2-Speed Crossword

CRYPTIC CLUES

ACROSS

8 Floater accepts Liberal waffle (7)

9 Town in Athlone?

Athlone! (5)

10 Drunk reluctant to buy round (5)

11 Ancient implement one thrown on fire by husband (7) 12 Hoped-for future relief with fat dispersed (9)

14 Man in coalfield (3)

16 Sailor in boat a rating (3)

17 Gave betel nuts as a food plant (9)

19 Shot putter? (7)

21 Understood rubbish about Channel Islands (5)

22 Old province featured in American journal (5)

23 Bird in two arguments (7)

DOWN 1

Theoretical art from

Pollock? (8)

2 Criminal Stan grapples with Greg (8)

3 Bird gives talk (4)

4 Be one about to lead nation (6)

5 An old Pope free from sin (8) 6 Such people as brought into Him a gift? (4)

7 Keep quiet about a Persian leader (4)

13 Hungry creature that flies round US (8)

14 Cora, able, massaged swimmer (8)

15 No council tax here in Sierra Leone? (8)

18 Film with Newton-John being fat (6)

19 Small vehicle that one might pick? (4)

20 A pint served up for eastern leader (4)

21 Person loathsome to Bill (4)

COFFEE TIME

ACROSS

8 Silly talk (7)

9 South Wales location (5)

10 Constricted (5)

11 Stone tool (7)

12 Post-death existence (5-4) 14 Mr Garnett, e.g. (3)

16 Pitch (3)

17 Edible root (9)

19 Injecting tool (7)

21 Implicit (5)

22 Former Loire region (5)

23 Garden bird (7)

DOWN

1 Intangible (8)

2 Mob member (8)

3 Casual conversation (4) 4 Asian sultanate (6)

5 Blameless (8)

6 Wise men (4)

7 Former Iranian ruler (4) 13 Voracious (8)

14 Tuna variant (8)

15 African capital city (8) 18 Thick lubricant (6)

19 Strikebreaker (4)

20 Indian prince (4)

21 Amphibian (4)