TWO SPEED CROSSWORD

This two-speed crossword has two sets of clues, but just one grid. If you can’t solve the Cryptic clues, try the Quick.

Cryptic Across

7. He determines the position

of a golf club (6)

8. What excise men do? (3,3) 10. Second publication of a

book about children (7)

11. An outstanding feature

about one is sound (5)

12. Small number going to the

Spanish festival (4)

13. Used money for making an

enclosure in the street (5) 17. Very eerie – I drew back

outside (5)

18. Look closely, we hear, for

solid support (4)

22. Does this need a soft

runway? (5)

23. They prepare to set the

steering devices (7)

24. One who takes care to

make an offer (6)

25. This shows no change in

the pitch (6)

Down

1. Far from generous, but

showing mercy (7) 2. Covered it up in

disreputable trade (7)

3. Field Street will produce the

minimum (5)

4. Making use of the track

consecutively (7) 5. Medicine for a heavyweight,

I see! (5)

6. Just speak and seven will be

beheaded (5)

9. Hopelessly reckless, resulting in shocking speed and pace (9)

14. Made an erasure authorised

in the document (7) 15. Unusual seaside complaint (7) 16. Put before the public for the

moment (7)

19. Halts – goes back – makes

observations (5)

20. Sounds like country house

food of uncertain origin (5) 21. Fifty put in security – that’s

fair (5)

Across

7. Golf club (6)

8. Lop (3,3)

10. Allocate again (7) 11. Din (5)

12. Christmas (4)

13. Paid out (5)

17. Strange (5)

18. Jetty (4)

22. Tool (5)

23. Steering levers (7) 24. Soft (6)

25. Agreement (6)

Down

1. Frugal (7) 2. Dressed (7) 3. Minimum (5) 4. Sprinting (7) 5. Strengthener (5) 6. Express (5) 9. Critical (9)

14. Erased (7)

15. Illness (7)

16. Gift (7)

19. Pimples (5)

20. Heavenly food (5) 21. Fair (5)