2-Speed Crossword

CRYPTIC CLUES ACROSS

8 Mad gambol round university causes pain (7) 9 Large rabbit, male in female group (5) 10 Arab in next to no time coming back (5) 11 One mist terribly wet (7) 12 Cop and sailor fighting for citadel (9) 14 Beau Brummell somewhat self-opinionated? (3) 16 No spring chicken, daring to go topless (3) 17 Happy friend whose twin collapsed (4, 5) 19 Sculptor perhaps in good spirits (7) 21 Lost pet, so drinks (5) 22 Reassembled spare weapon (5) 23 Quiet girl on river (7)

DOWN

1 Loaded or poor in gold-rich land (8) 2 Spoilt brat shown on TV (8) 3 Star witnesses in first issue? (4) 4 Official has mum in for loan initially (6) 5 Awesome feller Bond consulted (8) 6 Common sense to enclose right legal document (4) 7 Old blokes give warning (4) 13 What one needs to go beyond Dover say (8) 14 Frivolous dad under pressure cuts stone (8) 15 Yokel holding hearts in game (8) 18 Cruel woman to continue without PR (6) 19 Suffering son in bed (4) 20 Some Euclidean concept (4) 21 Transport ultimately finest butter (4)

COFFEE TIME ACROSS

8 Backache (7) 9 Women’s quarters (5) 10 Muscat citizen (5) 11 Make damp (7) 12 Parthenon locale (9) 14 Dandy (3) 16 Ancient (3) 17 Disney character (4, 5) 19 Cheerful (7) 21 Imbibes excessively (5) 22 Javelin or lance (5) 23 Major Irish waterway (7)

DOWN

1 Legendary city (8) 2 Weakened (8) 3 The Three Wise Men (4) 4 Ceremonial (6) 5 Bladed power tool (8) 6 Court order (4) 7 Augury (4) 13 Travel document (8) 14 Offhand (8) 15 Long-tailed bird (8) 18 Female monster (6) 19 Expense (4) 20 Thought (4) 21 Streetcar (4)