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

1. Travel document needed

because four return (4) 8. The contents of an empty

poetry book, perhaps (5,5) 9. Fail to be a means of

rescue (8)

10. Doesn’t sound to be a very

bright bucket (4)

12. Doesn’t he know how to

say no? (3-3)

14. Formula for changing price

by note (6)

15. Under which lots come (6) 17. Estimate more than one

donkey going south (6)

18. Bird to take a new

direction, we hear (4)

19. Rave about big town in

truth (8)

21. Case for the

prosecution? (10)

22. What an excellent

penalty! (4)

Down

2. Completely unable to write after being unwell, repeat (10)

3. Skilled in tea blending (4) 4. Graduate to favour

monkey (6)

5. There’s something slippery

about one’s movements (6) 6. Last ones are paid with

grave consequences (8) 7. Came down the hill (4)

11. I am to take the post, but

it’s a burden (10) 13. Impetus mostly for only a

very short time (8)

16. Disclose about meat (6)

17. Skilful road reconstruction

takes place on it (6)

18. You’ll find this bird in

appropriate Alpine valleys (4) 20. I leave the chief cook (4)

Quick Across

1. Travel document (4) 8. Unrhymed poetry (5,5) 9. Rescuing vessel (8)

10. Bucket (4)

12. Sycophant (3-3)

14. Method (6)

15. Tool (6)

17. Evaluate (6)

18. Bird (4)

19. Honesty (8)

21. Grammatical case (10) 22. Very good (4)

Down

2. Uneducated (10) 3. Competent (4) 4. Monkey (6)

5. Winter sportsman (6) 6. Esteems (8)

7. Cut down (4)

11. Demand (10)

13. Impetus (8)

16. Divulge (6)

17. Dexterous (6)

18. Duck (4)

20. Head cook (4)