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TWO SPEED CROSSWORD Cryptic

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

Across

7. Far too colourless to be accepted in society? (6,3,4)

8. The point of punctuatio­n (4,4)

9. Stick around a street (4)

10. Soldier with papers in order (6)

12. Poles strangely following a certain inclinatio­n (6)

14. Dances arranged to scale (6)

16. New depots he controls, absolutely (6)

18. Where needles are kept, just in case! (4)

20. Regarded as having taken no active part (6,2)

22. I can’t sing if in distress – though trivial (13)

Down

1. No answers? (8)

2. Appear on the scene and defy gravity? (4,2)

3. An entrance I’d turn in at (4)

4. The control of the stockholde­r? (4,4)

5. It goes round without joining up (6)

6. Turn pale – being possibly guilty (4)

11. Having associatio­ns for a Communist who had nothing on loan (8)

13. Offer for money? (8)

15. Bring out in a felicitous way (6)

17. Draw South by boat (6)

19. It’s a sound quality (4)

21. Fools break up the sofa (4)

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