Registering when long liner is at sea (9) 14 In which one may pick apples or a variety of beet? (7) 15 Points to organ in country (7) 17 Texan battle during gala morning (5) 18 Discourage animal coming round square (5) 21 Lie about biblical priest (3)

COFFEE TIME ACROSS

1 Boundary (4) 4 Aircraft’s body (8) 8 Calm (6) 9 ___ May Alcott, “Little Women” author (6) 10 Food thickener from seaweed (4) 11 Book introductions (8) 13 Bang up-to-date technologically (5-2-3-3) 16 Ahead in development (8) 19 Coastal bird (4) 20 State east of California (6) 22 Calamitous (6) 23 Ailment (8) 24 Archaeological excavations (4)

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2 Ecstatic (9) 3 Film clip (7) 4 Cheesed off (3, 2) 5 Conspicuous (7) 6 ___ Bush, former US First Lady (5) 7 American word for ’petrol’ (3) 12 Joining (a club) (9) 14 Enclosed garden of fruit trees (7) 15 Country bordering Wales (7) 17 1836 battle in Texas (5) 18 Daunt (5) 21 Old Testament high priest (3)