2-Speed Crossword
CRYPTIC CLUES ACROSS
1 Small amount of money for the policeman (6)
5 Use a chair — it’s broken (3)
7 Following commercial, trio turned out to be skilful (6)
8 Limited point on missile (6)
9 Headless role leads to creative work (3)
10 Bite container filled with nitrogen (5)
11 Very bad labs may be reorganised (7)
14 Listener of “The Archers” (3) 16 Returning gentleman has one flower (4)
17 Aim to give tip (3)
18 Tree bark (3)
19 Tranquil river surrounds fifty (4)
20 Reportedly pull part of foot (3)
22 Obscure pieces, assorted, about fifty (7)
25 Roam around clutching left tooth (5)
26 Journey not starting brings tear (3)
27 Is retreating fast, making no noise (6)
28 Difficult to secure right channel (6)
29 Dried grass is hard and yellow initially (3)
30 Old farmers find love in Middle Eastern state (6)
DOWN
1 Dance can go wrong (5)
2 French city is average first (5) 3 Uncooked portion of prawns (3)
4 On a Baltic tour concerning plants (9)
5 Bet cut of meat announced (5)
6 Express disapproval with alternative teacher (5)
10 Not so fat cook, about fifty (7)
12 Exclude girl with instrument (5)
13 Chopped melon laid round decoration (9)
15 Collect a large quantity (5) 20 Set alight hill by church (5) 21 Containing nothing yet MP is brought over (5)
23 One dimly lit, apart from my house (5)
24 Dined in college, it’s said (5) 27 Timid at the coconut stall (3)
COFFEE TIME ACROSS
1 Metal used in electric wires (6)
5 Be in session (3)
7 Clever, skilful (6)
8 Far from broad (6)
9 Creative work (3)
10 Eat between meals (5)
11 Appalling (7)
14 Anatomical whereabouts of the cochlea (3)
16 Eye’s coloured part (4)
17 Completion (3)
18 Design of window (3)
19 Peaceful (4)
20 Digit of the foot (3)
22 Blotting out of the Sun (7) 25 Back tooth (5)
26 Lacerate (3)
27 Noiseless (6)
28 Animal feed-container (6) 29 Cattle fodder (3)
30 Old royal attendants (6)
DOWN
1 Dance involving a line of people (5)
2 Capital of France (5)
3 Bitterly cold (3)
4 Pertaining to plant life (9)
5 Betting amount (5)
6 Coach (5)
10 Dieter (7)
12 Dixieland instrument (5)
13 Coin-shaped object (9)
15 Accumulate (5)
20 Battery-powered light (5) 21 Containing nothing (5)
23 Arctic dwelling (5)
24 (Had) consumed (5)
27 Afraid of attention (3)