2-Speed Crossword

CRYPTIC CLUES ACROSS

8 Dangerous slip experienced by very popular candidate (9) 9 Be liable to pay back when letter read out (3)

10 Nuisance on river at the lowest point (7)

11 Chaos in Omaha, vocal (5) 12 Time the Queen meets African leader (3)

14 Getting better at sport (8) 17 Solid figures to include last of government’s rules (8)

19 Grass found in dry environment (3)

21 Stones not parking with peers (5)

23 Girl round bed finds cheese (7)

26 Shrew or horse? (3)

27 Great need, possibly, brought about (9)

DOWN

1 Finding sum in valley will bring pleasure (7)

2 Girl from Cannes (4)

3 Eli’s ploughed up piece of land (4)

4 Concentrate when its lid is removed (6)

5 Samuel initially with the other Old Testament character (4)

6 Memory of holiday may make one nervous (8)

7 Tranquillity — just a bit, say (5) 13 Second personality in reworking of ogre tale (5, 3)

14 Nonsense, I left the disturbance (3)

15 Why the words finished OK (3)

16 Considers scholar, finally, with unusual grades (7)

18 Royal seat is chucked, soundly (6)

20 Had in mind to stuff turkey, perhaps, with last of melon (5) 22 Shortly sense sound of disappointment (4)

24 Irish port seen in top of wine bottle? (4)

25 Carry young child, heading east (4)

COFFEE TIME

ACROSS

8 Avalanche of rocks (9)

9 Be in arrears (3)

10 Furthest down (7)

11 Chaos (5)

12 Age (3)

14 Car sport (8)

17 Acts of a legislature (8) 19 Bread grain (3)

21 British noblemen (5)

23 Cheesecake cheese (7) 26 Complain, pester (3)

27 Brought into being (9)

DOWN

1 Cheer (7) 2 Elizabeth II’s only daughter (4) 3 Offshore land (4)

4 Concentrate (a liquid) by evaporation and condensation (6)

5 Third son of Adam and

Eve (4)

6 Holiday keepsake (8)

7 Quiet, calm (5)

13 Another side of yourself (5, 3)

14 Complete and utter nonsense (3)

15 Word of agreement (3)

16 Kindly greetings sent in a message (7)

18 Bishop’s chair (6)

20 Implied (5)

22 Audible exhalation of air (4) 24 Angling float (4)

25 Betting system (4)