2-Speed Crossword
CRYPTIC CLUES ACROSS
8 Spotted one in game that might create a knock-on effect (6)
9 One resists ordering pen with no top (8)
10 Pronounced smell from European river (4)
11 Solitary sea lion cub played (10)
12 Information bulletin allowed during broadcast of western (10)
14 Clothing to boast about (4) 15 Attempts to sway soft ref (7)
17 Mount horse finally, then veer awkwardly by road (7)
19 One’s surrounded by water in Chislehurst (4)
21 Luck alters in stampede for flat (10)
24 Injure badly at trial for judo perhaps (7, 3)
26 Part of Palm Sunday’s charity donation (4)
27 Worn out and extremely reclusive with depression at end of month (8)
28 Likely name should be available when required (2, 4)
DOWN
1 Foil leader of felons, going after bullion perhaps, with grass (4, 4)
2 Rustic fresh fruit (6)
3 Huge amount men
demolished on top of lunch (10) 4 Old garment looks rough without a tank top (6)
5 Heroic film seen in the picture-house (4)
6 Threaten to finish park officer who lost his head (8)
7 Fisherman has an early race in Britain, on river (6)
13 Cycle into ruin after tour of Louvre (10)
16 Musical opening finished with true style (8)
18 Disorderly struggle to get to the motorcycle race? (8)
20 Suit lodging in London area with Head of Sociology (6)
22 Talkative traveller’s first inside new yacht (6)
23 Rarely seen to cause lasting damage to the church (6)
25 Current units hidden by lampshade (4)
COFFEE TIME
ACROSS
8 Dotted game counter (6)
9 Adversary (8)
10 German border river (4)
11 Averse to the company of others (10)
12 Bulletin (10)
14 Attire (4)
15 Attempts, endeavours (7)
17 2015 Keira Knightley film (7)
19 Dot of land (4)
21 Drab (10)
24 Attack-based sport (7, 3)
26 Charitable donations (4)
27 Dilapidated, rickety (8)
28 Available for duty (2, 4)
DOWN
1 Decorative metallic film (4, 4)
2 Fruits such as lemons and limes (6)
3 Colossal (sculpture) (10)
4 Foundation garment (6)
5 Film about heroic events (4)
6 Expose to injury (8)
7 Fisherman (6)
13 Circular course around an axis (10)
16 Instrumental prelude to an opera (8)
18 Climb or move with difficulty (8)
20 Gardening tools (6)
22 Communicative (6)
23 Hard to come by (6)
25 Current units (4)