2-Speed Crossword

CRYPTIC CLUES ACROSS

1 Digital sign of failure? (6, 4) 8 Return advice, thanks for the bread (5)

9 Pleased about having passed by (7)

10 Realist, when surreal, is more like the sea (7)

11 Is furious when egghead appears in old clothes (5)

12 Mean to be pullin’ up before second half of July (9)

15 Wife with mischievous kids, spineless individuals (5)

17 They put money on those in the Oxford boat, maybe (7)

19 Indian joke — Punch has one (7)

20 Makes smooth for fetters (5)

21 Handled glasses with gentle sort of movement (10)

DOWN

2 Warm the Spanish holiday accommodation (5)

3 Intending to get import (7)

4 Manager is camp? Outrageous systematic defamation (5, 8)

5 Where happy person walking when broadcasting? (2, 3)

6 Inquisitive about silverbacked bouquet (7)

7 Ominous time where teams losing leader (4)

8 Endless glue needed to make tense (4)

12 Awful moan, nil given as token (7)

13 Maybe Ted isn’t one treating canines (7)

14 River exists twice (4)

15 Caught in the rain, softly cried (4)

16 One grasped by celebrity in flight (5)

18 Call up a woman receiving approval (5)

COFFEE TIME

ACROSS

1 Brush-off (6, 4)

8 Bread used for kebabs (5)

9 Passed (7)

10 Brinier (7)

11 Angry outbursts (5)

12 Miserly (9)

15 Ineffectual people (5)

17 Customers (7)

19 Indo-European language of India and Pakistan (7)

20 Chains, fetters (5)

21 Glasses held on a long stick (10)

DOWN

2 Holiday lodgings (5)

3 Connotation (7)

4 Movement consisting of false imputations (5, 8) 5 Broadcasting live (2, 3)

6 Bunch of fragrant flowers (7) 7 Caesar’s fateful March date (4)

8 Bygone (4)

12 Inconsiderable (7)

13 One qualified to treat teeth (7)

14 Ancient goddess of

Egypt (4)

15 Cried (4)

16 One of a flight of steps (5) 18 Arouse (feelings) (5)